Here i will teach you the first step which you should know before doing any automation related to quality center using excel macro. For more information about ota api, you can refer to the ota api reference document. Extract defect history from hp almqc today, lets learn something similar to my previous post. That first step is nothing but connecting to the quality center using excel macro. From the popup window select documentation library as shown in below figure. Click on addins icon on the top left of hps official addin download page 7. Microsoft windows server 2008 r2 enterprise sp1 64 bit. Refer hp alm rest api get alm domains for details on how to get domains from alm. Documentation on the ota api can be download from quality center. When qc creates a bug, will there be any event raised in ota open test architecture api so that there i can acess my application db and insert the records there. Alternatively, you can hit help and then go to documentation page where you should get all this documentation ready available for you to either reference or download. Do you know if theres a way to download the contents of test resources files using restful api.
Selenium webdriver api 2 selenium grid 2 6 testing on mobile browsers 4 tdd 7. Discover the possibilities of using the quality center api. I am in the process of developing an application that uses qc ota api, and although i find ota api reference a good place to start, i really need to have a server i could connect totry things out on. In my project, i have a reference to the otaclient. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Retrieve all testcase data with hp qc ota and python non. While it is not easy, it is possible to save external test results to alm using an hp api. You request access for the connector download from ca support. If you have quality centre installed on your machine, you can find the ota reference guide, ota database guide, and ota custom type help files in your help folder. Connecting to hpmercury quality center from a client side script quality center test director has hooks for writing external scripts.
Since then ive gotten a few request for how to do the same with hps service test. Qc ota presentation application programming interface. A java library that allows java applications to seemlessly interoperate with microsoft component object model. Theres a good tutorial here for the theoretical part and manual management of qc. How to use siteadmin and otaclient dlls in alm load. Retrieve values from quality center test lab and defects tab using ota getting the number of passed, failed, no run and not completed test cases we can make use of the filter as given below to get the number of test cases according to the status passed, failed, no run, not completed,etc. In the first webinar on 28 april 2011, the topic was enhancing hp alm and hp quality center with workflow and ota api. This is called the open test architecture ota these can run on the client using com using the otaclient. Introduction to hp quality center ota api and connecting. Is there be any event in the ota api in which i can call an external exe or dll to achive my functionality.
Rather than writing ota code, one can now accomplish some of the same. Its the same extraction, but this time its defects. Dear lem visitors, this is the first article of hp qc vba tutorial. Ota client reference guide site admin reference guide. Where i can download ota api reference micro focus. You can use the quality center open test architecture to integrate your own configuration management, defect tracking, and homegrown testing tools with a quality center project. Add the references microsoft html object library and ota com type library. Selenium online training selenium is a software testing framework used for testing several web applications. Click on the custom code activity and under its property sheet click on the events icon.
With the release of alm 11, hp now offers an api that allows the user to interact with qcalm using rest. Go to helpaddins pagehp quality center client side setup addin. In order to use hp ota, it is important to have the hp alm connectivity addon installed on the machine from where you try to rundevelop your. Ota api connection if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. I will explain you easy way to download api references details from qc. Alm how to get started using the alm rest api joe colantonio. Download qc ota api reference handbook documentation. Step 8 leave the hp alm service as empty as your windows login credentials would be used by default. Throughout this document any reference to hp qc, quality center, hp alm, or just alm all refer to the.
If you do not see the ota com type library reference, it obviously means that you have not completed the prerequisite yet. Today i am going to talk about hp quality center ota api. Alm open test architecture api reference adm help centers. Download and install the correct version of excel addin for your host 9. Hp alm rest api test automation tips from lobsterman. Extending qc with open test architecture ota api youtube. Below are the sample programs which got successfully executed. In a previous post i showed you how to download a qc resource from qtp.
You will find the hp alm api references guides for your references. Extract defect history from hp almqc microsoft excel. Generating custom reports with quality center ota using python. How to use quality center open test architecture api. Hp has provided two apis that can be used to do this. Other members are explicitly labeled for internal use or for hp use.
Once you have a reference to ota in your script the next step is to write some. How to download, save or get workflow scripts defects. Hi alex, thanks for your reply, well adding a reference to otaclient. If you are looking for ota open test architecture apu provided by hp qc then your search will end here. Almqc user discussions where i can download ota api reference. Therefore, there is no way micro focus can prevent ota applications. Retrieve all testcase data with hp qc ota and python. Quality center 2 quality center api 4 quality center authentication 2. As of september 1, 2017, the material is now offered by micro focus, a separately owned and. Pass the authentication cookie container obtained while you authenticated. So my question again is can i include the interop with the package.
Is there any reference document for rest apis for alm. Retrieve values from quality center test lab and defects. Need alm ota api code to download current test run attachments. There are plenty of examples on the web if you want to use the ota. So here we are, trying to automate various tedious job, usually done manually. Any reference to the hp and hewlett packard enterprisehpe marks is historical in nature, and the hp and hewlett packard enterprisehpe marks are the property of their respective owners. Material accessible here may contain branding from hewlettpackard company now hp inc. Problems with the tdapiolelib library stack overflow. Rather than writing ota code, one can now accomplish some of the same functionality using a browser as a client no code writing needed of course, you can also use tools like soapui to work with alm or create custom applications using. Enter the name of the domain from which you want the list of projects. Now for the newbies, hp quality centerqc is a test management tool.
How to get a resource from qc and download locally using hp service test 11. Ota vb programs use microsofts com interface which uses the vbrun60sp5. I would suggest against doing this since the rest api is newer and will be supported going forward. But i want to retrieve the linked defect id which is linked with the test cases. Net application that allows users to uploaddownload attachments to quality center automatically.
Ota api posted on may 26, 20 may 27, 20 by min2bro in ota api. I have already came accross some link, but it seems they are expired. Qctools4j is a java library that allows to connect to hp quality center and available under the bsd license. Sub main dim objsaclient objsaclient createobjectsaclient. Hello, in this post, we will learn about how to create a connection to alm using ota api.
For more info, be sure to check out hps alm rest api doc and as always, drop me a line. Open test architecture is an api shipped with hp almqc, for automating background tasks like modifying bulk field values or downloading all of the attachments from the defects module. This project aims at developing a solution for hp quality center users and mainly for manual testers. This com ref is vital for the app to work, and have to include it in the package.
One application of using the python ota is visualising manual test. Step 9 enter the server details to setup mail server for hp alm. The application lifecycle management alm open test architecture api is a. Go back to the home page and install the hp quality center connectivity addin instructions. Participants will learn how to manage quality information throughout the development cycle, users can work with requirements, test cases, and defects. Im able to retrieve the test case id, name and status from the particular test set using the appropriate vba. Loadtrue, download the attachment to the client, true specifies a wait until the.
Downloading resource from hp quality center rest api. Hp quality center open test architecture api reference provides a complete online reference for the quality center combased api. Downloading attachments from tests is an easy task because we can apply filters on tests, but downloading attachments from design steps is a bit tricky part, to download design steps attachments, we will need design step factory objects which can only be obtained using test object. Once you have a reference to ota in your script the next step is to write some custom code. Missing ota library in excel 2016 vba stack overflow. This projects hosts a number of tools and utilities to help you use and administer hp quality center. Could any one please guide me for reference for ota. I am using the vapi test wizard but it asks me to download bsf bean scripting framwork. Hp quality center connect to hp qc using excel vba. The project or product process based functionality of hp almquality center is extended in this handson course. It uses the open test architecture ota api for communicating with quality center.
The open test architecture api is a com library that enables you to. Users should be installing alm on one of the following windows server edition operating systems. It is a help file and once downloaded, you may need to unblock it. Importer from micro focus hp mercury qualitycenter 9. Documentation for tdconnection otaclient api fijiaaron. Qc api reference guides below are the links to download the ota and site admin reference guides. Using hp alm rest api to synch results from an external. Connecting to hpmercury quality center from a client side. In service test under the toolboxmiscellaneous folder grab a custom code activity and drag it onto the main canvas area.
Quality center attached is the utilityjust download enter the details and get startedtested and verified on quality center 10. Alternatively, you can hit help and then go to documentation page where you should. Complete reference microsoft excel especially for testing. Hp application life cycle managementquality center. Quick test professional qtp qc open test architecture. Field value parentid the test set folder id of the test set folder that contains the test set n ame the name of the test set subtypeid hp. Extract last run results from hp almqc microsoft excel.