Welcome to the Oracle Test Manager User Guide. This guide explains how to use Oracle Test Manager and the Administrator to organize and manage your overall Web testing process.
This guide is for developers, administrators, managers, QA engineers, and testers who will be using Oracle Test Manager to track requirements, tests, and issues for testing projects.
This guide is for the following users:
Developers who create and debug applications.
Administrators who setup and manage the database, users, and user roles.
QA engineers and testers who test and track issues found.
Project managers who define product or project requirements.
Managers who review reports on development progress.
Although no specific technical knowledge is required, some knowledge of test management and defect tracking is assumed. Administrators should be familiar with the concepts of user roles and database administration and management.
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, "Introduction" provides an overview of Oracle Test Manager.
Chapter 2, "Basics" explains how to install Oracle Test Manager and describes the main window.
Chapter 3, "Working With Projects" describes how to create and manage projects.
Chapter 4, "Working With Test Plans" explains how to create and maintain test plans.
Chapter 5, "Working With Requirements" explains how to create and maintain requirements.
Chapter 6, "Working With Tests" explains how to create and maintain tests.
Chapter 7, "Executing Tests" explains how to create test sets add tests to test sets and run tests.
Chapter 8, "Working With Issues" explains how to create and maintain issues.
Chapter 9, "Working With Reports" explains how use the Reports and Dashboard tabs to view, customize, email, and export reports.
Chapter 10, "Configuring Databases" explains how to add, remove, and update databases to Oracle Test Manager.
Chapter 11, "Administering the Database" explains how to use the Administrator to maintain project preferences, users, permissions, and project components.
Appendix A, "Screen Capture Utility" describes how to use the Screen Capture utility.
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For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle Application Testing Suite documentation set:
Oracle Application Testing Suite Release Notes
Oracle Application Testing Suite Getting Started Guide
Oracle Functional Testing OpenScript User's Guide
Oracle Load Testing Load Testing User's Guide
Oracle Test Manager Test Manager User's Guide
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