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IBM Engineering - Test Management

QM-custom attribute- should be able to change from Text (Small) to Text (Medium) type

When i create Custom attribute (called ATT-1) for Test Case Execution Record (TCER) with type: Text (Small) for test leads to provide note before the tester starting test (to create custom attribute: go to Manage Project Properties-Custom attribut...
10 days ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Usability Future consideration

Custom categories not exported in offline execution

Problem Description When a custom category is configured as required for Test Case Results, executing tests in offline mode generates an .rqms file that cannot be imported back into Engineering Test Management (ETM). During the import process, the...
11 days ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Excel & Word Import Future consideration

Include formal review comments with CSV Export of Testcases.

When exporting CSV for the test cases, the "formal review" section is not included in the CSV. which is a concern for the end-user.
15 days ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Usability Future consideration

create multiple Test Case Execution Records, while keeping the same Iteration

Hello Team, I would like to check if there is any workaround or alternative solution in IBM ETM to create multiple Test Case Execution Records (TCERs) for the same Test Case, using a different Test Script while keeping the same Iteration, test Pla...
about 1 month ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Integrations Not under consideration

The error message for PUT failure with status code 412 is not very clear when using ETM API and RQMUrlUtility

The error message for PUT failure with status code 412 is very lengthy, but not very clear when using ETM API and RQMUrlUtility. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Using a REST client or RQMUrlUtility, do a GET request to get the XML of a Test Case result htt...
about 2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Usability Is a defect

Generate Report for Configuration Comparison Results in ETM

Hello, in ETM users can compare two configurations and review the differences through the configuration comparison view. However, unlike DOORS Next, there is currently no option to generate a report or export the comparison results. We request the...
2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Documentation Future consideration

Allow the possibility in a Test Plan to add an iteration that is not included in the Project Timeline

Context: In ETM, we would like to do some non regression test about a widget in ERM. These tests would be run on different environment (DEV, PROD,...) and each time there is a new version of the widget (V1.1, V2.1, V3,...). I am working in a proje...
2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Test Execution Future consideration

AI capabilities in ETM

For projects that have preconditions set for example: Can not move state to released without a formal review. Right now people get error message that they can not save. It would be nice if the user could ask AI I am trying to change the state to r...
2 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Test Execution Future consideration

As an Admin, I would like my users to not be asked "Would you like to copy requirements from the new added test scripts to this test case?" when link synchronization between Test Cases and Test Script Steps is enabled

Problem: Enable the following: 1) "Copy requirement links to test case from test script steps when child test script is added"2) "Synchronize requirement links from test script steps to test case when test script is saved" Admins expect that the a...
3 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Administration Future consideration

Improve Normal or Rich Text Import in ETM with Excel

Hello, Currently, when importing content into ETM with the Excel importer, any rich formatting is lost if the field is mapped in the cfg as normal column (just indicating the column), including basic line breaks are missed. This significantly redu...
3 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Excel & Word Import Future consideration