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IBM Engineering - Test Management

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In ETM the SCM linked field is called Related files in a Test Case but Linked files in search query.

Current behavior: In ETM the field that shadows the linked files from EWM SCM is called "Related files" inside a Test Case, but in the view of all Test Cases it is called “Linked files”. Requested change: The naming convention should be consistent...
8 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Usability 0 Future consideration

Filtering for EWM CCM related files and linked work items not possible in ETM

Current behavior: In an ETM query you have the columns "Linked files" and “Tests Development Items” visible, but you do not have any option to filter for it, so there is no possibility to search for artefacts with linked/related files or work item...
8 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Usability 0 Future consideration

in a Test Case the history information for the SCM linked artefacts and CCM work items are missing

Current behavior: You can create links from a work item or a file in SCM to ETM Test Case. If the link to the work item is created or removed from the Test Case side, this information appears in the Test Case history. If you do the same from EWM s...
8 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Usability 0 Future consideration

In ETM in a copied Test Case the linked items to EWM (CCM and SCM) are not copied

Current behavior: In EWM ETM if a Test Case is copied the link to EWM SCM linked files and to work items are not available in the copied Test Case, as it is for links to requirements. Requested change: Include the links to the linked files and wor...
8 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Usability 0 Future consideration

Show additional/more information for Related Files at mouse over.

Current behavior: When hoovering over the linked files in the ETM Test Cases no summary is shown. When you have your mouse over the Validates Requirements in ETM you get a short summary about the linked requirement. Requested change: If you put th...
8 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Usability 0 Future consideration

The reportable (or OSLC) REST API shall provide a complete list of attachments of a test artifact

I can add an attachment either a) by direct upload of a file in the attachment section b) of by the insert attachment function within a rich text section of a test artifact. Both attachments are listed in the attachment section, in a form a) 300...
about 2 years ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Integrations 0 Future consideration

Link Validity configurable per attribute (Test case)

Closely related to https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/ENGRMDN-I-2. This is very similar to the functionality in DOORS Next which will be introduced in 7.0.3. Scenario: Test engineers have to adapt specific test case attributes, which do not have any impa...
9 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Test Execution 0 Future consideration

ETM: Adapt predefined setting for Estimate and Time Spend

We would like to change the predefined setting in ETM for the following fields: - Estimate (in Test Case) - Time Spent (in Test Case Execution Record) -> Currently the tool takes 8h as 1d, 5d as 1w. Is it possible to define 24h as 1d, 7d as 1w,...
over 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Administration 0 Future consideration

Allow to override merge Test Artifacts in "Approved" state

We have the following setup:1. We have a stream (Stream A) where in the Test Artifacts are created and baselined.2. We do a merge operation from Stream A to Stream B.3. We also have the Pre-Condition "Disallow Saving of Result with State Approved ...
9 months ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Usability 0 Future consideration

Add an automatic version attribute which increments with the artifact workflow

We would like to have a new "Version" attribute in test artifacts which increments itself automatically with the workflow. For instance, each time a test artifact status is changed from "Approved" back to "Draft" with the action "Reopen", the vers...
over 1 year ago in IBM Engineering - Test Management / Integrations 1 Future consideration