HP Quality Center

This format allows you to create documents for testing software applications that can be imported into HP Quality Center. If you select multiple items in the outline, the published output is combined into a single Excel file with each topic separated by a blank row. This file can then be exported into HP Quality Center in a single operation.

Note: To export this output from Microsoft Excel and into HP Quality Center, you need the TestDirector Microsoft Excel Connectivity add-in installed. See the HP Quality Center documentation for more information or go to http://update.merc-int.com/testdirector/td80/.

Only topics with content are included in the output; empty topics do not appear. In addition, modules and sections are not included in the output.

By default, Alternative paths and actions are not included in this format but you can change the publishing option to include them. Decision Frames are automatically included and cannot be suppressed. You need to edit the output in Microsoft Excel or in HP TestDirector to remove any unwanted Decision Frame material. Explanation Frames are not included.

If context ID information is available for a frame, it is included at the end of the Action cell. The type of information will differ or may not appear, depending on the target application of the topic.

The following publishing options are available for HP Quality Center:

• Text mode: By default, each document output uses the text from a specific mode. Some document outputs default to the See It/Try It mode text, and the others default to the Do It mode text. With this option, you can specify the mode text to use.
• Include alternatives: By default, Alternative Actions and Paths are set to appear in document and Presentation outputs. This option is useful if you want to make the output simpler, with only one set of steps.
• Use encoded folder and file names: Publishes the content using hexadecimal names instead of actual module, section, and topic names. Encoding ensures that path names are not too long to publish.
• Group actions by context ID: By default, each action appears in a separate row in the Test Procedure table. When you select this option, the actions when the same context ID are grouped together into one test step.