HP Sprinter Service Pack 11.52 IS NOW AVAILABLE

HP Sprinter 11.52 IS NOW AVAILABLE !!

 Sprinter for ALM Service Pack 11.52 contains the following enhancements:

• Integration with UFT 11.52 - When working in Power Mode, you can save manual Sprinter tests as XML files which are compatible with HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT). In UFT you can import the XML file and convert it to an automated GUI test. For details, see http://www.hp.com/go/uft.
• Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements - Performance improvements in many areas of the product, such as opening, loading, and running tests. Many support requests and bug fixes. 
• New Technologies Support - Added support for the following platforms and technologies:
• Windows 8
• Internet Explorer 10
• Firefox 13-20
• WPF 4
• Data Injection Manual Mapping - In Data Injection, you can manually map fields in your application to columns in your data set.

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HP ALM Robot - Automatic Upgrade Tool

  About the HP ALM Robot

HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Robot is a mass upgrade tool that streamlines and automates the ALM upgrade process, enabling a user to upgrade any number of ALM projects. Using the tool results in a shorter upgrade process and resource savings.

 When a new version of ALM is released, it is necessary to upgrade all projects created in ALM to be compatible with the new version of the product. ALM project upgrade is a challenging and complicated process, especially for a large number of projects. Today, each project is upgraded separately. This is a long process that requires much time, knowledge, and resources.

  

ALM Robot uses existing ALM APIs to automate and streamline the upgrade process. ALM Robot automates the system validations to determine system readiness before starting the process. The tool identifies missing or incorrect information, which the user can update before the process begins, avoiding errors that cause the process to fail. The tool provides a wizard that aggregates every piece of information required for the process. The last step of the wizard is the system validation engine, which performs dozens of automated validations, such as permissions, machine availability, and ALM availability. After validating the user information, the tool upgrades the projects concurrently, considerably reducing the upgrade time and resources.

  

Note: ALM Robot is based on the ALM support matrix, and supports upgrades from version 10 and later. Upgrades must be planned based on the upgrade process for each ALM version. For additional information on project upgrade versions, refer to the Upgrade Versions section of the HP Application Lifecycle Management Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Downloads

• ALM Robot Download
• ALM Robot User Guide

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About HP Sprinter

About HP Sprinter

HP Sprinter provides a suite of advanced features and tools that make manual testing more efficient and effective.

• Mobile Application testing -  for Sprinter 12.00
• Ability to test Web or Native mobile applications using a cloud mobile provider (Perfecto Mobile). 
• Dedicated tools for authoring manual tests:
• Rich editing capabilities for manual tests enhanced with powerful authoring tools
• Ability to automatically create manual test steps when navigating within the AUT
• Fast and accurate capabilities for executing manual tests:
• Innovative user interface that allows testing an application with minimal interference from the testing tool
• Ability to reproduce defects by allowing users to create smart defects. Smart defects can include manual test steps, textual description of actual user actions on the application, annotated screen captures, and movies.
• Ability to create defect reminders and link a run to an existing defect. -  for Sprinter 12.00
• Option to detect defects on your application by scanning it for spelling, localization, and other potential errors
• Ability to automatically inject data into fields within an application, conserving time and reducing errors associated with manual entry
• Support for creating and running macros for performing a set of actions on your application
• Ability to replicate user actions on multiple computers with different configurations
• Exploratory testing:
• Capable of generating informative defects during an exploratory test run by automatically generating user actions. These user actions can be used as instructions for reproducing the scenario.
• Ability to create formal ALM tests from informal tests
• ALM integration:
• HP Sprinter 12.00 supports HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.00 (with ALM Patch 16 or later), HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.52 (with ALM Patch 2 or later) and HP Application Lifecycle Management 12.00 
• All Sprinter assets are saved in ALM
• Support for ALM reporting -  for Sprinter 12.00
• Support for ALM versioning
• Support for ALM customizations: User Defined fields, Permissions, and Defect workflow
• HP Sprinter supports a wide range of  environments and technologies as listed in HP Sprinter Product Availability Matrix.

Downloads

• HP Sprinter 12.00  (Recommended. This download relevant both for new and upgrading customers)
• HP Sprinter 12.00 User Guide 
• HP Sprinter 12.00 Readme
• HP Sprinter Movies
• Old Versions
• HP Sprinter 11.52
• HP Sprinter 11.52 User Guide 
• HP Sprinter 11.52 Readme
• HP Sprinter 11.00
• HP Sprinter 11.00 User Guide
• HP Sprinter 11.00 Readme File

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HP UFT Add-in information

About the Unified Functional Testing Add-in

The Unified Functional Testing Add-in integrates ALM and Quality Center with Unified Functional Testing (UFT), enabling you to do the following using Quality Center or ALM:

• Create UFT GUI tests and add them to the test plan tree
• View UFT tests
• View UFT test or component resources (such as object repositories, function libraries, and data sheets)
• View and compare details of selected UFT test and resource versions
• Launch and edit UFT tests (if UFT is installed on the same machine)
• View UFT test run results and reports

Note for Windows 8 users: The first time you use UFT, you must run UFT in administrator mode.

It is also recommended that you check your HPSU application (automatically installed with UFT) for any updates to the UFT Add-in for Quality Center/ALM.

Note: The functionality provided by the Unified Functional Testing Add-in is included in the Unified Functional Testing for Business Process Testing Add-in. If you have already installed the Unified Functional Testing for Business Process Testing Add-in on your ALM or Quality Center client machine, you do not need to install this add-in.

Unified Functional Testing 12.00 Add-in for Quality Center/ALM

1. Install UFT on your HP ALM client machine. (This optional step enables you to launch and edit tests from HP ALM.)
2. Uninstall any previous versions of this add-in. To uninstall, choose Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and follow the instructions on your screen.
3. If you are installing the add-in on an HP ALM client machine and UFT is not install on the same machine, you must install the following (click the link to download):
• .NET Framework 4.5
• Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable Package 32-bit or 64-bit
4. If you are using the UFT 12.00 Add-in for ALM with ALM 11.52 or earlier, you must ensure that the Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package is on your computer. You can download this package from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5638..
5. Click the Download UFT 12.00 Add-in link to download and install this add-in on your client machine. Note that to install this add-in, you must log in with administrative privileges.

Quality Center/ALM Versions supported

HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.00 and Quality Center 11.00 and higher.

Note: ALM 12.00 support is compatible only with the UFT 12.00 Add-in for ALM.

Download: UFT 12.00 Add-in for ALM

Unified Functional Testing 11.53 Add-in for Quality Center/ALM

Installation Instructions

1. Install the Unified Functional Testing 11.50 Add-in for Quality Center, as described below.
2. Install the Unified Functional Testing 11.53 Patch for the Unified Functional Testing Add-in for Quality Center. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the patch.

Quality Center/ ALM Versions Supported

HP Quality Center 10.00, HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.00 and higher

Unified Functional Testing 11.50 Add-in for Quality Center/ALM

Installation Instructions

1. Install UFT on your HP ALM client machine. (This optional step enables you to launch and edit tests from HP ALM.) 
2. Uninstall any previous versions of this add-in. To uninstall, choose Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and follow the instructions on your screen.
3. Make sure that the .NET Framework 4.0 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is installed (available from Microsoft Windows Update).
4. If you are installing the add-in on an HP ALM client machine and UFT 11.50 is not installed on the same machine, you must install the following from Microsoft Windows Update. 
• .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• Windows Installer 3.1
• Windows Imaging Component
• Visual Studio Tools for Office System 3.0 Runtime
• Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package
• Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package 
5. Click the Download UFT 11.50 Add-in link to download and install this add-in on your client machine. Note that to install this add-in, you must log in with administrator privileges.
6. Install the appropriate HP ALM Connectivity Add-in on your HP ALM client machine. For more information, refer to the HP Application Lifecycle Management Add-ins page.

 

Quality Center/ ALM Versions Supported

HP Quality Center 10.00, HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.00 and higher

Localized Versions of the UFT 12.00 Add-in for ALM

When you install the UFT 12.00 Add-in for ALM on a computer with a localized operating system, you can select whether to install the Add-in the language of your operating system (if supported) on in English.

The UFT 12.00 Add-in for ALM supports the following languages:

• Chinese
• German
• Spanish
• French
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Brazilian Portoguese
• Russian
• Dutch

For installation instructions, see the instructions above for installing the UFT 12.00 Add-in for ALM.

Download: UFT 12.00 Add-in for ALM

Localized Versions of the UFT Add-in for ALM

The UFT 11.50 Add-in for ALM is also available in multiple languages.

To install, you must download both the add-in and the appropriate language pack.

Click the appropriate link to download:

• Chinese (language pack) (patch)
• German (language pack) (patch)
• Spanish (language pack) (patch)
• French (language pack) (patch)
• Italian (language pack) (patch)
• Japanese (language pack) (patch)
• Korean (language pack) (patch)
• Brazilian Portuguese (language pack) (patch)
• Russian (language pack) (patch)
• Dutch (language pack) (patch)

For installation instructions, see the instructions for installing the UFT 11.50 Add-in for ALM above.

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