Day 2- HP ALM-Installation

For hands on experience ALM(QC v11) is available for free installation @
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/software/software-product.html?compURI=tcm:245-937045

This is available with HP Passport Sign-in.  This is a QC 11 starter Edition(with limited
ALM(QC 11)functionality).

Because ALM is a web based application management software.  Installation will automatically installs following options in your system

• JBOSS Application server
• JBOSS web server
• SQL ( Data base)

After installation ALM is opened through Internet Explorer(IE) by typing the server name and port name or directly accessing the ALM icon from(start >programs >HP ALM platform >ALM platform)

ALM Window

ALM  Site Administrator (SA)

           ALM project is created from ALM administration login to be used by other ALM user.

     Privileges

•    Create project and domain
•    Create/manage users, Connection, licenses
•    Define database
•    Modify configuration

Project Administrator(PA)


           Has full privileges over ALM project.

    Privileges

•   Customize project entities
•   Set up user groups and permissions
•   Configure mail
•   Set alert rules
•   Configure workflow (project sequence)

ALM users are grouped by user groups and projects are grouped by domains.  Each user groups has different access privileges (like control over the project).

ALM users

•   Business Analyst
•   QA Manager
•   Developer
•   Tester  

After creating the project and users ( to access the project) from site administration, login to ALM platform with user name created from site administration.  Select the default domain and project created from site administration.  ALM window is opened with domain name,project name and user name displayed on the top  right side corner of the ALM window.

ALM window has

•   Masthead (with navigation buttons)
•   Sidebar (left side where modules are displayed)

Modules

•    Dashboard
•    Management
•    Requirement
•    Testing
•    Defect