Installing a Custom Test Type

Installing a Custom Test Type

To perform the initial installation of your custom test type or to upgrade it to a new version, add the executable files to the installation and register the custom test type with ALM. We recommend that you also configure the test type to support version control.

To install or upgrade a test type:

  1. The root directory for all files is the application\20qcbin.war directory under the ALM installation directory. The location of this directory is set on your site when ALM is installed. The default is C:\Program Files\HP\HP Application LifeCycle Management Platform\application/20qcbin.war. Ask your ALM administrator where your application\20qcbin.war directory is.
  2. In the application\20qcbin.war directory, create directories CustomTestTypes and Extensions, unless they already exist. Under Extensions, add a directory for your executable files. We recommend using the name of the test type as the directory name. In these instructions, we refer to this directory as Extensions\MyTestType.
  3. Load your application files. See Deploying Test Type Files.
  4. Register the test type with ALM. See Registering Custom Test Types with ALM.
  5. Configure version control. See Configuring Support for Versions.
  6. Run the ALM Server Deployment Wizard. For more information, see the ALM Installation Guide.
  7. Restart the ALM Platform.
  8. If you want existing projects to use the test type, run Update Test Types from the Tools menu in the Site Administration user interface. For projects created after your test type is deployed, Update Test Types is not necessary.
  9. Verify that the installation succeeded. See "Verifying the Deployment".


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