HP Service Test

Service Test version 11.10 provides improved stability and the following feature enhancements:

Database Support

Database support lets you use a database as a data source for your tests, in addition to the existing Excel, XML, and local table data sources. A variety of database activities are available to use within the flow of the test.

Web Service Updates

The update service feature allows you to reimport a Web Service that has changed, from its original source or from another location. The Update Step Wizard helps you map steps and properties that Service Test could not resolve automatically.

Additional Activities

Service Test 11.10 provides additional built-in activities under the following categories: FTP, Math, Date/Time, XML, and Database.

Business Process Testing

You can use Service Test 11.10 to create business components, which can be used as part of ALM/QC's Business Process Testing.

Service Test 11.00

Service Test version 11.10 also includes the feature enhancements introduced in version 11.00:

Visual Test Designer

The user interface has a canvas for creating a visual representation of the steps in a test. You can create tests by dragging activities from a toolbox, and configuring their properties.

Multiple Technologies

Service Test provides support for a variety of activities such as Web Services, REST, .NET, Java, and more.

Flexible Data Handling

Data handling capabilities allow you to link test parameters to a variety of data sources, or store data locally with the test.

Extensibility

You can customize the behavior of existing activities using event handlers. For greater control over events, you can insert code activities at any point within a test. A built-in API allows the development of new activities that can seamlessly integrate with Service Test.

JMS

HP Unified Functional Testing

The UFT (Unified Functional Testing) package includes HP Service Test and HP QuickTest Professional. This package enables you to validate both the GUI and headless elements in your application, enabling comprehensive testing of these complex business processes.

ALM/QC Integration

ALM/QC (Application Lifecycle Management/Quality Center) integration allows you to save and open tests through the ALM/QC Test Plan module and execute them from the Test Lab module. Integration with Service Test Management allows you to access Web services stored on ALM/QC.

Installation and Configuration Information

Specific software needs to be installed before you can install HP Service Test. When you run the installation wizard, if the prerequisite software is not already installed on your computer, the wizard detects which software is missing and provides the option to install it.

.NET Framework 3.5

Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 (or later)

Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1

Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86)

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)

Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 2.0 SP3 for Microsoft .NET Redistributable Runtime MSI

Web Services Enhancements (WSE) 3.0 for Microsoft .NET Redistributable Runtime MSI

System Requirements

To successfully install and run Service Test, your computer must meet the following minimum system requirements:

Computer/Processor	Pentium IV or higher microprocessor (minimum 1 GHz)
Operating System	Windows XP Service Pack 2
Memory	Minimum of 1 GB
Color Settings	High Color (16 bit)
Graphics Card	Graphics card with 64 MB video memory
Free Hard Disk Space	1 GB of free disk space for application files and folders You must also have an additional 120 MB of free disk space on the system disk (the disk on which the operating system is installed).
Browser	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 or later

For a complete list of supported operating systems and integrations, see the HP Service Test Product Availability Matrix, hpst_pam.pdf, in the product's help folder.

Pre-Installation Notes and Limitations

To run the Service Test installation, you must have full local administrative rights on the designated machine.

QuickTest Professional 11.00 is required for incorporating QuickTest Professional steps into a test.

Before installing Service Test, be sure to uninstall any previous versions.

If Service Test Runtime Component is installed and you try to uninstall or modify the installation, you will be required to access the installation program from the location where you originally ran it (for example, the installation DVD).

If you run the Service Test installation from the command line (silent mode), run the following two files manually to complete the installation: run_after_finish.bat from the product installation media's STSetup\MSI folder and HP_Run_Results_Viewer.msi. from the STSetup\MSI\ThirdPartyInstallations folder.

Limitations

Tests that were copied within ALM/QC are not supported.
Workaround: Open the test in Service Test, connect to ALM/QC and save a copy in ALM/QC.

The autocompletion drop-down in the user event code, does not reflect changes on the canvas until you perform a Save operation.

To switch between ALM/QC servers, you must close Service Test and reopen it before accessing the new server.

In the Property Sheet's Test Variables view—profile names with certain special characters, such as "&", may cause Service Test to become unstable.

The Call Virtual User Generator Script activity does not support scripts stored in ALM/QC.

In HTTP activities—if you load the same XML file for the request and response, you cannot define a link and set a checkpoint for the same element.

The Update Service wizard is not supported for Web service operations being upgraded from one-way communication to two-way communication or vice versa.
Workaround: Remove the original test step and add the updated operation. Relink the properties to their relevant data sources.

Service Test 11.10 does not support NTLM authentication.

The following limitations apply to tests created with earlier versions of Service Test:

Event Handler code that was composed in Service Test 11.00, is not supported as is, in version 11.10.
Workaround: Open the test in Service Test and save it. This modifies the code as required and compiles it.

REST methods created in Service Test version 11.00 are not supported by Service Test 11.10.

When upgrading a test that contains a REST activity, you must open the test and save it before running it.

When Service Test upgrades a test from version 11.00 to 11.10, it does not retain the security settings.

When upgrading a test from version 11.00 to version 11.10, links to properties on the General tab, will be lost. This applies to HTTP and REST type test steps.
Workaround: Recreate the links.

For certain upgrades, you may need to modify the event user code manually to make it compatible with version 11.10.

For details and workarounds, see the Upgrading Tests section in the HP Service Test User Guide.

Documentation

The Service Test User and Installation guides in PDF format, are available from the product's help directory. They require Acrobat Reader for viewing.

Version number, which indicates the software version.

Publish date, which changes each time the document is updated.

To check for recent updates or to verify that you are using the most recent edition, visit this URL: HP Software Product Manuals

You must have Adobe Reader installed to view files in PDF format (*.pdf). To download Adobe Reader, go to the Adobe web site.

Support

This web site provides contact information and details about the products, services, and support that HP Software offers.

HP Software Support Online provides customer self-solve capabilities. It provides a fast and efficient way to access interactive technical support tools needed to manage your business. As a valued support customer, you can benefit by using the HP Software Support web site to:

Search for knowledge documents of interest

Submit and track support cases and enhancement requests

Download software patches

Manage support contracts

Look up HP support contacts

Review information about available services

Enter into discussions with other software customers

Research and register for software training

Most of the support areas require that you register as an HP Passport user and sign in. Many also require a support contract.

Legal Notices

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