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To register for an HP Passport ID, go to: http://h20229.www2.hp.com/passport-registration.html To find more information about access levels, go to: http://h20230.www2.hp.com/new_access_levels.jsp 4 Table of Contents Welcome to HP Sprinter ....................................................................11 HP Sprinter User Guide Overview ......................................................11 How Do I Find the Information That I Need? ...................................12 Additional Online Resources ..............................................................14 Chapter 1: Using Sprinter - A Story....................................................15 Using Sprinter for the First Time ........................................................15 Mirroring Tests ...................................................................................37 Chapter 2: Sprinter at a Glance..........................................................43 Concepts Sprinter Overview................................................................................44 How User Information is Maintained.................................................47 Tasks How to Get Started with Sprinter........................................................50 Reference Welcome Dialog Box...........................................................................53 ALM Connection Dialog Box..............................................................56 Main Window......................................................................................57 Settings Dialog Box..............................................................................60 Chapter 3: Creating Tests and Business Components........................71 Concepts Test and Component Authoring Overview .......................................72 Tasks How to Author a Test or Component.................................................73 5 Table of Contents Reference Plan Area..............................................................................................78 Open HP ALM Test/Business Component Dialog Box.......................82 Save/SaveAs Dialog Box......................................................................84 Check Out Dialog Box.........................................................................87 Check In Dialog Box...........................................................................88 Definitions Group (Test/Component Tab).........................................89 Steps Tab..............................................................................................99 Capture Sidebar ................................................................................113 Captured Steps Sidebar .....................................................................115 Chapter 4: Running Tests..................................................................119 Concepts Tests with Steps.................................................................................120 Exploratory Tests...............................................................................121 Power Mode Overview .....................................................................121 Tasks How to Run a Manual Test in Sprinter.............................................122 How to Run an Exploratory Test in Sprinter....................................131 Reference Run Setup Area..................................................................................133 Open Dialog Box...............................................................................143 Run Setup Definitions Group............................................................145 Run Control Sidebar .........................................................................150 Steps Sidebar .....................................................................................157 Generate Test Dialog Box..................................................................170 Running Tests in Power Mode..........................................................172 Chapter 5: Detecting and Submitting Defects, and Using Tools.....177 Concepts Detecting and Submitting Defects Overview....................................178 Tasks How to Detect and Submit a Defect .................................................183 Reference Tools Sidebar ....................................................................................186 Annotation Tools Sidebar..................................................................196 6 Table of Contents Chapter 6: Run Results .....................................................................201 Concepts Run Results Overview........................................................................202 Tasks How to Review Run Results ..............................................................203 Reference Results Group....................................................................................207 Storyboard Window .........................................................................215 Chapter 7: Power Mode....................................................................221 Concepts Power Mode Overview ......................................................................222 Tasks How to Prepare a Test to Run in Power Mode .................................226 Reference Power Mode Group...........................................................................229 Application Pane (Power Mode Group)............................................231 Chapter 8: Data Injection..................................................................247 Concepts Data Injection Overview...................................................................248 Tasks How to Inject Data into your Application........................................251 Reference Data Injection Pane (Power Mode Group)........................................253 Data Injection Sidebar ......................................................................257 Chapter 9: Macros.............................................................................261 Concepts Macros Overview...............................................................................262 Tasks How to Record and Run Macros........................................................263 7 Table of Contents Reference Macros Pane (Power Mode Group) ...................................................265 Macros Sidebar ..................................................................................266 Chapter 10: Scanners........................................................................273 Concepts Scanners Overview ...........................................................................274 Tasks How to Scan Your Application For Potential Defects.......................277 How to Add or Remove Words From a Dictionary...........................278 How to Create a Custom Scanner.....................................................280 Reference Scanners Pane (Power Mode Group)/ Scanner Settings Dialog Box281 Scanners Sidebar ...............................................................................286 Scan Results Viewer...........................................................................291 Chapter 11: Mirroring Tests..............................................................295 Concepts Testing on Multiple Machines - Overview........................................296 Rules Overview..................................................................................301 Tasks How to Prepare a Test for Mirroring.................................................306 How to Run a Test with Mirroring ...................................................308 How to Resolve Differences During a Run........................................312 How to Handle Replication Errors During a Run..............................315 Reference Mirroring Pane (Power Mode Group)...............................................317 New Machine/Machine Details Dialog Box......................................319 Mirroring Rules Pane (Power Mode Group) .....................................328 Health Console..................................................................................329 Sprinter Agent ..................................................................................333 Machines Sidebar ..............................................................................333 Machines Viewer...............................................................................339 Differences Viewer.............................................................................341 Rules Manager Dialog Box ...............................................................347 Rule Wizard - Rule Details Page........................................................349 8 Table of Contents Appendix A: Using Web Extensibility Packages................................361 Web Extensibility Package Content..................................................362 Installing a Web Extensibility Package.............................................362 9 Table of Contents 10