DOORS Test Tracking

I have questions about the Test Tracking tool within DOORS.

1. Is it possible to enter Test Run Results in sharable edit (with a section locked)rather than exclusive?

2. Is there a way to default the Date and Tester in the Enter Test Run Results screen, to today's date and the user entering the results?

3. Is there a way to change the format of the Date to just be the date and leave off the day of the week?

4. Is there a way to reduce the size of the fields in the Test Run Results form?

5. Each time you enter a result and select next to move to the nest test, DOORS asks if you want to discard, apply or continue editing current object. Is there a way to move thru testing without having to select apply after each test? (Just trying to speed up the process.)

Thanks for the help.
L_Gunderson - Wed Apr 01 16:53:50 EDT 2009

Re: DOORS Test Tracking
Tony_Goodman - Thu Apr 02 03:16:56 EDT 2009

I had a look at T3 when it first came out and I didn't like the way it worked so I wrote my own. Then I didn't like the way mine worked either!

Unfortunately, the answer to all your questions is almost certainly no. All these things are pre-determined in the encrypted DXL and cannot be configured by the user.

Someone who uses T3 may be able to give some pointers.

Re: DOORS Test Tracking
kbmurphy - Mon Apr 06 12:26:48 EDT 2009

Tony_Goodman - Thu Apr 02 03:16:56 EDT 2009
I had a look at T3 when it first came out and I didn't like the way it worked so I wrote my own. Then I didn't like the way mine worked either!

Unfortunately, the answer to all your questions is almost certainly no. All these things are pre-determined in the encrypted DXL and cannot be configured by the user.

Someone who uses T3 may be able to give some pointers.

What about baselining?

A client of mine currently wants one module per test case. I, being a prudent DOORS Admin, want to group the test cases into fewer managable modules, either by component (UI Test Cases, Hardware Test Cases) or some other grouping factor.

Now the problem is baselining and shareable in T3. Only one TC can be run at a time and it'd be great to baseline before and after a run. My proposal is to have a "status" attribute, but I am not sure this will work for my client.

I think DOORS just isn't a great testing tool and there are better testing tools out there. If you go with a simple MS Access database, you gain many advantages over DOORS. But if there's a way to use DOORS efficiently, and someone has it, speak up. :)

Re: DOORS Test Tracking
L_Gunderson - Mon Apr 06 12:47:37 EDT 2009

I submitted these questions to IBM support for help since there didn't seem to be many users commenting on the questions. Here is the information they gave me:

1. Corrected in version 9.1

2. Date can be defaulted in version 9.1 but not Tester. I submitted it to be considered as a future enhancement.

3. Date format is derived from the Users Windows Regional Settings. I changed the format on my pc and it worked. I submitted that they consider making it a setting within DOORS as a future enhancement.

4. The Test Run Results form is not currently adjustable. I submitted it to be considered as a future enhancement.

5. Currently have to always select apply. I submitted it to be considered as a future enhancement.