Test Director Interview Questions Part1 »

Test Director Interview Questions: Part I
1. How many types of tabs in Test Director?
There are 4 tabs available in Test Director.
  1. Requirement
  2. Test plan
  3. Test lab
  4. Defect

We can change the name of Tabs, as we like. Test Director enables us to rename the Tab. In TD there only 4 tabs are available.

2. How to generate the graphs in Test Director?

The generation of graphs in the Test Director that to Test Lab module is:

  1. Analysis
  2. Graph
  3. Graph Wizard.
  4. Select the graph type as summary and click the next button.
  5. Select the show current tests and click the next button.
  6. Select the define a new filter and click the filter button.
  7. Select the tests set and click on the ok button
  8. Select the plan: subject and click on the Ok button.
  9. Select the plan:status.
  10. Select the test set as X axis.
  11. Click the finish button.

3. How can we export multiple test cases from TD in a single go?

If we want to export it to any office tools

  1. Select the multiple steps/cases you need.
  2. Right click > save as and proceed.

4. How to upload test cases from excel into test director?

First we have to activate excel in test director with the help of adding page. After activation we can view the option as ‘export to test director’ in excel under tools tab.If you select the export to test director pop up dialog box opens the following process should be followed i.e.,

Enter

  1. URL of Test Director
  2. Domain name and project name
  3. User name and password
  4. Select anyone of these 3 options: Requirements or test cases or defects
  5. Select a map option. a)select a map b)select a new map name c)create a temporary map.
  6. Map the test director to corresponding excel. Map the field whatever you mention in excel.

These are the required steps to export the excel into TD.

5. Does anyone know of any integration between Test director and Rational Robot?

Any idea on the technical feasibility of such integration and level of effort would also be interesting?Test Director is software management tool. It is a Mercury Interactive Product.Rational Robot is a Rational product. It comes included with ‘test manager’ module for software management.Integrating the test director and Rational Robot is not feasible.

6. Explain the project tree in test director?

Project Tree in test director : Planning tests –Create test– execute tests–tracking defects.

7. What is coverage status, what does it do?

Coverage status is percentage of testing covered at a given time. If you have 100 test cases in a project and you have finished 40 of test cases out of total test cases then your coverage status of project is 40%. Coverage Status is used to keep track of project accomplishment to meet the final deadline of the deliverables.

8. Difference between data validation and data integrity?

Data Validation: We check whether the input data/output data is valid in terms of its length, data type etc..Data Integrity: We check out database contains only accurate data. We implement data integrity with the help of integrity constraints. So in data integrity we check whether the integrity constraints or implemented correctly or not

9. What are the uses of filters in test director?

Limits the data displayed according to the criteria you specified.

For Ex: You could create a filter that displays only those tests associated with the specified tester and subject.

Each filter contains multiple filter conditions. These are expressions that are applied to a test plan tree or to the field in a grid. When the filter is applied, only those records that meet the filter conditions are displayed.

You create and edit filters with the filter dialog box.This opens when you select the filter command. Once you have created a filter, we can save it for future use.

10. How do we generate test cases through test director?

Test lab we do the design step. Design grid we create parent child tree.

Ex: Database operation (test name)

1. Delete an order

Description: Click delete button to delete the order.

Expected results: Order is deleted.

Pass/Fail:Update an order

create an order.

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