Problem:

What"s new in SilkCentral Test Manager 2006?

Resolution:

QUESTION
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What"s new in SilkCentral Test Manager 2006?

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What"s New

Borland StarTeam 2005 R2 Integration

SilkCentral Test Manager now provides integration with Borland StarTeam 2005 R2, enabling:

1. Defect Tracking integration
   • Enables new defects to be created and existing defects to be linked in the StarTeam repository from within the SilkCentral Test Manager user interface. Defects are associated with failed tests, traced to requirements and reported on within the SilkCentral Test Manager repository.
   • Clearly provides the status of defects in the StarTeam repository directly from within the requirements or test plan view of SilkCentral Test Manager.
   
   

2. Source Control integration
   
   • Connect directly to the StarTeam artifact repository for managing and assigning your test assets to the test definitions within SilkCentral Test Manager.
   • Specify which version of a test definition is required for execution on the remote execution servers.

New Reporting Capabilities with Integration to BIRT

SilkCentral Test Manager now provides integration with BIRT (Business Intelligence & Reporting Tools), an open source Eclipse based reporting tool (http://www.eclipse.org

1. Create and Modify Reports
   • Create or modify existing BIRT reports via the BIRT RCP Designer.
   
   
   
2. Upload/Download Templates
   
   • Easy to use utility for managing the upload and download of BIRT templates within your projects.
   • Flexible query tool for selecting the data to populate the reports.