What Is QA Studio
Innovasys QA Studio is a Test Authoring and Management Tool. Using QA Studio you can author Test Cases, publish them to compiled HTML Help 1.x or on an Intranet / Internet web site, manage the test process by co-ordinating a test team, recording test results and creating test status reports to track test completion and coverage.
Although QA Studio contains many features that make it especially attractive for managing a software testing process, it can be used to manage any test or QA process.
QA Studio contains many unique features that make it easier to create, track and maintain your testing process:
Market Leading Test Case Authoring Environment
With one of the most highly productive authoring environments available today, QA Studio provides you with a suite of functionality that makes it quick and easy for both novice and experienced QA professionals to author rich and dynamic Test Cases that minimize duplication and are simple to maintain and adapt over time. Project Find and Replace, Spell Check and Link Checker tools ensure that your Test Case content is of the highest quality.
Single Source, Multiple Outputs
Using Flags, Test Profiles and Test Cycles you can create and manage multiple outputs from the same project (e.g. different Test Scripts for different versions of a software product). Online output (compiled help file or web ready HTML) and / or printable PDF Booklets can be produced from the same project source.
Localization
Full support for localization through Additional Locales means that you can author Test Cases in multiple languages within the same project.
Team Working
Multiple individuals can be authoring in a single QA Studio project simultaneously through seamless integration with leading Source Control systems including Visual SourceSafe and Team Foundation Server.
Test Execution Management *
Once you have published your Test Cases, QA Studio test tracking features ensure that multiple individuals can work on the same Test Script without duplication. As test personnel work their way through the script, they are automatically assigned the next available Test Case. Test Cases can be easily assigned to Test Groups in order to identify a related set of dependant tests.
Test Execution Reporting *
A Test Cycle report is available both from within QA Studio and within the published Test Script that shows progress summary and detailed results information in real time.
Audit and History *
Each Test Cycle that you execute has unique Test Status and Result information. You can perform retests on one Test Cycle alongside a new Test Cycle, for example. Result History information can be automatically displayed within the Test Case when executing a Test Script in order to provide testers with valuable information from previous Test executions.
Community Features *
QA Studio can include Community Features in generated Test Scripts. These features provide a highly effective way for test personnel to communicate back issues or suggestions during testing, or for business stakeholders to review Test Scripts.
XML File Format
The QA Studio project file format is XML, providing future proof access to your valuable test data.
Import Existing Test Resources
QA Studio can import existing Test Cases from HTML files, HTML Help 1.x Projects and Word Documents.