Back in the HP ALM training today and going over Sprinter which is the automated testing tool for manual tests. Pretty cool functionality.
I really like the smart defect feature as a developer because you can see the exact steps the tester took to get to the defect and the screen capture, annotation, and markup will allow more information to be conveyed than just a simple “it’s broke” and “the screen doesn’t look right” or other defect language.
There is also a defect reminder that I think would be very useful when you aren’t quite sure there is a defect or you need to verify that there is something wrong… happens more than you might think.
Using the subtitles feature also gives you much more screen real estate and seems to have the most common controls readily available. Finally some features to optimize testing built in!
Here are a couple of screen shots you might find interesting.
HP ALM Sprinter Toolbox Run Control and Step Details
HP ALM Sprinter subtitles feature
HP ALM Sprinter Smart Defect Reminder
Do you know of any HP Sprinter classes?
Sorry Stephanie, the only one I have experience with is HP’s offerings which you should be able to find on hp.com – their class was good. I don’t like to recommend anything I haven’t taken so I can’t suggest others. Good Luck!