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Procedure documentationPlanning Test Schedules and Resources

 

As the test coordinator, you can schedule the timeframe, planning, and expected resource requirements.

Note Note

You have the following options, which differ in terms of resource requirements and planning accuracy, for the planning level:

  • You can plan on test case level and can thereby cumulate the expected resource requirements relatively accurately.

  • You can plan on test package level and can estimate the time required roughly.

  • You are planning on test plan level. This means that only a very rough estimation is possible in which you specify an estimation of the expected overall resource requirements on the basis of the number of test cases.

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Prerequisites

  • For an exact test-case specific evaluation, enter the expected test resource requirements for each test case in the test case attributes, beforehand.

    Here you can determine the actual resource requirements or the aggregated data from test packages.

  • Otherwise you can use one of the following alternatives:

    • Planning with default values: You can define this default value in customizing (transaction SPRO) for SAP Solution Manager, under Start of the navigation path Capabilities Next navigation step Test Management Next navigation step Test Management with SAP Solution Manager Next navigation step Preparation Next navigation step Setup Next navigation step Central Test Workbench Settings Next navigation step Specify Default Execution, Depending on Type End of the navigation path.

    • Enter a rough estimate of the resource requirements for each test plan or test package (in the test package attributes).

  • To conduct a planned and actual resource requirements comparison, every tester must record the actual time when he works on a tests.

Procedure

Planning the Test Timeframe

  1. In the Test Management work center, choose Test Plan Management.

  2. Open a test plan for editing.

  3. On the Dates tab, on the left side of the page, enter the following:

    • The level (test plan, test package or test case) for which you want to determine the expected resource requirements. For the Test Package or Test Case levels, you can have the system calculate the resource requirements.

    • The start and end date for the expected resource requirements

      Note Note

      Regardless on which level you plan, define a planned start date and planned end date. You can enter the estimated overall resource requirements in the Planned Effort field.

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    The system displays the current data on the right side of the page.