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SpiraTest

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SpiraTest Product Datasheet
Provides a high level overview of the system's functionality, together with a list of the key benefits and features.

We recommend you read this before the user guide and administrative guide to understand the full power of SpiraTest®.

Learn how you can manage project requirements, execute tests, and track defects from within one application.

SpiraTest Overview Presentation
Provides a high level overview of the system's functionality, a list of the key benefits and features as well as description of the typical process you should use when using SpiraTest for the first time on a new project.
SpiraTest Documentation Site
This is the home page of the core SpiraTest documentation website. All of the other documents listed below are now hosted on this website as specific sections.
SpiraTest Quick Start Guide
Introductory guide that walks you through how to start using the system. It describes how to create requirements, test cases, execute tests and log defects.
SpiraTest User Manual
Contains detailed information on all aspects of using the software. This document is intended for all users of the software.
SpiraTest Administration and Installation Guide
Contains detailed instructions for easily installing the software as well as an authoritative reference for administering the system once up and running.
SpiraTest v7.x Release Notes
This outlines what issues have been addressed in the various releases of v6.x, and what new features have been added.
SpiraTest v6.x Release Notes
This outlines what issues have been addressed in the various releases of v6.x, and what new features have been added.
SpiraTest Development Roadmap
This roadmap document outlines the functionality currently planned for the next 3-4 releases of the system.
SpiraTest Feature Comparison
Looking to compare SpiraTest's features with other products on the market? This document compares the features in SpiraTest with many other popular test management and quality assurance solutions.
SpiraTest RemoteLaunch Overview Presentation
This presentation describes the role of automated testing in a quality assurance system. It also describes how to use SpiraTest in conjunction with Spira RemoteLaunch for managing the test automation process.
SpiraTest RemoteLaunch Automated Testing Integration Guide
This guide outlines how to use SpiraTest and Spira RemoteLaunch in conjunction with a variety of automated functional and performance/load testing tools. The systems currently supported include: TestComplete, QuickTestPro, Selenium, Squish, SmarteScript and Command-Line.
SpiraTest Automated Unit Testing Integration Guide
This guide outlines how to use SpiraTest in conjunction with a variety of automated unit testing tools. The systems currently supported include: NUnit, JUnit, TestNG, PyUnit, Ruby Test::Unit, Perl TAP and PHP unit testing frameworks.
SpiraTest Migration and Integration Guide
This guide describes how to import and export data from a variety of systems into SpiraTest. The systems currently supported include: HP Quality Center, Mercury TestDirector, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Project.
SpiraTest Help Desk Integration Guide
This guide outlines how to use SpiraTest in conjunction with other help desk systems such as ZenDesk. The intregrations allow you to log defects directly in SpiraTest from your help desk tickets.
SpiraTest Email Integration Guide
This guide outlines how to use SpiraTest in conjunction with your existing email system to scan inbound emails and either log new incidents in the system or add comments to existing artifacts.
SpiraTest IDE Integration Guide
This guide describes how to integrate SpiraTest with popular Integrated Development Environments (IDE) such as Eclipse / Mylyn and Microsoft Visual Studio. The integration allows developers to review their requirements and fix assigned incidents/defects directly in their IDE.
SpiraTest Requirements Management Integration Guide
This guide describes how to use SpiraTest with a variety of different external requirements management systems. The systems currently supported include: IBM Rational DOORS and RequisitePro, Sparx Enterprise Architect, and Jama Contour.
SpiraTest External Bug Tracking Integration Guide
This guide describes how to use SpiraTest with a variety of different external bug/issue tracking systems. The systems currently supported include: Atlassian JIRA, Fogbugz, Bugzilla, Microsoft Team Foundation Server and Mantis.
SpiraTest Build Server Integration Guide
This guide describes how to use SpiraTest with a variety of different continuous integration build servers. The systems currently supported include: Jenkins and Hudson.
SpiraTest High Availability and Backup & Recovery Information
This presentation outlines the different approaches to installing SpiraTest for maximum availability as well as recommendations for backing up and restoring the system in the event of a hardware/software failure.
SpiraTest API Documentation
This displays the online Application Programming Interface (API) documentation that describes the different REST and SOAP Web Service functions that are available for use in integrating SpiraTest with other systems.
SpiraTest SOAP API Documentation (v6.0)
This displays the online Application Programming Interface (API) documentation that describes the different SOAP Web Service functions that are available for use in integrating SpiraTest with other systems. Note: This link refers specifically to the v6.0 API.
SpiraTest REST API Documentation (v6.0)
This displays the online Application Programming Interface (API) documentation that describes the different REST Web Service functions that are available for use in integrating SpiraTest with other systems. Note: This link refers specifically to the v6.0 API.
SpiraTest Software Development Kit (SDK)
This zipfile contains sample Visual Studio 2010 C# projects for creating a test automation plugin for SpiraTest RemoteLaunch and a data-synchronization plugin for integrating SpiraTest with an external bug/issue-tracking system.

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