May 13th, 2015 by inflectra
Data migration Import Test management Requirements management
In parts 1 & 2, we looked at the pitfalls associated with moving requirements or test information stored in a document to a record-oriented, specialized tool. The potential problems highlighted were:
In this conclusion we shall see that migration to a test management or requirements management tool can be easier than it might seem initially.
Inflectra offers a flexible combination of tools for test management, quality assurance, requirements management, defect tracking, scheduling, planning and resource tracking. SpiraTest®, SpiraPlan® and SpiraTeam®, (the latter being a combination of SpiraTest and SpiraPlan capabilities) all offer simple and effective ways to import data from a multitude of other formats including MS-Word and MS-Excel. Simple add-on installers can be downloaded to let the user manage the migration from Word or Excel directly.
MS-Word is probably the most popular requirements management tool being used today. The problem, of course, is that it’s probably the worst requirements management tool being used today.
As a Word processor, MS-Word probably has few equals, but requirements management and test management are about more than just word manipulation and so Inflectra offers flexible methods of extracting requirements and test cases from MS-Word. Migration capabilities include:
Data in a spreadsheet is more easily delineated, allowing for a more powerful import. MS-Excel importer capabilities include:
Of course, it is easier to start with specialized tools in the first place, but not everyone has that luxury. For those who have adopted a specialized tool and are faced with the data migration task, success requires an awareness of the pitfalls and the assistance of strong tool support.
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