Glossary

Glossary for Rational ClearQuest
activity
A Rational ClearCase Unified Change Management (UCM) object that tracks the work required to complete a development task. An activity includes a text headline, which describes the task, and a change set, which identifies all versions that developers create or modify while working on the activity.
asset registry
A set of file locations that can be referenced from a test plan hierarchy.
change request
A request from a stakeholder to change an artifact or process.
configured test case
A test case that is used to run a test script for a specific test configuration.
defect
A type of change request that identifies an anomaly or flaw in a work product.
enhancement request
A change request for a new feature or functionality. (RUP)
filter
A criterion that includes or excludes records returned in a database query.
hook
A program that performs or triggers a specific task when a specified set of conditions exists.
iteration
The sequence of activities specified in a project plan to create a software product.
package
A set of definitions of schema components such as fields, form controls, states, and actions that can be applied to a schema to add a feature or functions.
query
A request to retrieve records that satisfy specific criteria from a database.
record
Information about a change request that is recorded in fields and stored in a Rational® ClearQuest® user database.
record type
The format for the data in a change request. This format consists of a state transition model, forms, and hooks.
report
In query management, the formatted data that results from running a query and applying a form to it. (In IBM DB)
schema
The complete description of the process model for one or more types of change request. This description includes the states and actions of the model, the structure of the data that can be stored about each change request, hook code or scripts that can be used to implement business rules, and the forms used to view and input information about each change request.
state
The status of a change request in a Rational ClearQuestuser database.
state transition
The change from one state to another.
system under test
A system, subsystem, or component that is being tested.
test asset
The information that is used to create, run, and evaluate tests. Test assets include plans, designs, test cases, test logs, and test reports.
test case
The inputs, execution conditions, and expected results that are used to evaluate an aspect of a system under test.
test configuration
A set of characteristics of the system that hosts the system under test. These characteristics affect the conditions for test execution and the evaluation of test results.
test plan
A set of test cases that defines an area of testing.
test suite
A set of test scripts that controls the sequence of execution and provides a log from which to determine test results.
verdict
The assessment of the performance of a system under test.


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