TestLink

Infobox Software
name = TestLink

developer = [http://www.teamst.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=31 TestLink Community]
operating_system = Any
platform = PHP
license = GPL v2
genre = Project management
website = [http://www.teamst.org www.teamst.org]

TestLink is a Web-based Test management and software testing execution tool. The tool includes reporting and requirements tracking and cooperates with well-known bug tracking systems. The community project is Open Source under the GPL license.

Main features

* Products tested in Test Plans, according to Standard testing procedures. See IEEE 829.
* Users have defined roles (for example: Leader, Tester, Guest)
* Test cases organized in a hierarchical structure and holds traceable history
* Keyword support, allowing greater depth in test organization
* Testing prioritization, tester-specific assignment, and milestone definitions
* Reporting and test metrics
* Documentation export to HTML, MS Word and MS Excel
* Direct e-mailing of reports from the tool
* Localisation and internationalization (into English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Czech, etc.)
* Direct collaboration with bug tracking systems
* Requirements-based testing (include SRS repository)
* SOAP API for collaboration with functional testing tools

System Requirements

* Browser: Firefox 1.0 or higher, or IE 6 ("not" IE 7)¹
* Database: MySQL 4.1.x and higher; Postgres 8.x and higher; or MS SQL 2000 and higher (experimental)
* Scripting Language: PHP 5.0 or higher (at least 5.2 is recommended)
* Web server: (Apache 1.3.x or 2.x and higher, IIS 3 and higher)
* Bug Tracking System "(optional)": Bugzilla 0.19.1 and higher, Mantis 1.0.1 and higher, JIRA 3.1.1 and higher, TrackPlus 3.3 and higher, Eventum 2.0 and higher, or Trac 0.10 and higher [According to TestLink's documentation, "Generally any other browser should work if it suports [sic] javascript, XHTML and CSS" [http://testlink.sourceforge.net/docs/testLink.php] ]

Other Tools

One of the most important aspects of software development is problem tracking. TestLink has a direct interface into several well-known bug tracking systems:
* Bugzilla
* Mantis Bugtracker
* Trac
* JIRA
* TRACKPLUS
* EVENTUM
* SEAPINE

TestLink's generalized design allows it to easily integrate with other tools.

See also

* List of project management software
* Test management
* Comparison of ticket-tracking systems

References

External links

* [http://www.teamst.org/ Official Project home page]
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=90976 SourceForge project page]