Tuesday February 9th, 2010
4:30 - 7:00 pm

 Refreshments Sponsored by Paladin Consulting

Meeting Location:

Paladin Consulting
3010 LBJ Freeway, 12^th Floor
Dallas, TX   75234

 Paladin is located on the south side of LBJ 635 between Webb Chapel Rd. and Josey Lane.   

1. From LBJ 635, exit Webb Chapel and drive south to Forest Lane. 

2. Turn right (west) on to Forest Lane.

3. Turn right into the driveway (3010 and 3030 LBJ Freeway) the ClubCorp building.

4. Park at visitor parking in-between the 2 high rise buildings or on the first floor of the garage.

5. Our conference room / training center is in building 3010 (building on the west side)

6. A representative will be waiting to let you up to the 12^th floor.

 

Topics / Speakers: 

 1. QTP: Using LoadAndRunAction to Efficiently use Batch Resources

Doug Matzke, Ph.D., VP of Sales, Interoperate  

Synopsis: Typically the batch framework flow in WinRunner controls running small subsets of the overall large test suite. The historical way these were implemented in WinRunner was to use call_close with a dynamic list of script names. The efficient run time performance of call_close in WinRunner can be replicated in QTP by using LoadAndRunAction statement in QTP because then the scripts are only loaded when actually used rather than as a long list of static resources. This presentation shows how to organize your batch lists and mapping tables (action names vs script names) to emulate in QTP the efficient/lazy batch resource usage of call_close. We discuss how to deal with script/action arguments and will present performance advantages of this approach.

 

2. Having Your Cake and Eating it too – Tips on Test Script and Test Set Organization in Quality Center

 Ryan Wiersema

QA Engineer, Aviall Services, Inc.

 
Synopsis: Should you make numerous calls to template tests?  Is it better to organize scripts in a modular or functional structure?  Do you like cake?  Do you like to not only have your cake, but eat it too?  If you have struggled with these questions in your organization, this presentation will provide a lively forum discussing and presenting solutions.  Helpful tips utilizing a common analogy to suggest a module to organize test scripts and test sets within Quality Center Test Plan and Test Lab modules will be presented.  Who knows, there might even be cake.

Brief Biography: Ryan Wiersema, QA Engineer, Aviall Services, Inc.
Beginning in the information services world as a junior developer following graduate school in 1996, he transitioned into the realm of quality control and quality assurance.  In this realm, Ryan has produced and led test automation implementations, functioned as lead on numerous projects involving manual and automated testing, and provided assistance to management.  Ryan has taught for the Dallas Community College District as an adjunct faculty and currently is a Lead Faculty of Business at Le Tourneau University, teaching in an adjunct capacity.  Ryan also is the Technical / Program Chair of the DFWMUG and is active in various professional organizations.

 

Agenda:

§         4:30 - 4:45    Welcome & Announcements

§         4:45 - 5:00    Group Introductions

§         5:00 - 5:45    Presentation #1

§         5:45 - 6:15    Break for Networking & Refreshments

§         6:15 - 6:45    Presentation #2

§         6:45 - 7:00    Break for Networking & Refreshments

 
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