Dragonfly is a robust and flexible plugin designed to seamlessly integrate SmartBear's ReadyAPI with HP ALM (Application Lifecycle Management. This integration streamlines the testing process by enabling efficient synchronization between API testing and test management tools, thereby enhancing productivity and ensuring real-time updates.
Key Features and Functionality:
- One-Click Sync: Effortlessly export test suites and test cases from ReadyAPI to HP ALM's Test Plan with a single action, eliminating the need for complex scripts or manual interventions.
- Real-Time Updates: Automatically capture and transmit test results, including statuses, step details, and logs, from ReadyAPI to HP ALM immediately after each test case execution.
- Requirements and Test Case Mapping: Link ReadyAPI tests to existing tests and requirements in HP ALM, providing comprehensive visibility into project health and facilitating collaboration between test analysts and automation engineers.
- Multi-Mode Execution: Execute tests directly within ReadyAPI, or through continuous integration tools like Jenkins, TeamCity, and Bamboo, as well as schedule them within HP ALM Test Sets.
- Comprehensive Compatibility: Dragonfly supports all versions of ReadyAPI and HP ALM, ensuring seamless integration across different environments.
- Customization and Flexibility: Tailor the integration to specific workflows by mapping HP ALM custom fields to ReadyAPI tests and adjusting connection and export settings as needed.
Primary Value and User Solutions:
Dragonfly addresses the challenge of integrating API testing with test management by providing a seamless bridge between ReadyAPI and HP ALM. This integration eliminates the need for manual data transfers, reduces errors, and enhances collaboration among development and testing teams. By automating the synchronization of test cases and results, Dragonfly significantly boosts testing productivity, ensures real-time visibility into test outcomes, and supports informed decision-making throughout the software development lifecycle.