Requirements Management
Reconcile is an enterprise-wide requirements management
solution that helps IT organizations deliver applications that meet
business expectations. Reconcile is fully integrated with
TrackRecord, Compuware’s change request management tool, and
QADirector, Compuware’s test management solution. Working
together, these products help you manage your project’s
development from conception through delivery.
Reconcile provides a flexible and easy-to-use requirements model.
Pre-defined requirement types are available and easily modified by
project. New requirements can be added and configured using
Reconcile’s intuitive MS Word-based interface. With Reconcile,
your team can immediately begin to implement — and benefit
from — a structured requirements management process.
Release 1.0 Features
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Powerful Requirements Management
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Traceability
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Impact Analysis
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Intuitive User Interface
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Flexible Repository
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Supports Multiple Databases
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Provides Various Security Settings
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Integration with TrackRecord and QADirector
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Customizable Reports
Reconcile 1.0
Requirements Management
Reconcile provides the ability to create, crossreference, and communicate application
requirements and their changes. It provides
document, report, hierarchical, and Web-based
access to the requirements.
Reconcile’s powerful and flexible management
abilities include:
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Creating new requirements and importing
existing requirements documents in MS Word
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Defining and tracking new requirement types
(defaults include business, functional, and
testing requirements)
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Defining (and associating pre-defined)
attributes and characteristics, such as priority
and requirement source, to each requirement
Tracking requirement changes and their
impact, as well as tracking the status of each
requirement.
Intuitive User Interface
Easy-to-use interface features make identifying and
communicating requirements intuitive and efficient.
Reconcile embeds icons within a document to
represent project requirements, so you can locate
and identify requirements at a glance.
You can take advantage of a familiar browser
interface when distributing project requirements.
Reconcile automatically reports requirements by
generating an internal Web site to publish the
current set of requirements for each project. Each
published document contains links to the details for
each requirement, allowing team members to
quickly access additional information.
Figure 1: The Reconcile interface makes
requirements easy to identify
Flexible Repository
Reconcile is delivered with MS Access but supports
MS SQL Server databases. Anyone can use the
repository at any point; administrators choose who
can access the documents and what levels of
permission they have. If preferred, you can store the
Reconcile information in the QARun or QADirector
database.
Integrations
Reconcile goes beyond basic requirement
management by integrating requirement data with
change request management (TrackRecord) and test
management (QADirector) tools. This integration
traces the requirements of the project through all
activities in the project’s life, not just during the
development effort.
Release Announcement
QADirector: The integration between QADirector
and Reconcile helps ensure a quality process by
validating tests against requirements, making sure
original requirements were met. Test requirements
created in Reconcile can be used to automatically
generate or update a QADirector automated test
suite. Pass and fail results from the test are
synchronized with Reconcile.
TrackRecord: Allows you to create a defect from
within Reconcile and associate the defect with a
specific requirement.
Customizable Reports
Reconcile provides hierarchical viewing and
printing of requirements. You can also create new
reports graphically. Tabular views of requirements
can have sort/filter capabilities on each
column/attribute. Among the many other test
reports, Reconcile also provides requirements
coverage reporting.
All reports are saved in the database and can be
published to the Web site. Reports saved with a
filter or sort criteria applied will be published to the
Web with that criteria in force.
System Requirements
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PC with Pentium class processor
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Minimum 32-MB RAM
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20-MB available hard-drive space
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Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or
Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3)
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Microsoft Word 97 or Microsoft Word 2000
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Optional for Web Server: Microsoft Internet
Information Server (IIS) 2.0 or above, or
Microsoft Peer Web Services
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Optional for Web Browser: Internet Explorer
4.x/5.x or Netscape 4.x/5.
The QACenter Suite
Reconcile is an integral part of Compuware’s
QACenter suite of automated testing and test
management tools. In addition to Reconcile, the
QACenter suite includes:
· TestPartner — Tests web-based and Windowsbased applications that use Microsoft
Technologies.
· QARun—Creates and executes client/server
application tests and analyzes their results.
· QALoad — Creates and executes load and stress
tests for client/server middleware.
· QADirector — Manages client/server and
mainframe testing processes across the
enterprise.
· Interval — Captures end-user transaction data
and compares the data to established service
levels.
· WebCheck — Automatically scans web sites for
potential problems.
· TrackRecord — Change request management
system.
· QAHiperstation — Tests VTAM- and APPCbased applications.
· QAHiperstation+ — Provides an intuitive,
graphical user interface for QAHiperstation,
allowing users to test host-based applications
from the desktop.
· QABatch — Provides an automated testing
solution for MVS batch applications.
Reconcile 1.0
THE COMPUWARE ADVANTAGE
With thousands of successful implementations
worldwide, Compuware’s automated testing
solutions are an industry standard. We deliver
sophisticated tools that address your testing
requirements in the mainframe, workstation, and
client/server environments.
QABatch, QACenter, QADirector, QAHiperstation,
QAHiperstation+, QALoad, QARun, Reconcile, Interval,
TrackRecord, TestPartner, and WebCheck are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Compuware Corporation.
All other company and product names are trademarks of their
respective owners.
Doc. CWMDAX1A
October 9, 2000