Introduction
If you have configured DTP to integrate with an external system using CSV files (see Configuring Integration with Other External Systems), you can add widgets to your dashboard to monitor traceability from your requirements in an external system to test results in Parasoft DTP system for your project. DTP reads these requirements from a CSV file generated from your external system and uploaded to a pre-configured location. The widgets also drill down to a report that includes additional details. This artifact is shipped with the Parasoft Traceability Pack.
Adding and Configuring the Widgets
The widgets will appear in a separate Traceability category when adding widgets to your DTP dashboard. See Adding Widgets for general instructions on adding widgets.
You can configure the following settings:
| Title | You can enter a new title to replace the default title that appears on the dashboard. |
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| Filter | Choose Dashboard Settings to use the dashboard filter or choose a filter from the menu. See Configuring Filters for additional information about filters. |
| Target Build | This should be set to the build ID you executed the tests and code analysis under. You can use the build specified in the dashboard settings, the latest build, or a specific build from the menu. Also see Configuring Dashboard Settings. |
| Type | Choose Tests, Violations, or Reviews. Applicable to the CSV Requirements - Pie widget only. |
| CSV Project | Choose the CSV project to associate with this widget. The projects available in this menu are determined by the project mapping done when DTP was configured for your external system. |
Requirements Widget
This widget shows the number of requirements read from the specified CSV file exported from your external system project.
Click on the widget to open the Requirement Traceability report.
Test Coverage Widget
This widget shows the percentage of the external system requirements covered by tests in Parasoft DTP against all requirements in the external system project.
Click the center of the widget to open the main Requirement Traceability report.
The colored-in segment represents the requirements covered by tests. Click on the segment to open the Requirement Traceability report filtered to the With Tests category.
Pie Widget
Unit testing, functional testing, static analysis, and peer reviews are common activities for verifying that requirements have been properly and thoroughly implemented. This widget shows the overall status of the external system project requirements in the context of those software quality activities in Parasoft DTP. You can add a widget for each type of quality activity (tests, static analysis violations, reviews) to monitor the progress of requirements implementation for the project.
Mouse over a section of the chart to view details about quality activity type status. Click on the widget to open the Requirement Traceability report filtered by the selected type.
Understanding the Requirement Traceability Report
The report lists the external system requirements provided in CSV file and data associated with them in Parasoft DTP.
You can filter the report by type using the options in the Type menu. Enable or disable Show files/reviews to show or hide those columns. Click on a link in the Key column to go to the requirement URL defined for that requirement.
