1. HP ALM
Defects Module
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2. AGENDA
The Defect Module Window
Adjusting Columns
Filters
Favorites
Searching for Defects
Indicator Columns
Attachments
History

3. AGENDA
Add Defect Link – will be covered later
Modify Defect Link – will be covered later
Remove Defect Link – will be covered later

4. The Defect Module Window

5. Defect Module Window
Different parts of the window

6. Defect Module Window The Menu Bar
The Defects menu - contains commands that enable you to add, go to, mail, print, and export defects, as well as view defect details.
The Edit menu - contains commands that enable you to copy, paste, or delete defects, find and replace field values, search defects, update selected defects, and find similar defects or text. You can also view and clear alerts for defects and flag defects for follow‐ups.
The View menu - contains commands that enable you to set the display in the Defects Grid.
The Favorites menu - contains commands that enable you to view a selected item in the Favorites list, add a Defects Grid view to your Favorites list, and organize the Favorites list.
The Analysis menu - contains commands that enable you to generate defect reports and graphs.

7. Defect Module Window
The Menu Bar - Defects

8. Defect Module Window
The Menu Bar - Edit

9. Defect Module Window
The Menu Bar - View

10. Defect Module Window
The Menu Bar - Favorites

11. Defect Module Window
The Menu Bar - Analysis

12. About the Defects Module
The Toolbar

13. Defect Module Window
Defect Tabs

14. Adjusting Columns

15. Adjusting Columns Allows you to remove fields not being used
Select column
Allows you to remove fields not being used
Adjust column / field order

16. Filters

17. Defect Module Window
The Grid Filter

18. Defect Module Window
The Filter Status

19. Enables you to filter and sort the defects in the grid.
Setting a Filter
Enables you to filter and sort the defects in the grid.
How to use Filter
Step 1) To perform filter operation
First check if there is any preexisting filter. If the status is 'NO Filter Defined' then the user has NOT currently seeing filtered data.
Click on ‘Set Filter Button'

20. Grid Filter
Step 2) The Filter dialog opens. Now Let us do a filter based on 'Severity'. Click on the 'Severity' field button as shown below.
Step 3) Upon clicking on the button, the 'Select Filter Condition' dialog opens up.
Select the condition based on which one has to filter.
The condition would be displayed in the condition field.
Click 'OK'

21. Setting a Filter
Step 4) The Filter dialog is displayed back to the user
With the selected 'Filter Condition' as shown below.
Click 'OK‘
Step 5) The Defect screen is displayed to the user
With the filtered data.
The Filter condition that is applied on the data.

22. Using The Grid Filter
The grid filter box under each column name, enables you to define
a filter condition for a column.
Type directly into the box to set the grid filter Or
1. Click in box to display the browse button
2. The Select Filter Condition dialog box.
3. Select the filter and click ok

23. Favorites

24. Favorites can be saved either private or public.
Using Favorites
Favorites in ALM behave the same way as that of "Bookmarks" on a web-browser.
Favorites allows user to save filter settings to view again with just a single click.
Favorites can be saved either private or public.
Private – The added Favorite is available only for the current user.
Public – The added Favorite is available across all project users.

25. Indicator Columns

26. Indicator Columns
The Indicator Columns

27. Searching for Defects

28. Searching for Defects
Searching for defects enables you to eliminate duplicate or similar defects in your project.
Find Similar Defects- Compares a selected defect with all other existing defects in your project. You can conduct a search for similar defects in the Defects Grid, or before submitting a new defect in the New Defect dialog box.
Find Similar Text- Compares a specific text string against all other existing defects in your project.
Text Search - Opens the text search pane in the lower part of the window enabling you to type keywords and search predefined fields.
Recommended Method
Using the Defects Grid – You can type in the One Line Summary and search for a keyword.

29. Adding and Modifying
a Defect

30. Adding New Defects TO ADD A NEW DEFECT:
To add a new defect – Click on the New Defect button
The New Defect dialog box opens.
Enter the relevant defect details. Note that a required field is displayed in red
Click Submit

31. Adding New Defects Select the defect to update
TO UPDATE A DEFECT
Select the defect to update
Select the defect you wish to update from the Defect Grid and either click on the defect ID or click on the defect details button.
The defect details window will open.
Add or modify the information for the defect details window.
Click Ok

32. New Defect Buttons

33. Attachments

34. This page enables you to add and manage attachments to ALM records.
Adding Attachments
From the new defect window
On the left side click on “Attachments”
Attachments Page
This page enables you to add and manage attachments to ALM records.
You can attach a file, URL, snapshot, items from the Clipboard, or system information.

35. Attachments
You can attach a file, url, snapshot, system info, or the clipboard to a Defect.

36. Use the built-in camera to add a snapshot
To Take a Snapshot
Use the built-in camera to add a snapshot

37. History

38. History
History
History allows you to view changes made to a defect for specific fields.
It shows you when the change was made, by whom, and what the old value was and the new value.

39. More Info

40. ALM is divided into Modules
The Different Parts of ALM
ALM is divided into Modules

41. Each module has a different view in ALM
The Different Parts of ALM
Each module has a different view in ALM

42. Sometimes you may need to adjust your view
Adjusting Your View
Sometimes you may need to adjust your view

43. Click on Customize under settings to change your password
How to Change Your Password
Click on Customize under settings to change your password