User Guide

This user guide describes how to use the VERA for ALM application. It provides descriptive and step-by-step guidance to help you work with the application.

• VERA Basics
  • VERA Roles
  • VERA Action Menu / Go Button
  • Interacting with Entities
  • Workflow Transitions
  • Smart Copy / Smart Paste
  • Smart Delete
  • Reassign Tasks (Administrator)
  • Disabled QC_ALM Commands
• Electronic Record Approvals
  • Routing Records for Approval
  • Completing Approval Tasks
  • Withdrawing Approval Routes
  • Approval Route Information
  • Email Notifications
• VERA Workflow
  • Requirement Workflow
  • Requirement Workflow – Risk Scenario
  • Test Workflow
  • Test Set Workflow – without approval (GxP = N)
  • Test Set Workflow – with approval (GxP = Y)
  • Test Run Workflow
  • Defect Workflow
• Requirements
  • Create Requirements
  • Move Requirements
  • Start Approval Routes in Requirements module
  • Withdraw Approval Routes in Requirements module
  • Cancel Requirements
  • Uncancel Requirements
  • Smart Delete in Requirements module
  • Revise Requirements
  • Obsolete Requirements
  • Un-Obsolete Requirements
  • Defer Requirements
  • Un-Defer Requirements
• Risk Assessments
  • Risk Scenarios
  • Functional Risk Assessments
• Test Plan
  • Create Tests
  • Move Tests
  • Start Pre-Execution Approval Routes
  • Withdraw Pre-Execution Approval Routes
  • Cancel Tests
  • Uncancel Tests
  • Smart Delete in Test Plan module
  • Revise Tests
  • Obsolete Tests
  • Un-Obsolete Tests
• Test Sets
  • Create Test Sets
  • Move Test Sets
  • Add Remove Tests
  • Dry Run Tests
  • Start Test Sets
  • Complete Test Sets
  • Revise Test Sets
  • Cancel Test Sets
  • Uncancel Test Sets
  • Obsolete Test Sets
  • Un-Obsolete Test Sets
  • Smart Delete in Test Lab module
• Test Sets with Test Protocol Approval Process
  • Start Test Set Pre-Execution Approval Routes
  • Withdraw Test Set Pre-Execution Approval Routes
  • Start Post-Execution Approval Route(s)
  • Withdraw Test Set Post-Execution Approval Routes
• Test Execution
  • Run Test
  • Continue Run
  • Execute Step
  • Modify Run Step Execution Status and Actual Result
  • Modify Run Step Attachments
  • Modify Run Execution Status
  • Start Post Execution Approval Routes
  • Run Attachment Information
  • Withdraw Post Execution Approval Routes
  • Cancel Test Runs
  • Uncancel Test Runs
• Defects
  • Create Defects
  • Defer Defects
  • Edit an Existing Defect
  • Open Investigation
  • Start Verification
  • Reset to New
  • Close Defect
  • Reopen Defect
  • Start Approval Routes in Defect module
  • Withdraw Approval Routes in Defects module
• Attachment History
• Verify Electronic Signatures
  • Using the Signature Verification Utility
  • Troubleshooting Signature Verification Errors
• VERA User Permissions in QC/ALM
  • Author Roles
  • Approver Roles
  • Manager Roles
  • Administrator Roles