Author Roles

Role	Description	ALM Module(s)	Action(s) (Boldfaced action names are found in the VERA Action Menu.)
General User	Refers to all users in the QC/ALM project, except for users explicitly configured as "View Only" users.	Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Test Runs, Defects	Standard Actions Create defects Update own defects Link a defect to a requirement, risk scenario, test, test set, or test run Add a comment to a requirement, risk scenario, test, test run, or defect Create private reports Create private favorite views Create private dashboards Compare baselines
Requirement Author	Creates and maintains requirement folders, requirements, and risk scenarios* In standard QC/ALM, a requirement folder is a requirement with a Requirement Type of Folder In QC/ALM configured for VERA, a risk scenario is a requirement with a Requirement Type of Risk Scenario	Requirements	Standard Actions Create/update folders, requirements, and risk scenarios Move folders, requirements, and risk scenarios Add/remove test coverage to requirements and risk scenarios Create/update traceability between folders, requirements, and risk scenarios Associate folders, requirements, and risk scenarios to releases/cycles. VERA Actions Calculate Risk Reassess Risk Start Approval Route(s) for requirements and risk scenarios Withdraw Approval Route(s) for requirements and risk scenarios Cancel or Uncancel requirements and risk scenarios Smart Copy and Smart Paste folders, requirements, and risk scenarios Smart Delete folders, requirements, and risk scenarios Electronically sign requirements and risk scenarios as an author/submitter (Content Originator)
Test Designer	Creates and maintains test folders and tests	Test Plan	Standard Actions Create/update test folders and tests Move test folders and tests Add/remove test coverage to requirements and risk scenarios VERA Actions Start Approval Route(s) for tests Withdraw Approval Route(s) for tests Cancel or Uncancel tests Smart Copy and Smart Paste test folders and tests Smart Delete test folders and tests Electronically sign tests as an author/submitter (Content Originator)
Test Set Designer	Creates and maintains test set folders and test sets	Test Lab	Standard Actions Create/update test set folders and test sets Add/remove test instances Move test set folders and test sets Associate a test set folder to a cycle VERA Actions Start Test Set(s) Dry Run Test Set(s) Revise Test Set(s) Complete Test Set(s) Start Pre-Execution Approval Route(s) for test sets Withdraw Pre-Execution Approval Route(s) for test sets Start Post-Execution Approval Route(s) for test sets Withdraw Post-Execution Approval Route(s) for test sets Cancel or Uncancel test sets Obsolete or Un-Obsolete test sets Smart Copy and Smart Paste test set folders and test sets Smart Delete test set folders and test sets Electronically sign test sets as an author/submitter (Content Originator)
Tester	Executes tests and assists with defect investigations	Test Lab, Test Runs, Defects	Standard Actions Execute formal test runs Execute informal (dry run) test runs Continue manual runs Update others' defects VERA Actions Modify run step status and actual results (with change auditing) Update test run execution status (with change auditing) Start Approval Route(s) for test runs Withdraw Approval Route(s) for test runs Cancel or Uncancel test runs Electronically sign test runs as a tester Update defects* Open Investigation for defects* Start Verification for defects* Start Approval Route(s) for defects* Withdraw Approval Route(s) for defects* *Includes defects submitted by other users, not just their own.