JIRA Query to find the list of issues updated in a month
As a process, we need to make an effort variance report every month for all the applications tested b y our team. We use JIRA to log the efforts for…
Find the RSS Feed URL for a web page
Well, it's nothing new, but still, below are the steps to find the RSS feed URL of a webpage (website, blog, or any particular post/page).1. Navigate to the website2. Right…
Smoke Testing and Sanity Testing
Apart from similar names, Smoke Test and Sanity Test, both aims at reducing testing efforts. No doubt they are confused for each other. Smoke TestingSmoke Testing is the very basic…
Regression Testing and Retesting
Difference between Regression Testing and Retesting is another one of the most frequently asked question in Software Testing interviews. So, a very straight forward and crisp answer would be –…
Quality Center(QC) Site Admin Error: [Mercury][Oracle JDBC Driver][Oracle]ORA-28000: the account is locked
Yesterday, while performing some activities in Quality Center Site Admin, I got following error on one of the projects.Messages:Failed to Get Users In Project;Failed to get users of project id…
Principles of Software Testing
Following are the seven principles of Software Testing as per ISTQB syllabus. The principles are very basic and if remembered, may prove very-very useful and sometimes help in resolving misconceptions.…
Software Testing – Myths and Facts
“Software Testing is relatively new” – I get irritated whenever I hear or read this. As if before the term, software’s being developed were not tested. Oh, I used the…
Mercury Screen Recorder: MSR or HP Screen Recorder
Mercury Screen Recorder or HP Screen Recorder is an add-on provided by HP Quality Center/ALM which enables users to capture movies of events on their PC/screen. The users can use…
Quality Assurance and Quality Control – QA Vs QC
Before I jump into the title of this post, I would like to touch upon the base term – ‘Quality’.If I look into oxford dictionary as a layman, I get…
Toastmasters – Project#5 – YOUR BODY SPEAKS – An Evening at DDA Sports Complex
Project 5: YOUR BODY SPEAKSUse stance, movement, gestures, facial expressions and eye contact to express your message and achieve your speech's purpose. Make your body language smooth and natural. TIME:…