Exam Preparation Guide Advanced HP Application Lifecycle Management 12.x.Software Exam description This exam tests that you can support all phases of the quality and test management process with HPE ALM 12.x Software. This includes how to define releases, specify requirements, plan tests, implement tests, track defects, and issue reports. The exam also assesses your knowledge of more advanced topics such as: HP ALM integrations and extensions HP Sprinter ALM Dashboard Reports and Data Management Business Views Business Process Models Ideal candidate for this exam Typical candidate is a quality assurance engineer, quality tester project manager, quality assurance lead or other ALM users responsible for managing quality information throughout the development cycle. The exam is intended for technical personnel who Exam ID Exam type Exam duration Exam length Passing score 60% HP0-M215P Performance based 2 hours 30 minutes 75 questions Delivery languages English Register for this Exam You need an HPE Learner ID and a Pearson VUE login and password. No reference material is allowed at the testing site. This exam may contain beta test items for experimental purposes. During the exam, you can make comments about the exam items. We welcome these comments as part of our continuous improvement process. use, demonstrate, perform Proof of Concept and implement, configure, and manage HPE ALM under supervision of a senior consultant. Exam contents This exam has 75 questions. Here are types of questions to expect: Multiple choice (multiple responses) Multiple choice (single response) Advice to help you take this exam Complete the training and review all course materials and documents before you take the exam. Exam items are based on expected knowledge acquired from job experience, an expected level of industry standard knowledge, or other prerequisites (events, supplemental materials, etc.). Successful completion of the course alone does not ensure you will pass the exam. Read this HPE Exam Preparation Guide and follow its recommendations. Objectives This exam validates that you can: Sections/Objectives 16% Installation / Upgrade / Integrations: Identify architecture and server configuration tasks and components Understand how to upgrade QC/ALM and projects from previous versions Understand the various ALM integrations available and high level requirements for setup/installation Understand the difference between the various editions of ALM, and which functionalities belong to each edition
Sections/Objectives 12% Configure Administrative Settings: Create and manage domains and projects in QC Create and manage QC projects and users Configure QC servers, and configuration parameters and licenses 9% Customize the Quality Center Project and ALM Template Project: Differentiate between template and project level customization; understand the management of template project customization changes (and suspension of changes) Workflow programming for AC to customize the project Use Open Test architecture 13% Describe the Interaction between the Releases, Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, and Defects Modules: Understand how all ALM entities function and relate (i.e., trace to each other), and the impact of updating or removing an entity (e.g., release, cycle, regulations, tests, executions, defects, attachments, etc.) Understand utilization, troubleshooting, and limitations of the Microsoft Word / Excel import utility for all possible ALM entities Know all default out-of-box values for each entity, as well as views available for each module, including traceability matrix; understand fully the benefits of each view Understand how to fully customize Risk Based Quality Management 12% Use Available Reporting Tools: Project template report customization Business view Microsoft Excel reports Microsoft Excel reports, post processing scripts; QC configuration parameter to control database command relating to ALM usage Scorecard usage and custom KPI creation All other out-of-box reporting solutions 19% Utilize and Manage Versioning, Baselines, and Libraries: Best practice usage of library and baselines in QC, including importing / synchronizing / entities involved Viewing and comparing baseline history and entities Understand the impacts and usage of pinning a test set to a baseline Identify which entities can be version controlled, which fields cannot be version controlled; how VC functionality works; impacts of upgrading ALM projects without checking in entities; and recovery from that 7% Web Client: Understand all functionalities and limitations How and why you would disable access How to customize using business rules 4% HP Sprinter for Manual Tests: Understand all functionalities related to using HP Sprinter 8% Troubleshooting: Troubleshooting techniques of QC Service When to enable to various logging levels Database connectivity and error message troubleshooting Sample questions Sample questions Sample questions are a preview of what you can expect on the actual exam. They help you become familiar with the exam format and complexity. These sample questions are similar to actual exam questions, but do not actually appear on the exam.
1. Which versions can be upgraded directly to ALM 12.20? (Select two.) a. 9.3 b. 10.00 c. 10.5 d. 11.00 e. 11.52 2. What are valid methods for creating a project in Site Administration? (Select three.) a. Create and upgrade a project by importing a.qcp file from an existing project created in an earlier version. b. Create a project from a template. c. Create a project by copying data from an existing project. d. Create and upgrade a project by importing a project from an earlier version. e. Create the project using REST API. 3. What are architectural components of HP Application Lifecycle Management? (Select three.) a. Client b. Application Server c. Defect Manager d. Database Server e. Test Center f. Resource Adapter g. Session Manager 4. What are the requirements when designing a Project Report using History Templates? (Select two.) a. To display History information in project reports, section templates must include History merge fields. b. History templates can only be in the Full-page format. c. History template cell rows must begin with Data Start and Data End merge fields. d. History templates can only be in tabular format. e. A history template will list selected fields vertically across multiple lines. 5. Which statement is true when version control is turned off after having been turned on? a. The audit trail history is lost. b. Items that are checked out will revert to their pre-checked out state. c. When version control is turned back on, all version information is retained. d. Items that are checked out will automatically check in as the current object state. 6. Which components should you check if the QC Service will not start? (Select three.) a. Site Administration password changed b. memory available on server c. ALM Project schema corruption d. ALM service account password changed e. ALM database availability 7. What should you do for all version control projects before upgrading a project? a. Disable versioning. b. Make a copy. c. Check in all checked out entities. d. Make note of all checked out entities. 8. Due to the complexity and multiple meeting points in sequential development projects, what is the typical maximum number of projects and development teams used in parallel development?
a. two projects/development teams b. four projects/development teams c. six projects/development teams d. ten projects/development teams 9. Refer to the exhibit. What information will be added to the library for the selected folder? (Select two.) a. Requirement Linkage b. Test Execution c. Run Reports d. Test Cases e. Attachments f. Test Steps Answers This section provides answers to and references for the sample questions. 1. Which versions can be upgraded directly to ALM 12.20? (Select two.) a. 9.3 b. 10.00 c. 10.5 d. 11.00 e. 11.52 2. What are valid methods for creating a project in Site Administration? (Select three.) a. Create and upgrade a project by importing a.qcp file from an existing project created in an earlier version. b. Create a project from a template. c. Create a project by copying data from an existing project. d. Create and upgrade a project by importing a project from an earlier version. e. Create the project using REST API. 3. What are architectural components of HP Application Lifecycle Management? (Select three.) a. Client b. Application Server c. Defect Manager d. Database Server
e. Test Center f. Resource Adapter g. Session Manager 4. What are the requirements when designing a Project Report using History Templates? (Select two.) a. To display History information in project reports, section templates must include History merge fields. b. History templates can only be in the Full-page format. c. History template cell rows must begin with Data Start and Data End merge fields. d. History templates can only be in tabular format. e. A history template will list selected fields vertically across multiple lines. 5. Which statement is true when version control is turned off after having been turned on? a. The audit trail history is lost. b. Items that are checked out will revert to their pre-checked out state. c. When version control is turned back on, all version information is retained. d. Items that are checked out will automatically check in as the current object state. 6. Which components should you check if the QC Service will not start? (Select three.) a. Site Administration password changed b. memory available on server c. ALM Project schema corruption d. ALM service account password changed e. ALM database availability 7. What should you do for all version control projects before upgrading a project? a. Disable versioning. b. Make a copy. c. Check in all checked out entities. d. Make note of all checked out entities. 8. Due to the complexity and multiple meeting points in sequential development projects, what is the typical maximum number of projects and development teams used in parallel development? a. two projects/development teams b. four projects/development teams c. six projects/development teams d. ten projects/development teams 9. Refer to the exhibit. What information will be added to the library for the selected folder? (Select two.)
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