TestLink – Open Source Test Management

Module 1: TestLink Introduction

• Features, limitations, and target audience
• vs commercial tools: open-source trade-offs
• Architecture: PHP application with MySQL
• Installation: server requirements and process
• Initial configuration and customisation options
• Interface navigation and key modules

Module 2: Project & Test Suite Setup

• Creating TestLink projects and settings
• Test suites: hierarchical organisation
• Nested suites for large repositories
• Custom fields for project-specific metadata
• Import from CSV and XML
• Naming conventions and organisation standards

Module 3: Test Case Creation

• Test case anatomy: summary, preconditions, steps
• Priorities, importance levels, and keywords
• Attachments: screenshots and documents
• Version tracking and change history
• Copying and moving test cases
• Bulk operations for large suites

Module 4: Requirements Specification

• Requirements suites and requirements
• Requirement types and custom fields
• Linking requirements to test cases
• Coverage matrix: requirement to test mapping
• Uncovered requirements report
• CSV import for requirements

Module 5: Test Plans & Execution

• Milestone-based test planning in TestLink
• Adding test cases to test plans
• Builds: release versions within plans
• Assigning test cases to testers
• Executing: pass, fail, blocked, not run
• Bulk result recording for rapid updates

Module 6: Reporting

• Test case documentation report
• Test plan summary and coverage
• Requirement coverage report
• Execution report by build and tester
• Charts: pie and bar status distribution
• Custom SQL reports for advanced querying

Module 7: Issue Tracker Integration

• Bugzilla, Jira, and Mantis integration
• Creating issues from TestLink failures
• Generic tracker via XML/RPC API
• Defect workflow management in TestLink
• Status synchronisation with issue resolution
• Multi-tracker configuration options

Module 8: Administration & Best Practices

• User management and project permissions
• XML/RPC API for automation integration
• Selenium result posting to TestLink
• Backup, recovery, and upgrade process
• Version management strategies
• Best practices for sustainable open-source TM

Our TestLink instructors are open-source advocates who have implemented TestLink for universities, startups, and non-profits where commercial licensing is not feasible. They bring PHP and MySQL administration knowledge alongside practical guidance on maximising TestLink's capabilities and knowing when to graduate to a commercial tool.