[Fedora QA] #152: Test Cases Management

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#152: Test Cases Management
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 Reporter:  rhe            |       Owner:  rhe      
     Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  major          |   Milestone:  Fedora 15
Component:  Wiki           |     Version:           
 Keywords:  retrospective  |  
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 = problem =

 We've been using mediawiki to manage tests and record results, though it's
 easy to approach, it has limitations such as managing, tracking and
 querying cases+results. So is it time for us to consider another solution
 such as TCMS?

 = analysis =

 Here I quoted the suggestion from Victer Chen:

 some advantages of TCMS:
  * Better to record, track and query test results,
  * Allow user focus on test contents instead of document maintenance.
  * Share test cases

 However, it couldn't be flexible as wiki. I think the most important
 things need balance are below:

 - Barriers
   Fedora should provide very low barriers. TCMS could be configured to
 allow anonymous user login and limit it's permission. Also, we can
 consider using fedora account to login TCMS.

 - Safety
   Wiki provides the ability to rollback content easily, while TCMS
 couldn't. What TCMS can do is recording all the history and allow user
 recovery it manually. But if we configure the permission well, it should
 not be a big problem.

 = enhancement recommendation =

 Work with TCMS team and package it to Fedora. Set up the system and use it
 in a small scale first. If it turns out good, enlarger the scale.

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