Hello Friends,

It's crucial role for every QA mates to manage the entire testing process. Testing process
according to ISTQB International Soft!are Testing Qualification Board" is...
#laning and control
Analysis and design
Implementation and e$ecution
%valuating e$it criteria and reporting
Test closure activity.
To manage entire testing process manually is very tedious tas& and specially for mid si'e
company it's also difficult to !or& on license version soft!are. (nless they use crac& version )"
Testing process *asically covers follo!ing ma+or elements Test plan, !riting test case, e$ecution
of test case, ,eporting *ugs in case if test case fail" "
So, I can say that !e need tool !hich automate test case management - Bug trac&ing process.
.uring my ,-. I come to &no! a*out TestLink ( http://www.teamst.org/ ) !hich has pac&age
for managing testing process.
Testlin& is open source Test /anagement and e$ecution system.
About Testlink :-
Test0in& is !e* *ased tool under the 1#0 license free to use".
2ollect and organi'e your test cases dynamically
Trac& results and metrics associated !ith test e$ecution
2apture and report details to assist you in conducting a more thorough testing process
2ustomi'e Test0in& to fit your re3uirements and processes. 4ou are not tied do!n *y any
proprietal solution.
Ta&e advantage of e$perience gained from hundreds of implementations completed for
customers around the !orld
Test0in& directly cooperates !ith Bug Trac&ing systems) Bug'illa , /antis, 5ira, Trac&#lus,
%ventum, Trac, Seapine, ,edmine

Here I am going mention installation steps for Testlin& for !indo!s operating system" and later
on !e !ill cooperates !ith matis www.mantisbt.org/ " a open source *ug trac&ing tools.
Here !e go...
1) .o!nload 6A/# Server from http)77!!!.!ampserver.com7en7do!nload.php"
8" Install 6A/# Server on your machine
continue....
9":o! do!nload latest version of Testlin& from ;.
http)77sourceforge.net7pro+ects7testlin&7files7Test0in&<8=>.?7testlin&@>.?.9.'ip7do!nload
A"%$tract rar file in specific drive.
B"2opy Ctestlin&D folder and paste it in follo!ing drive 2)E!ampE!!!"
F":o! type Chttp)77localhost7 in *ro!ser and hit enter *utton.Gerify that Ctestlin&D folder
!ill e$its under C4our #ro+ectD Sections
H":o! clic& on Testlin& lin&
?"Since !e are doing fresh installation , in that case clic& on C:e! InstallationD lin&
I"Here ne! installation !ill as& for .ata*ase login - Testlin& .B login
>="%nter CrootD as .ata*ase login and leave *lan& in data*ase pass!ord It's default username
and pass!ord for mys3l admin user"
>>"Testlin& .B credential are testlin&7testlin& (se can choose !hatever you !ant"
>8"2lic& on C#rocess Test0in& SetupJD *utton
>9"2lic& on chec& *o$ and clic& on #roceed *utton
>A":o! clic& on CTest0in& using login name)admin 7 pass!ord)admin K #lease 2lic& /eJ".D lin&.
>B"%nter admin7admin as 0ogin :ame and #ass!ord