October 2015
This file contains important information about the NI Test Integration Adapter for IBM Rational Quality Manager, including system requirements, installation instructions, new features, and a partial list of bugs fixed.
Product Security and Critical Updates
Automating the Installation of NI Products
Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 8.1
The Test Integration Adapter provides a connection between IBM Rational Quality Manager and NI TestStand. The Test Integration Adapter uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) to communicate with IBM Rational Quality Manager and TestStand to control test systems.
The Test Integration Adapter has the following system requirements for the test computer.
| System Requirements | Recommended | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | — | Windows 8.1/7 (32-bit and 64-bit) |
| Processor | Pentium 4-M or equivalent | Pentium III, 1 GHz, or equivalent |
| Memory | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Hard Disk Space | — | 1 GB |
The following table lists the application software versions, including service packs, supported by the Test Integration Adapter.
| Application Software | Versions Supported by the Test Integration Adapter |
|---|---|
| TestStand | 2012 SP1 or later |
| IBM Rational Quality Manager | 4.0.x or later |
To use the Test Integration Adapter, you must install this software on both the test computer where TestStand runs and the server computer where you install IBM Rational Quality Manager. Complete the following instructions to install the Test Integration Adapter:
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The main window of the Test Integration Adapter includes the Console tab. The Console tab displays client status information, error messages, and warnings.
You can access the software and documentation known issues list online. Refer to the NI website for an up-to-date list of known issues in the Test Integration Adapter.
The following item is the ID and title of a subset of issues fixed in the Test Integration Adapter. This is not an exhaustive list of issues fixed in the current version of the Test Integration Adapter. If you have a CAR ID, you can search this list to validate that the issue has been fixed.
| ID | Fixed Issue |
|---|---|
| 552807 | Disabled TestStand popup windows that were halting automated runs of the Test Integration Adapter |
Refer to the NI website for a subset of issues fixed in the NI Test Integration Adapter for IBM Rational Quality Manager 3.0.
Refer to the NI Test Integration Adapter for IBM Rational Quality Manager Help, accessible by selecting Help»Test Integration Adapter Help from the Test Integration Adapter, for information about the Test Integration Adapter.
You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes. However, starting with the August 2012 releases (products using NI Installers version 3.1 or later), you may need to perform additional steps before or during a silent installation of NI software.
If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.0, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.0 separately before you install NI software.
For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to the following KnowledgeBase articles:
When you install NI software on Microsoft Windows 8.1, you will notice a few additional tiles in the Apps view, including shortcuts to NI application software products such as NI LabVIEW, Measurement & Automation Explorer (NI MAX), and NI Launcher.
NI Launcher helps you find and launch installed NI products. It provides you with a method of finding NI products similar to the Start menu in previous versions of Microsoft Windows. To use NI Launcher, click the NI Launcher tile in the Apps view. NI Launcher launches the desktop and opens a menu containing a list of NI products. Click any NI product to launch it.
Note NI MAX does not appear as a desktop shortcut when installed on Microsoft Windows 8.1. You can launch NI MAX either from the Apps view or from within NI Launcher.
For convenience, you can pin your most-used NI applications, such as MAX, to either the Start screen or the Taskbar on the desktop, as necessary:
| Current Application | Icon Location | Pin to Action |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 8.1 Desktop | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to Taskbar |
| Windows 8.1 Desktop | Start screen | Right-click application and select Pin to Start |
| Windows 8.1 Start screen | Desktop Taskbar | Right-click application and select Pin to taskbar from the menu bar on the bottom of the screen |
If you want to find a particular application or related files, such as documentation files, from the Start screen, you can access all installed files from the Apps view. To get to the Apps view, click the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen.
For more information about NI support for Windows 8.1, visit ni.com/windows8.
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