ALM Add-ins and Extensions

ALM offers integration and synchronization solutions with HP and third-party tools.

ALM Tools

ALM Add-ins

ALM Extensions

ALM Tools

To install a tool, choose Help > ALM Tools in the ALM main window. The Application Lifecycle Management Tools page opens.

The following ALM tools are available:

Name	Description
ALM Connectivity Tool	Enables you to work with other HP testing tools as well as third-party and custom testing tools. You can also use the HP ALM Connectivity Add-in to access OTA functionality, without installing the full HP ALM client component.
ALM Lab Service	Enables you to remotely trigger functional tests and maintenance tasks on a testing host using ALM. Install and configure the ALM Lab Service agent on functional testing hosts (such as VAPI and United Functional Testing) that need to connect to Lab Management.
ALM Client Registration	Deploys and registers ALM components on a client machine. Activation of this tool is available on local client of HP ALM.
Shared Deployment for Virtual Environments	Deploys ALM components on a shared location of a client machine. Activation of this tool is available on local client of HP ALM.
Webgate Customization	Customizes the WebGate client component.

ALM Add-ins

To download add-ins, visit HP ALM Add-ins on Marketplace.

The following ALM add-ins are available:

Name	Description
Sprinter	Provides a suite of advanced features and tools that make manual testing more efficient and effective.
Unified Functional Testing	Enables you to work with Unified Functional Testing (UFT) in an ALM project.
Unified Functional Testing for Business Process Testing	Enables you to work with business process tests automated with Unified Functional Testing (UFT) in an ALM project.
Defects and Requirements Exchange with Service Manager / Service Center	Enables defects and requirements exchange between Service Manager / Service Center and ALM.
ALM Microsoft Word	Enables you to export your existing test plan data or requirement data stored in Microsoft Word directly to ALM.
ALM Microsoft Excel	Enables you to export your existing tests, requirements, or defects stored in Microsoft Excel directly to ALM.
ALM Business Views Microsoft Excel	Enables you to create and populate Excel reports based on ALM Business Views.
ALM Client Log Manager	The HP ALM Client Log Manager allows you to manage the ALM client logs.
ALM System Test Remote Agent	Enables you to run an HP ALM system test. You run a system test to retrieve a machine's system information, view a captured desktop image of a test run on a machine, or restart your computer.
ALM Synchronizer	Enables synchronization between HP ALM and third-party products, including Rational ClearQuest, Rational RequisitePro and Microsoft Team Foundation Server. In addition, HP ALM Synchronizer Adapter SDK enables development of additional adapters to other third-party products.
ALM Explorer	Enables HP ALM client users to run HP ALM outside of a browser interface.
Screen Recorder	Enables you to record what is displayed on your screen as a movie and create a defect in HP ALM with the movie attached.
ALM Client MSI Generator	Enables you to generate MSI files for locally deploying ALM client components on client machines.
SOX IT Assessment Accelerator	Provides a predefined project template to assist you in testing for SOX compliance.

ALM Extensions

You can enable extensions that are available for your site's ALM edition. For details on enabling extensions, see Enabling Extensions for a Project.

The following ALM extensions are available:

Name	Description
Application Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI)	Enables you to aggregate information from multiple ALM tools to establish complete traceability. For more details, see Application Lifecycle Intelligence.
IDE Connector Customizer	Enables you to perform customizations necessary for working with ALI for HP ALM. For more details, see IDE Connector Customizer.
Enterprise Integration Module for SAP Solution Manager	Enables you to integrate SAP Solution Manager with ALM. For more details, see HP Enterprise Integration Module for SAP Solution Manager Documentation.
ALM Lab Extension for Functional and Performance Testing	Enables you to work with Lab Management and Performance Center. For details on enabling extensions, see Enabling Extensions for a Project. Also requires that you install ALM Lab Service.

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