How to integrate Quality Center (QC) & QuickTest Professional (QTP)? Part 2

How to integrate Quality Center (QC) & QuickTest Professional (QTP:
Have you read the First part of this article?
Add-in requirement
1.If you are running the tests on the same computer where you have QC client installed, then you will need:

• QTP Connectivity Add-In
• QTP Add-in

2.If you are running the tests on the different computer than where you have QC client installed, then you will need:

• QTP Add-in where QC client is installed.
• QTP Add-in and QC connectivity Add-in where QTP is installed.
• QC connectivity can be found at QC server URL > Add-Ins Page link > QC Connectivity link > Download Add-in
• QTP Add-in can be found at QC server URL > Add-Ins Page link > More QC Add-ins link > Download and install QTP Add-in according to its version.

Configuration
Configure QTP for connectivity:

• Open QTP.
• Go to Tools>Options>Run>Check Allow other HP Products to run test and component checkbox option.

Connecting to QC from QTP
Steps to connect to QC Project from QTP:

• Open QTP
• Go to File > Quality Center Connection
• Quality Center Connection- server connection dialogue box comes up>give QC URL in server URL field > Click connect tab
• Give your QC user name and password > click Authenticate button
• After Authentication is complete > click Login button

We can connect to QC through QTP using File > Quality Center Connection.
Check the box marked ‘Reconnect to server on start-up



Also read 'How to integrate Quality Center (QC) & QuickTest Professional (QTP)? Part1' & 'An automation framework for Quality Center (QC) - QuickTest Professional integration'