Welcome
Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create and edit test assets in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), and then publish test assets to the remote Git repository that you have configured in your project. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
Application management
When you want to create and manage Web UI tests in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must first create an application within the project.

Release Notes
This document includes information about the new features introduced, features deprecated or removed, defects fixed, and known issues identified in this version of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub). You can also find the installation and upgrade instructions along with the contact information of HCL Customer Support.
System Requirements
This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
Getting Started Guide
This guide provides an introduction to HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) covering key features, task flows, and setup instructions. You can get started with installation, integration, user access management, and core functionalities like test data creation, test asset management, and reporting. This guide is intended for new users.
Tutorials
Learn how to perform frequently used tasks, including creating and managing Web UI tests and viewing test results through functional reports.
Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install the HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) software.
Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create and edit test assets in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), and then publish test assets to the remote Git repository that you have configured in your project. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
- Edit branch overview
  When you want to create or modify a test resource in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must use an Edit branch. An Edit branch is a temporary branch created from the selected branch in the repository configured within the project, where you can save the created or edited resource.
- Test Editor overview
  You can use the Test Editor tab to create and manage test assets such as applications, Web UI tests, test suites, and environments in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
- Application management
  When you want to create and manage Web UI tests in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must first create an application within the project.
  - Creating an application
    You can create an application within your project in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) and select it to create or record a Web UI test for that specific application.
  - Modifying application components
    You can modify the existing application components within your project in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
  - Manage OpenAPI documents with version 3 standards for a web application
    You can upload and manage OpenAPI documents that follow version 3 standards for a web application. OpenAPI documents define the APIs that are available for API testing.
- Web UI test management
  You can test your web applications by recording Web UI tests in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub). Test Hub supports industry-standard browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox to record and play back Web UI tests. After the playback, you can evaluate the test results.
- Test suite management
  A suite is a collection of the tests and other suites. You can combine the multiple tests and suites into a single workflow and organize them into a suite.
- Test variables
  A test variable is a user-defined, name-value pair that stores and refers to information throughout a test. You can assign the value of a variable to a test element or assign the value of a UI object property to a test variable.
- Test environments
  You can define custom environments to manage sets of variables such as application URLs and user credentials, and to configure profile overrides. When you run a test, the variables and override rules defined in the environment dynamically replace the values within your test script. You can easily change testing targets without modifying your test script by using environments because the environment-level configurations take precedence over the default values defined in the script.
- Catalog management
  You can use the data catalog in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) to browse and manage data generators used in test data creation. The catalog section provides access to built-in generators, allows you to create custom generators tailored to specific needs, and group them using custom categories.
- Data management
  Effective data management is at the core of robust application testing. In HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you can manage test data by using the Data tab, which provides a centralized workspace for handling various types of data. Whether you work with fabricated data, retrieve information from databases, or define structured schemas, this interface supports both creating new data and reusing existing assets across your testing requirements.
- Publishing all changes in an Edit branch
  After you create or modify any data or test assets in an Edit branch of a project in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you can publish all the changes that are in an Edit branch to the source branch in the project repository. After publishing, other members in the project can view and use the resources.
Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes tasks that you must complete before you can configure and run tests in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub). You can find information about configuring runs for the different test types that are supported. You can also find information about other tasks that you can perform on the Resource Monitoring Service, Virtualization, and Integrations with third-party applications. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
Test Manager Guide
This guide describes how to manage and track your overall test effort. This guide is intended for test managers.
Troubleshooting
This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
Unable to publish test assets to a Control repository
When you attempt to publish test assets from HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) to a Control repository, the publish operation might fail with the following message: Remote rejected; pre-receive hook declined.
All Guides (PDF)
You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) as a PDF file.
Security Considerations
This document describes the actions that you can take to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
Notices
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Application management

When you want to create and manage Web UI tests in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must first create an application within the project.

By creating an application in the project, you can streamline test management by ensuring that the tests are run on the correct application. The application organizes the process by linking each test asset to a specific application. Thereby improving the efficiency of test run.

Components of an application

The components are the key elements in the application that you might want to test. These components include the following details:

URL: The web address where the application is hosted.
Description: A brief explanation or details about the application.
Image: A graphic representation or a logo of the application.

When you open an application, the following tabs are available:

Details: The application URL, description, and dependencies are displayed in this tab. You can modify these details as required.
Smartshots: The smartshots captured for the application are displayed in this tab. Smartshots are organized into two collapsible sections:
- Used Smartshots: Displays smartshots that are referenced by one or more tests. The label displays the test that references the smartshot.
- Unused: Displays smartshots that are not referenced by any test. Use the Select all checkbox to select all unused smartshots for bulk deletion. You can also hold the Ctrl key and select multiple smartshots to delete them in bulk.
APIs: The APIs associated with the application are displayed in this tab.

Managing applications primarily consists of two key activities: