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Contents

Welcome to this Guide 7

How This Guide is Organized 7

What's New in HP ALM 11.50 8

What's New in HP ALM 10

HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.50 10

HP ALM Editions 11

Installation 11

Business Views 12

Lab Management 13

User Updates 13

Administration Updates 15

Changes in Feature Availability 16

Business Process Testing 16

API and Database Updates 17

Documentation Library 18

What's New in HP ALM Performance Center 20

Installation 20

Performance Application Lifecycle (PAL) 20

Integrating Virtualized Services 20

VuGen Enhancements 21

Protocols 21

Recording 64-bit Applications 23

What's New in HP ALM 11.00 24

What's New in HP ALM 26

Installation 26

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Optimized Project Repositories 27

Side-by-Side ALM Clients 27

Project Planning and Tracking (PPT) Releases 27

Business Process Model Integration 28

Traceability Matrix 28

Test Configurations 28

New Manual RunnerHP Sprinter 28

Project Reports 29

User Updates 29

Administration Updates 31

Changes in Feature Availability 34

Business ProcessTesting 35

REST-based API Set 36

API and Database Updates 37

Documentation Library 37

What's New in HP ALM Performance Center 40

Administration and Lab Management 40

User Features 41

Standalone Applications 44

Feature Mapping 45

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Welcome to this GuideWelcome to HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). ALM empowers IT to manage the core

application lifecycle, from requirements through deployment, granting application teams the crucial

visibility and collaboration needed for predictable, repeatable, and adaptable delivery of modern

applications.

Note:HP Quality Center Enterprise Edition is in Technology Preview. It will be released

formally after completion of the Technology Preview period.

How This Guide is Organized

The What's New contains the following parts:

Part Description

"What's New in HP ALM

11.50" on page 8

Provides an overview of the features that were introduced or

enhanced in ALM 11.50.

"What's New in HP ALM

11.00" on page 24

Provides an overview of the features that were introduced or

enhanced in ALM 11.00.

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Chapter 1

What's New in HP ALM

This Whats New guide provides an overview of the features that were introduced or enhanced in

HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) 11.50. For more information on using ALM, refer to

the HP Application Lifecycle Management User Guide.

You can also view video demonstrations of HP Application Lifecycle Management features by

choosing Help > Product Feature Movies in the ALM main window.

HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.50 10

HP ALM Editions 11

Installation 11

Business Views 12

Lab Management 13

User Updates 13

Administration Updates 15

Changes in Feature Availability 16

Business Process Testing 16

API and Database Updates 17

Documentation Library 18

HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.50

HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) empowers IT to manage the core application

lifecycle, from requirements through deployment, granting application teams the crucial visibility

and collaboration needed for predictable, repeatable, and adaptable delivery of modern applications.

ALM supports you through all the phases of application lifecycle management. By integrating the

tasks involved in application management, ALM enables you to better align IT with your business

needs.

ALM also includes Performance Center functionality, enabling you to manage all aspects of a large-

scale performance testing project, including resource allocation and scheduling, from a centralized

location accessible through the Web. For details on new features in Performance Center, see

"What's New in HP ALM Performance Center" on page 20.

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Chapter 1: What's New in HP ALM

HP ALM Editions

ALM is also available in several editions which provide subsets of ALM functionality HP ALM

Essentials Edition, HP Quality Center Enterprise Edition, and HP ALM Performance Center

Edition.

HP ALM

Edition

Description

HP ALM A unified platform for managing and automating processes, activities, and assets

for building, testing, delivering, and maintaining applications. It includes modules

for requirement, test, defect, and development management, and overall release

and project planning. HP ALM helps organizations drive consistent processes,

shared best-practices, and asset sharing across projects.

HP ALM

Essenti