OpenText Quality Center
{{Short description|Test management software}}
{{infobox software
| name = Quality Center
| developer = OpenText
| latest release version = 17.0.1
| latest release date = {{start date and age|2023|04|03}}{{cite web
| url = https://community.microfocus.com/devops-cloud/b/devops-blog/posts/learn-what-s-new-in-service-pack-1-for-alm-17
| title = Learn what's new in service pack 1 for ALM 17 – Micro Focus Community
| website = community.microfocus.com
| date = 3 April 2023
| access-date = 2023-04-03
}}
| operating system = Windows, Linux
| genre = Quality management/test management
| license = Proprietary
| website = [https://www.microfocus.com/en-us/products/alm-quality-center/overview OpenText ALM/Quality Center]
}}
OpenText Quality Center, formerly known as Micro Focus Quality Center and HP Quality Center, is a quality management software offered by OpenText who acquired Micro Focus in 2023.{{cite press release |title=OpenText Buys Micro Focus |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/opentext-buys-micro-focus-301734613.html |via=PRNewswire |publisher=Open Text Corporation |location=Waterloo, Ontario |date=January 31, 2023}} Micro Focus acquired the software division of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2017,{{cite press release |url=https://investors.microfocus.com/our-business/hpe-merger/ | title=HPE Merger Status Update |website=Micro Focus | access-date=March 9, 2018}} with many capabilities acquired from Mercury Interactive Corporation.{{cite press release|url=http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2006/061107xa.html |title=HP Closes Landmark Mercury Acquisition; Companies Unite to Lead in Business Technology Optimization Software |website=Hewlett Packard |date=November 7, 2006 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202041615/http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2006/061107xa.html |archive-date=February 2, 2013}} Quality Center offers software quality assurance, including requirements management, test management and business process testing for IT and application environments.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080119192657/http://h10078.www1.hp.com/cda/hpms/display/main/hpms_content.jsp?zn=bto&cp=1-11-127_4000_100__] Quality Center is a component of the Micro Focus Application Lifecycle Management software set.{{cite web |last=Jackson |first=Joab |url=http://www.cio.com/article/641167/HP_Fuses_Dev_Management_and_Testing_Tools |title=HP Fuses Dev Management and Testing Tools |website=CIO |date=November 30, 2010 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008044954/http://www.cio.com/article/641167/HP_Fuses_Dev_Management_and_Testing_Tools |url-status=dead}}
Product packaging
Quality Center is available in the following editions:{{cite web |title=Comparing ALM/Quality Center Editions and Offerings |url=https://www.microfocus.com/pnx/media/version-comparison-chart/micro-focus-alm-quality-center-editions-and-offerings-comparison-matrix-vcc.pdf |website=Open Text}}
- Community
- Express
- Enterprise
Community and Express editions are designed for entry-level software quality assurance organizations. The Enterprise edition, originally called Mercury TestDirector for Quality Center, is for software quality assurance organizations that manage medium to large releases. For large and global organizations, OpenText Application Lifecycle Management incorporates the capabilities of Quality Center enterprise tracking, enterprise release management and asset sharing for requirements management through application delivery.{{cite web|last=Jordon |first=Allen |url=http://quality-center-basics.blogspot.com |title=What is Quality Center |website=Quality Center Basics |date=2013-03-26 |access-date=2014-03-03}} Quality Center is also available as a software-as-a-service offering.{{cite web |url=http://www.eoh-am.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=2671 |title=HP Quality Center in the Cloud |website=EOH Application Management |date= |access-date=2014-03-03 |archive-date=2014-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303203220/http://www.eoh-am.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=2671 |url-status=dead}}
System requirements
Quality Center desktop client runs on the Windows platforms without the need of any browser. It also has a web client{{cite web |title=Web Runner |url=https://admhelp.microfocus.com/alm/en/17.0-17.0.1/online_help/Content/Web_Runner/main_menu.htm |website=ALM Help Center}} that runs on any browser.
OpenText has published information about ALM's server-side and client-side system requirements,{{cite web |title=OpenText ALM/QC Support Matrix |url=https://admhelp.microfocus.com/documents/alm/alm-system-requirements/latest/alm-support-matrix.htm |website=MicroFocus}} updated periodically as new versions and patches are released.