Difference between TD 8.0(Test director) and QC 8.0 (Quality Center).

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Answered by: Hitesh

  • Dec 12th, 2005

The following table highlights the main differences between TestDirector 8.0 and Quality Center 8.0.

Subject
TestDirector 8.0
Quality Center 8.0
Technology
  • C++
  • IIS
  • COM
  • Back-end is Java based
  • Runs on application servers
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Solaris
Clustering
Single server only
Full clustering support
Database Connectivity
  • Requires database client installation
  • ADO interface
  • Does not require database client installation
  • Direct access to a database server using a JDBC type 4 driver
Repository
Domain repository (TD_Dir).
Repository divided into two subdirectories:
  • QC directory for default and user-defined domains.
  • SA directory for Site Administrator data
Virtual Directory
Virtual directory name is tdbin
  • Quality Center server virtual directory name is qcbin.
  • Site Administrator server virtual directory name is sabin.
Supported Databases
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft SQL
  • Oracle
  • Sybase
  • Microsoft SQL
  • Oracle
Site Administrator Data (domains, projects, and users)
Data stored in the doms.mdb file
Data stored in the Site Administrator schema on a database server
Common Settings
Data stored in the file system
Data stored in the database
User Authentication
Windows authentication
LDAP authentication

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Mangesh

  • Oct 20th, 2005
 

RE: Difference between TD 8.0(Test director) and QC 8....

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PRIYA

  • Nov 4th, 2005
 

QUALITY CENTER is developed in Java technology

TEST DIRECTOR was restricted on microsoft tech.

QC works with WEBLOGIC,JBOSS

TD moved into Sun tech. and known as QA was launched in apr 2005

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Hitesh

  • Dec 12th, 2005
 

The following table highlights the main differences between TestDirector 8.0 and Quality Center 8.0.

Subject
TestDirector 8.0
Quality Center 8.0
Technology
  • C++
  • IIS
  • COM
  • Back-end is Java based
  • Runs on application servers
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Red Hat Linux
  • Solaris
Clustering
Single server only
Full clustering support
Database Connectivity
  • Requires database client installation
  • ADO interface
  • Does not require database client installation
  • Direct access to a database server using a JDBC type 4 driver
Repository
Domain repository (TD_Dir).
Repository divided into two subdirectories:
  • QC directory for default and user-defined domains.
  • SA directory for Site Administrator data
Virtual Directory
Virtual directory name is tdbin
  • Quality Center server virtual directory name is qcbin.
  • Site Administrator server virtual directory name is sabin.
Supported Databases
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft SQL
  • Oracle
  • Sybase
  • Microsoft SQL
  • Oracle
Site Administrator Data (domains, projects, and users)
Data stored in the doms.mdb file
Data stored in the Site Administrator schema on a database server
Common Settings
Data stored in the file system
Data stored in the database
User Authentication
Windows authentication
LDAP authentication

Snehal

  • Jun 25th, 2007
 

QC is modified version of Test director with more better look and feel

vasu.te

  • May 7th, 2008
 

 1) In QC we link defects to another defects

 . We can't link defects in TestDirector


  2) Authentication is Nessery in Quality Center . Authentication is not Nessery in TestDirector

 3) In QC we can find 5 tabs but TestDirector 4 tabs available

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