Parasoft DTP

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Parasoft DTP

Developer(s)	Parasoft
Initial release	2003; 18 years ago (2003)
Stable release	2020.2 / October 29, 2020 (2020-10-29)
Operating system	Linux, Solaris, Windows
Platform	Windows, Linux, Solaris
Available in	English
Type	Development testing
License	Proprietary commercial software
Website	www.parasoft.com/products/dtp

Parasoft DTP (formerly Parasoft Concerto) is a development testing solution from Parasoft that acts as a centralized hub for managing software quality and application security.^[1] DTP provides a wide range of traditional software reports from normal software development activities such as coding and testing, and also is able to aggregate data from across all software testing practices (i.e. static code analysis, unit testing, and API testing) to present a comprehensive view of the state of the codebase. DTP provides software testing analytics via an internal intelligence engine.

Analytics are a way to provide actionable information and insights, beyond the list and graphs found in normal software development reports and dashboards.^[2] DTP comes with built-in algorithms that perform various analytics that are commonly needed by software development managers, such as aggregated code coverage, which is a way of collecting coverage data from multiple test runs as well as different types of testing activities like manual testing and unit testing, and change-based testing, which is a form of impact analysis that helps understand which tests need to be run in order to validate changes, as well as which tests can safely be skipped.

DTP's web-based UI provides interactive reports and dashboards including a flexible, user-configurable reporting system with full open published APIs to put data in from any software development or testing tool. The Process Intelligence Engine (PIE) in DTP provides analytic capabilities and is open for developers and managers to customize to their individual needs as well as extend with new algorithms and analytics. The reports in DTP give developers and QA team members the ability to monitor and track how the software is being implemented across multiple builds and aggregated across all software testing practices.^[3]

Overview[]

Parasoft DTP was originally known as Parasoft Concerto^[4] and integrates with third-party tools such as HP Quality Center, IBM Rational RequisitePro, Concurrent Versions System, Subversion, and other development infrastructure components.^[5] It was introduced in 2009.^[6] In 2012 DTP won the "Best of Show" Embeddy award from .^[7]

DTP can be used with:^[8]

• Agile software development
• Extreme Programming
• Hybrid methodologies
• Scrum

It includes pre-configured templates for:^[8]

• American National Standards Institute 62304 for Medical Device Software development
• DO-178B
• IEC 61508 & Safety Integrity Level
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration General Principles of Software Validation
• ISO 26262 & ASIL
• Joint Strike Fighter Program
• Safety-critical Software Development
• Motor Industry Research Association
• Safety Integrity Level

The templates combine automated testing with the process recommendations and requirements outlined in common guidelines (e.g., integration of code review and defect prevention practices such as static analysis, unit testing, functional testing, software performance testing, and regression testing throughout the SDLC).^[9]

References[]

External links[]

• Parasoft DTP Advanced Analytics and Reporting home page