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ananthnrk
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Unable to import IN EXCEL the exported XML from testlink

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hi,

We have implemeted Testlink 1.9 and i have added test cases for one of the feature. I have exported those testcases from testlink in a xml format and try to import in MS-Excel 2007. Excel is not showing the testcases and it shows only the xml tags. Can you tell me how to fix this?

thanks,

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Re: Unable to import the exported XML from testlink

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Re: Unable to import the exported XML from testlink

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Here is the xml file exported from Testlink. When i imported this in Excel 2007, i was able to see the xml tags and not the test steps.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
- <testcases>
- <testcase internalid="306" name="Create Regular RA by Customer Number">
- <node_order>
- <![CDATA[ 100
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</node_order>
- <externalid>
- <![CDATA[ 4
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</externalid>
- <version>
- <![CDATA[ 1
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</version>
- <summary>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Creates RA Header and tests the retrieved value of Customer information</span></p>
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</summary>
- <preconditions>
- <![CDATA[
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</preconditions>
- <execution_type>
- <![CDATA[ 1
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</execution_type>
- <importance>
- <![CDATA[ 2
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</importance>
- <steps>
- <step>
- <step_number>
- <![CDATA[ 1
]]>
</step_number>
- <actions>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Go to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Return</b> Tab.</span></p>
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</actions>
- <expectedresults>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Returns Authorization landing page is displayed</span></p>
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</expectedresults>
- <execution_type>
- <![CDATA[ 1
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</execution_type>
</step>
- <step>
- <step_number>
- <![CDATA[ 2
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</step_number>
- <actions>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Select <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Return Create</b> from left navigation panel.</span></p>
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</actions>
- <expectedresults>
- <![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Return Authorization Create window is displayed<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Customer Number and Customer name search boxes are displayed.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Next Button is enabled.</span></p>
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</expectedresults>
- <execution_type>
- <![CDATA[ 1
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</execution_type>
</step>
- <step>
- <step_number>
- <![CDATA[ 3
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</step_number>
- <actions>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Enter a Customer No.</span></p>
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</actions>
- <expectedresults>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Customer Number appears in the box</span></p>
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</expectedresults>
- <execution_type>
- <![CDATA[ 1
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</execution_type>
</step>
- <step>
- <step_number>
- <![CDATA[ 4
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</step_number>
- <actions>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Click Next</span></p>
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</actions>
- <expectedresults>
- <![CDATA[ <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">New RA XXXX successfully created for Customer <i>name xxxxx.</i><o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">RA Type = Regular<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Customer Category matches customer selected<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Customer Name/Number matches customer selected<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">RA Status = NEW<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Original RA ID - BLANK<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Comments - blank<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">On Hold - No<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Edit, Approve, Reject, Cancel buttons are enabled.<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Sections appear:<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">RA Line Items<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Hold and Exceptions<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Finance Transaction History<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Disposition Summary<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Tabs:<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">General Details<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">Additional Details<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">RA Return Label Details<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font size="3"><font face="Calibri">RA Set up Details<o:p></o:p></font></font></span></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Audit Details</span></p>
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</expectedresults>
- <execution_type>
- <![CDATA[ 1
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</execution_type>
</step>
- <step>
- <step_number>
- <![CDATA[ 5
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</step_number>
- <actions>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Click Additional Details Tab</span></p>
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</actions>
- <expectedresults>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Verify Shipping and Billing Contacts Details are the same as the customer.</span></p>
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</expectedresults>
- <execution_type>
- <![CDATA[ 1
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</execution_type>
</step>
- <step>
- <step_number>
- <![CDATA[ 6
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</step_number>
- <actions>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Record RA number for use in future test scripts</span></p>
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</actions>
- <expectedresults>
- <![CDATA[
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</expectedresults>
- <execution_type>
- <![CDATA[ 1
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</execution_type>
</step>
- <step>
- <step_number>
- <![CDATA[ 7
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</step_number>
- <actions>
- <![CDATA[ <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">End of Test Script</span></p>
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</actions>
- <expectedresults>
- <![CDATA[
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</expectedresults>
- <execution_type>
- <![CDATA[ 1
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</execution_type>
</step>
</steps>
</testcase>
</testcases>
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Re: Unable to import IN EXCEL the exported XML from testlink

Post by fman »

have you tried to load the file in a REAL XML editor ?
ananthnrk
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Re: Unable to import IN EXCEL the exported XML from testlink

Post by ananthnrk »

Yes. I have used XMLSpy to open the xml file. I was able to open the file but the grid tab shows "Unable to show schema:
C:\Word to XML\NEWtestcases.xml
XML Schema has to begin with a <schema> element in namespace 'http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'!
Error location: testcases"
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