Oracle Test Manager - Import of Manual Tests - Fails with ORA-12520:

Question

Hi,
This issue occurs when we are trying to import manual tests into the Oracle Test Manager.
The import fails when we try to import more than 300 records. The error message in the log
is as shown below:
Driver's SQLSetConnectAttr failed
ORA-12520: TNS:listener could not find available handler for requested type of server
9:50:30:020 - *** DB Exception *** State:S1000,Native:12520,Origin:[Oracle][ODBC][Ora]
State:IM006,Native:0,Origin:[Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager]
State:S1000,Native:12520,Origin:[Oracle][ODBC][Ora]
No one can logon to the application after this.
According to the DBA the application is using up all the processes in the Database and hence it fails.
When we restart the application service, the number of processes in the database goes down
and the application goes back to normal state.
We keep running into this issue when we try to import >=300 manual tests. (This is not an issue
when runs are imported.)
Anybody else facing this issue? Any ideas as to how this can be resolved?
Thanks
Aruna

Answer 1

Hi,
I had some problems with. So, consider the following:
Simple XLS file :
testname     owner     testdescription               Expected Result
test1          wayne     Login into User Homepage     User can view login prompt
               View Accout Details          User can see account details
               Create simple report          User has access to reports section
               Save as pdf               .pdf generate button is available
               send email               email button is active
               log off                    User can View log off page
So we have four fields, teatname,owner,testdescription and Expected Result.
When we import a test (select Test tab, then project->import data, and select .xls file)
Make sure Select Type is set to Manual Tests
Map      testname -> TestCase ID
     owner -> Owner
     testdescription -> Test Step Action
     Expected Result -> Test step expected result
Make sure Select Type is set to Manual Tests. You should then see one test with all the steps.
Regards
Wayne.
p.s. Thanks Alex!!
Edited by: byrne_wayne on Sep 20, 2010 3:29 PM
Edited by: byrne_wayne on Sep 20, 2010 3:33 PM