Hexawise recent updates

Hexawise recent updates

August 17, 2016
NEW
Search in test cases

You can now search for parameter values in test cases.

August 11, 2016
FIXED
OPML Import

OPML files with specific data circumstances could fail to import.

Thanks to Regina for reporting the issue.

July 27, 2016
FIXED
CSV Auto-scripts Export

Steps might be missing from the auto-scripts file when exporting in CSV. This is now fixed.

Thanks to Sam for reporting the issue!

July 20, 2016
FIXED
Error when saving requirements after navigation prompt

Fixed a recent regression where choosing to save requirements after navigating away from the requirements page caused an error instead.

Thanks to our automated error reporting system for reporting this bug. 😄

July 19, 2016
IMPROVED
Requirements table UI coloring

Row hover coloring now matches test case table.

NEW
Freeze required test cases user interface

Freezing Hexawise generated test cases as required test cases now has full UI support.

We've had the freeze feature to lock in generated test cases for some time, but you had to know the secret handshake to use it. Freezing generated tests as required test cases isn't usually necessary. It's helpful when you invest a lot of effort in a specific set of Hexawise generated tests (such as automating them in a hard coded way, or determining the expected results of the test cases in a laborious manner) and don't want subsequent minor additions to the test plan to result in an entirely new set of test cases.

Unless you have this unusual circumstance though, you should not freeze test cases as it doesn't allow Hexawise to generate the most efficient set of tests as your test plan evolves.

IMPROVED
Color indication for frozen test cases and required test cases

Frozen test cases in the requirements and create tests user interfaces are now colored blue for easy identification.

IMPROVED
Parameter change warning dialog

The dialog warning you of changes to value pairs and requirements caused by changes to parameters now has better wording and bolding for increased readability.

IMPROVED
Freeze / thaw as versioned events

These did not trigger the saving of a revision before, now they do.

July 7, 2016
FIXED
Very rare data issue that could prevent auto-script page from fully loading

Thank you to Charity for reporting the issue via chat!

June 22, 2016
FIXED
Clearing Auto-scripts

This wasn't working. Now it is. Simple as that.

IMPROVED
Import file explanation dialog scrolls on short screens

It was difficult to read all the information about file formats for importing on smaller height screens. This dialog now scrolls.

June 10, 2016
FIXED
Details on import failures not shown

Detailed explanation of the cause of the failure when importing Excel test plans were not being shown. Now they are again.

FIXED
"Back to Plans" button shown in project management dialog in incorrect cases.
May 14, 2016
FIXED
Saving Auto-script expected results with no conditions

There was a remaining Auto-script saving issue that was a 2-way defect only triggered when the conditions of the expected result were blank (always expected).

A big thank you to Lakshmi for an excellent bug report on this issue.

May 10, 2016
NEW
Label plan revisions

You can now provide labels to specific meaningful revisions of your plan. Simply open the plan revisions dialog and click on the numeric revision label and replace it with a meaningful label such as "Beta 3", "Reviewed", "Approved by Doug", "1.0.13.april", or "Sell by June 3".

Whatever makes that revision special, you can label it as such.

May 8, 2016
FIXED
Various minor defects with Auto-scripts UI

Fixed some issues with saving Auto-script Expected Results and unsaved changes messages in the Auto-scripts UI.

FIXED
Issue when selecting an un-cached plan strength from the analysis tab
FIXED
Scrolling auto-generated value pairs dialog

The dialog informing you of auto-generated value pairs did not constrain the height, so if a very large number of value pairs were generated, the dialog would be too tall for the screen. The height is now limited and the dialog is scrollable.

FIXED
Issue importing plans with very names
IMPROVED
Clearer about plans too large to compute

Plans that will generate a minimum of tens of thousands of tests and therefore won't be computed now include the message on both top and bottom panels of the UI, rather than the message on the top and a misleading progress indicator in the bottom panel.

IMPROVED
Fixed header in the plan revisions dialog

The header describing the columns of the data in the plan revisions dialog is now fixed as your scroll through all the revisions of your plan.

NEW
Search prior plan revisions

Each revision to your plan includes a verbose description of what changed with the revision. These descriptions are now searchable in the plan revision dialog.

Need to know when "Gold Medallion Level" got removed from your test plan? Now you can search and find out!

Need to know who added "N/A" as a value to the "User" parameter and when they did? It's just a quick search away.

NEW
Copy plan from a revision

In addition to being able to revert to a prior version of your test plan in the Revisions dialog, you can now create a new plan as a copy of a prior revision. These options, the new create a copy from a prior revision, or the existing revert to the prior revision are available as separate action icons on each revision row in the revision dialog.

April 20, 2016
IMPROVED
Sample plan pop-up information

Improved the content and presentation of information you get when opening a sample plan. Changed the default action to create a copy.