Hexawise recent updates

Hexawise recent updates

March 4, 2015
FIXED
Occasional issues displaying Hexawise blog posts in the web page footer
FIXED
Error generating tests in some cases where a requirement has no name
NEW
Hexawise Network Test

Go to /network-test on Hexawise (type it into the URL bar of your browser) to perform a quick network test to see if your corporate network is blocking any important types of network requests to Hexawise.

March 3, 2015
FIXED
Error screen shown after successfully sharing a project in some cases
FIXED
Password complexity prompting not always shown when resetting your password
February 22, 2015
NEW
Your Plans dialog

There is a new "Your Plans" dialog with important new capabilities:

  • Quick access to recently modified plans and projects
  • Search for plans by name
  • Sort plans by project, modified date or # of parameters

Let us know if you have any trouble with the new dialog, and enjoy!

February 20, 2015
FIXED
Requirements not properly updated after bulk edit parameter removal

Removing a parameter that is used in a requirement with bulk edit could result in the parameter not being removed from the requirement in some cases (after continuing through the warning dialog).

FIXED
Auto-Script Expected Result editing issue

As Expected Result value could return to original setting during editing subsequent expected result values in some cases.

Special thanks to Mohanned for reporting the problem.

FIXED
Import of an Export with special characters in Auto-Script Expected Results

There were issues round tripping plans through export and import with special characters (such as < & > " etc.) used in Auto-Script Expected Results.

A very classic pair-wise defect of specific set of user actions paired with unusual data. Neither caused an issue without the other.

IMPROVED
Greater than 8 values warning during bulk parameter add/edit

Only the first parameter to newly exceed 8 parameter values would get mentioned in the warning. Now it mentions all parameters that newly exceed 8 parameter values during a bulk add or edit.

February 16, 2015
FIXED
Parameter values with special characters can appear borked in Auto-Script step Expected Results in Chrome

Parameter values w/ special XML/HTML characters (such as < & > " etc.) weren't getting escaped properly in recent versions of Chrome and so they'd be stored on the server as encoded values. This is resolved now.

Be aware that it could come up that existing plans that were edited in Chrome before this change may require manual cleanup. (Edit or remove the Auto-Script step's Expected Result, then save it again).

Note, this is a relatively rare 3-way defect discovered in production, you have to have XML/HTML special characters in your parameter value, you have to use the value in an Auto-Script step's Expected Result, and you have to be adding the Expected Result in a recent version of the Chrome browser.

Special thanks to Mohanned for reporting the problem.

February 3, 2015
REMOVED
Internet Explorer 8 support

Internet Explorer 8 (released in March of 2009) is no longer supported in Hexawise.

As of this date:

We recommend the latest version of Firefox or Chrome (which are on rapid release cycles) for best performance and compatibility.

We support Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11. If you are using Internet Explorer, make sure you aren't in compatibility mode.

We support Safari 7+ (Mac).

January 24, 2015
NEW
Interactive pairwise coverage matrix chart

In the test plan analysis page there is now an option to see an interactive matrix chart of pairwise coverage.

The new matrix chart visualizes the pairwise coverage in a set of 2-way tests after any given number of test cases. When the matrix chart appears, it automatically animates from no tests, to all the test, and then back down to the test that achieves at least 80% pairwise coverage. You can the explore the ramifications of any amount of coverage by moving the test case slider back and forth with your mouse.

Red cells in the matrix occur where a pair of values has not yet been tested together in a test case. Green cells in the matrix occur where the pair of values has been included in at least one test case. Black cells in the matrix appear where two parameter values cannot be paired together due to the value pairs constraints in the test plan.

We're excited to hear what you think about the new matrix charting, as always, feedback and suggestions are greatly encouraged!

Once the developers get their 3D holographic monitors, we'll start working on the matrix chart for 3-way tests, and as soon as multidimensional aliens arrive on the scene, we'll start working on 4, 5 and 6-way matrix charting.

January 23, 2015
IMPROVED
We now provide field value hints on the new user account registration form
FIXED
Greater than 8 values warning during bulk parameter add/edit

If a parameter newly exceeded 8 parameter values after a bulk add or edit, the usual warning message wasn't displayed.

January 3, 2015
NEW
1-way support in mixed-strength tests

You can now set one or more parameters as 1-way in multi-strength tests. 1-way causes Hexawise not to pair the parameter values of the 1-way parameter with every other parameter value of every other parameter. You will have at least one test with every value of 1-way parameters, but you are not guaranteed to achieve pair-wise coverage of 1-way parameters.

You can often reduce your total number of tests by using mixed-strength and setting 1-way on a parameter with a large number of values that you are certain is not going to interact with any other parameters to cause a defect. If the parameter you're marking as 1-way does not have the most or second most number of parameter values in your plan, then you're not likely to actually save any tests by selecting 1-way coverage. Be certain to compare the number of tests you generate with and without marking parameters as 1-way to ensure you are getting meaningful savings for the coverage tradeoff.

NEW
1-way test generation for Expert and Guru level

If you have achieved Expert or Guru level (what's the hold up? Get cracking!) you can generate 1-way tests. 1-way tests merely ensure that every parameter value is tested once and don't achieve pairwise coverage. You will have as many 1-way tests as the number of parameter values in the largest parameter in your plan.

1-way tests are useful in rare circumstances for doing quick smoke tests on systems under test. Please use 1-way tests thoughtfully and with caution. These are not pairwise tests.

December 29, 2014
FIXED
Empty error header when copying plans in Firefox

An empty error header would show in the UI when opening the UI to copy a plan in Firefox.

FIXED
Inviting users to a project

There were a few combinatorial issues when inviting users to a project. The wrong error message would display if the user was already a member of the project, or already had an outstanding invitation to the project or to another project.

These issues are resolved and the error message in these cases is clear, and an invitation to a different project no longer conflicts with a new invitation.

December 3, 2014
FIXED
Mind map image exports

These exports were broken by a recent network security configuration change.

Thanks to Jenny for reporting the issue

November 28, 2014
IMPROVED
Provisioned a faster compute server cluster for generating test plans

Zoom, zoom!

November 18, 2014
IMPROVED
Intro tour

You now get credit for completing the intro tour, even if you exit it out of it at the end rather than complete it.

IMPROVED
Provide value pair highlighting for read-only viewers of a test plas
IMPROVED
Styling of the no requirements explanation for read only viewers of a test plan
IMPROVED
Warnings about unsaved auto-script edits are more descriptive