Hexawise recent updates

Hexawise recent updates

September 25, 2012
IMPROVED
Reworked Auto-Scripts UI interaction

Considerable improvements and fixes in how defining auto-scripts works, particularly in the area of fast and efficient defaults and keyboard handling.

FIXED
Issue with ranged values and expected results and requirements

A classic pair-wise defect only triggered by the interaction of ranged values (a rarely used feature) and expected results or requirements that included that value (an advanced feature).

September 21, 2012
FIXED
Excel import with blank rows in the Value Pair sheet

Extra blank rows in this sheet would cause an import failure. Thanks to Ed for finding and reporting this issue.

FIXED
Bolding of parameter values that triggered a requirement to be satisfied

Sometimes additional parameter values were bolded.

September 14, 2012
IMPROVED
Expected results of Requirements are now added every time the Requirement is satisfied

They used to be added only the first time the requirement was satisfied.

FIXED
Computation issue when Requirements are Present

If a plan has enough requirements and a small enough number of values on a parameter to get an any value for that parameter in the requirement then the computed test data was failing to parse and causing the completed computation to appear to take forever.

This was a classic pair-wise failure, only triggered by relatively high number of requirements and an unusually low number of values in an early parameter.

FIXED
Importing an "any" value expected result from Excel

This is now working properly.

This was a classic pair-wise failure where "any" value expected results work fine and importing expected results from Excel works fine, but the combination of the two resulted in a defect.

FIXED
Spurious Expected Result deletion warning

Any modification to a parameter involved in an "any" expected result would give an expected result deletion warning. These warnings were not accurate as nothing short of removing the parameter will invalidate an "any" expected result.

September 11, 2012
NEW
Import Expected Results

Expected results from the expected results sheet in the Hexawise Excel file are now imported when importing a plan from Excel. Export a plan with expected results to see the format of the expected result sheet.

NEW
Import Requirements

Requirements from the requirements sheet in the Hexawise Excel file are now imported when importing a plan from Excel. Export a plan with requirements to Excel to see the format of the expected result sheet.

September 10, 2012
FIXED
Excel expert with reserved XML characters

Some additional cases of reserved XML characters causing Excel format problems. Thanks to Justin G. for pointing out the issue.

September 5, 2012
FIXED
'Any value' parameter value replacement in HP QC export fields

'Any value' paramater values used in test case title and description in HP QC exports now show their selected value rather than 'Any value'. Thanks to Justin G. for pointing out the issue.

FIXED
Parameter value bolding of values in ranges

Parameter values that contribute to a requirement or expected result being met are bolded by Hexawise. When the value was in a defined numeric range, the value bolding was omitted. Now it's not.

IMPROVED
Defined fields in HP QC export don't repeat for each test step

Thanks to Justin G. for the suggestion.

NEW
Expected Result column tooltips in Create Tests tab

Tooltips tell you where each Expected Result came from.

FIXED
HP QC export when expected results contain certain reserved XML characters

Works now. Thanks to Justin G. for pointing out the issue.

IMPROVED
HPQC Export test case numbering

Test case numbering starts with a leading 0 to match HP QC's expectations. Thanks to Justin G. for the suggestion.

IMPROVED
Limits on navigation without a defined plan

Can no longer go to advanced tabs (Expected Results, Requirements and Auto-Scripts) without at least 2 parameters defined to avoid confusion.

FIXED
Non-fatal IE& JavaScript error on Auto-Scripts page

No longer occurs.

August 20, 2012
FIXED
Slow response times when creating, updating and deleting expected results with very long values

Expected results with very long values are now truncated in the test previews to prevent very long load/parse times in the browser.

IMPROVED
More consistent labeling of mixed-strength calculations and results
FIXED
Error showing auto-scripts in certain rare cases
CHANGED
404 when accessing another user's plans without privileges.

This used to return a 500.

August 13, 2012
IMPROVED
Help Content and Basic and Advanced How-To Progress Checklist Help Content

We are using a new and better system for providing in app help content.

August 2, 2012
IMPROVED
Dynamic Sample Test Plans

Sample Test Plans are now up to date for everyone as they change and evolve over time and new samples are added. This means if you want to modify a sample test plan you need to copy it first as they are now read-only.