Release Notes for September

See what’s new in our product release notes version - new features, enhancements & bug fixes

Enhancements

To enhance the user experience when editing scenarios within the Edit Scenario form, several improvements have been introduced:

• Ease of adding controls and list them appropriately within the test steps.
• Ease of draggable functionality in arranging the test steps.
• Tracking the sequence of scenarios is now more intuitive.
• Ease of identifying and adding test steps in-between recorded scenarios.
• In the new layout of the Edit Scenario Form, it allows you to seamlessly insert test steps in-between existing ones, enhancing your scenario creation flexibility. 
• Search functionality in the secondary screen allows you to quickly locate features, controls and actions.
• Custom actions are highlighted in a distinct color for easy identification.

The following image represents the primary screen of the Edit Scenario Form. In this screen, click "Edit" to view the secondary screen:

The following images represent the secondary screen of the Edit Scenario Form:

• Hybrid Automation

This enhancement introduces hybrid automation, which includes both web and desktop applications on Windows 10. It is applicable to algoQA V3 version and supports the Java Selenium and Java WinAppDriver language and framework.

• UI Enhancements

  • Improved user interface for a better user experience
  • Usability improvements for smoother navigation
• Contact Us
  You can easily report any issues or concerns through our user-friendly 'Contact Us' feature within algoQA platform.
  To report an issue: Click the "Contact Us" button located at the lower right corner of your screen. Fill in the required fields and click Send. 

• Project details remain unchanged after refresh

When viewing or updating a specific project page and refreshing that page, the project details are saved, and you still remain on the same page even after the refresh.

•  Update on Contact Us email address

In the Contact Us screen, you can reach out to custom support team at  customer.support@algoshack.com.

• Update on API and DB Support in C# Selenium

To enable support for API and DB in C# Selenium, the migration from .NET Framework to .NET Core was performed, ensuring compatibility and providing necessary support for API and DB packages.

• In the script generation process, pagination functionality and scroll bars are incorporated to make it easier to view the entire list on the Analyzed data screen.
  
• In the script generation process, in the Custom Setting Editor configurations page, search functionality is introduced for custom method names, test data and objects. You have the flexibility to search for specific data using the Ctrl + F shortcut.

• 'x-www-form-urlencoded' option enabled in the Create APIs page

In the Create APIs page, you can now select ‘x-www-form-urlencoded' option in the Body tab to add keys and values. Click  to add keys and values.

To access Create APIs Page, navigate to the appropriate API configuration folder under Project Explorer pane or create a new project. In the create API page, select 'x-www-form-urlencoded’ option.

• User Modifications Update

As an admin, you can restrict users to modify existing controls for enhanced security. To access Can Edit option: Navigate to the appropriate configuration folder where you want to restrict users from modifying the existing controls, click More Actions menu > Access Settings window > Node Control Permissions and unselect 'Can Edit' option.

• Adding additional steps to existing Gherkin "Given When Then" lines.
  In a generated feature file, you can now add additional steps to existing Gherkin Given-When-Then lines.