User Guide Version history Features added to TestArchitect 8.2 Update 6

 What's new in TestArchitect for Windows

What's new in TestArchitect for Windows

The following new features and improvements are introduced in TestArchitect version 8.2 Update 6 running on Windows.

• Before upgrading to the latest version of TestArchitect, it is strongly recommended that you back up all repositories.
• A TestArchitect client and any repository server to which it connects must be of the same version.

TestArchitect Client

Enhancements to existing features

• Deleting TestArchitect projects containing project items is now supported.
• TAUtilities, a library which allows you to connect and retrieve data from a TestArchitect repository server, is significantly updated:
  • New interfaces and new methods are provided:
    • DataSetFolder interface.
    • DataSet interface.
    • ActionFolder interface.
    • Action interface.
    • ActionArgument interface.
    • TestSuiteFolder interface.
    • TestSuite interface.
  • For the existing interfaces, additional methods are also provided:
    • Project interface:
      • getAction(): Returns the desired Action object based on the given tree path.
      • getActionFolder(): Returns the desired ActionFolder object with the given relative tree path.
      • getActionFolders(): Returns recursively a collection of action folders in the current project.
      • getActions(): Returns recursively a collection of user-defined actions in the current project.
      • getDataset(): Returns the desired Dataset object with the given relative tree path.
      • getDatasetFolder(): Returns the desired DatasetFolder object with the given relative tree path.
      • getDatasetFolders(): Returns recursively a collection of dataset folders in the current project.
      • getDatasets(): Returns recursively a collection of datasets in the current project.
      • getTestSuite(): Returns the desired TestSuite object with the given relative tree path.
      • getTestSuiteFolder(): Returns the desired TestSuiteFolder object with the given relative tree path.
      • getTestSuiteFolders(): Returns recursively a collection of test suite folders in the current project.
      • getTestSuites(): Returns recursively a collection of test suites in the current project.
    • TestModule interface:
      • getRevisionTimestamp(): Gets the value of the Revision Timestamp field in the current test module.
      • getURL(): Gets the value of the URL field in the current test module.
    • Result interface:
      • getWebLink(): Gets the value of the Web Link field in the current test result.
    • TestCase interface:
      • getURL(): Gets the value of the URL field in the current test case.

TestArchitect Automation

• hold key built-in action: Hold specified keyboard key(s) down.
• release key built-in action: Release the specified key(s) that were previously held down using the hold key built-in action.

Enhancements to existing features

• Support for picture handling built-in actions on Android emulators.

Repository Server

• Ability to specify a user account to start the Repository Server service either during the installation process, or via the Repository Server Control dialog box.

Deprecation

• global pos property on web automation has been deprecated. We highly recommend that you use XPath instead.
• TAUtilities: getVersion() method has been deprecated, due to the fact that the Version field of a project item is no longer available.