What's new in TestArchitect for Windows

The following new features and improvements are introduced in TestArchitect version 8.5 running on Windows.

Remember:

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

TestArchitect Client

Enhancements to existing features

Delete a TestArchitect repository: Now when you delete a repository using the TestArchitect Repository Server Control Panel, you no longer have to stop the repository first, you can delete it immediately.

New features

SAP automation support: SAP software includes many powerful enterprise tools. From now on, TestArchitect supports interacting with SAP, with a focus on SAP BW (Business Warehouse).
Built-In Actions for SAP: New Built-In Actions specifically for working with SAP tree-list and tree-table.

Enhancements to existing features

Support for Chrome 79 and Firefox 71: Now you can run automated tests for web pages displayed in the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox.
Python 3: TestArchitect now supports using Python 3 to implement TestArchitect actions.

Firefox 70+: There is an issue with geckodriver. Some computers may experience issues when navigating in webdriver mode.
Due to changes in the WebDriver coordinate calculation algorithm, there may be a slight deviation of coordinates in relevant built-in actions with Generic Web Driver Mode (GWD) on Chrome 75. For precision, please re-calculate your positions and coordinates.
Notes:
These changes do not effect non-GWD mode.
Certain BIA may not behave we expected when SAP cells are obscured by a scrollbar or off the screen. It’s best to use the TestArchitect scroll action to reveal the full table before using actions on table cells.
When using the action Count Child Node on an SAP Tree List control, you must first use the expand Built-In Action.
SAP BW controls use a lazy loading method, so please make sure that you make them visible first (manually or with a BIA) before interacting with them in order to get correct results.