Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Create Effective AI-Powered Test Steps with the Smart Fox!
  Introducing the Smart Fox, PractiTest’s AI assistant, designed to simplify the process of creating steps for your scripted tests. Just provide a name and description for your test, and the Smart Fox will automatically generate relevant steps, which you can further modify, fine-tune, or reorder to meet your needs. Learn how to enable and use the Smart Fox here.
  

• Adding New Users Notifications
  As the account owner, you can receive an email notification whenever a new license user is added to your account by a project admin. This is only available for Ultimate or Corporate accounts. Read more about Users management here.
  

Coming up

• Last Chance to Save Your Spot at the 2023 OnlineTestConf!
  This is your final opportunity to secure your spot at our exclusive virtual software testing conference. Sign up today and ensure you’re not left out!
  November 13th-14th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  Wednesday, November 8th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
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PractiTest and Beyond

• PractiTest Named in the 2023 Gartner® Quick Answer: How Should We Test Enterprise SaaS Applications report
  We’re delighted to announce that PractiTest has been mentioned in the Test Management category for use cases related to “Utilize traceability, communication integrations and reporting facilities to notify teams on software quality”.
  Read the PR here.

• Boost Your Expertise with PractiTest Certification!
  Calling all PractiTest users! Get certified as a PractiTest expert. Get more out of your software testing process and master the platform. After successfully completing the course, you’ll earn a certified PractiTest user badge to share online.
  Click here to start the course.

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Streamline BDD workflows with the new Cucumber Integration
  Incorporate your automated BDD test results into PractiTest using the FireCracker template for Cucumber. Read more about it here.
  

• CI/CD and Unit testing integration improvements
  We have added improvements to FireCracker, giving you easier ways to integrate any type of CI/CD or Unit Testing file results into PractiTest. This includes more functions and more ways to parse your data. Read more about it here.

• Create a Global Test Repository With The New Cloned Tests Behavior
  Cloned tests will stay connected to their ancestor test, allowing you to update them with changes made to the ancestor test.
  

Read more here.

• Create Instance Tabular Summary Report directly from a Test Set
  Using the Actions button inside a test set, you can now create an Instance Tabular Summary Report for a specific Test Set as explained here.
  

• Improved User Management through the API
  With the new ‘Last Activity’ API Query Parameter, you can get the last activity date of a specific user or all users. Read more about it in our API documentation.

Coming up

• Secure Your Spot at the 2023 OnlineTestConf!
  Don’t miss your chance to participate in our leading virtual software testing conference and learn from industry-leading QA experts.
  November 13th-14th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
  Sign up here

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  Wednesday, October 11th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET
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  Join us on Wednesday, October 25th, 2:00 PM EST / 20:00 CET

PractiTest and Beyond

• Calculating the ROI of Test Management & Automation Tools
  Dive into our latest article to discover the benefits of test management and automation tools, key metrics, and how they can impact your product and end-users.

• A Pathway from Software Tester to Manager
  Looking to make the transition from a software tester to a manager? Read the blog by Daniel Knott where shares his best tips from his own rich personal experience.

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• One Small UX/UI Step, One Giant Leap for You
  We are happy to announce a new UX/UI for Test Sets. This new look & feel will improve usability and help you test faster. This is another step towards a better UX/UI experience. The new Test Set will be released gradually, but you can already try it out now:
  
  

Coming up

• Applying BDD To Your Test Automation - a webinar miniseries by Laveena Ramchandani
  In this three-part series, we will explore the world of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and how it can be applied in test automation.The session will guide you through essential principles and hands-on approaches. September 13th, 20th, and 27ht, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CEST Sign up
  

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  Wednesday, September 6th | 10:00 AM EST / 16:00 CEST, Sign up here
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PractiTest and Beyond

• New blog posts to help you improve your professional knowledge:
  
  Learn how effective software testing strategies can maximize your ROI
  
  Read this blog to learn about the impact of cloud computing on QA Management
  
  Learn how bad software quality affects your entire organization in this blog post
  
  Learn how leveraging effective test management can help mitigate economic uncertainty, and get some useful tips for effective test management in this blog post
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Monitor KPIs and objectives with the new Gauge graph
  Track key elements’ performance against their objectives using the Gauge graph. It allows you to define KPIs for a certain parameter, display a value of this parameter in a quantitative way, and track its performance against the KPI. The Gauge graph is available as a Dashboard item for any entity. For example, I can track the number of passed instances in a sprint and check if they have reached the goal of 75%. Read more about it here
  
  

Coming up

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  August 9th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET, Sign up here
  Can’t make it?
  Join us on August 30th | 2:00PM EST / 20:00 CET Sign up here
  

• OnlineTestConf 2023 Call for Speakers
  Want to reach and influence other QA professionals? Last chance to submit your talk for the 13th OTC here
  

PractiTest and Beyond

• The Guide to Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  A new article explaining the concept and implementation of Test-Driven Development. Read all about it here
  

• How to Accelerate Project Delivery and Get to Market Faster
  A new eBook to guide you through the challenges of project delivery and how to accelerate time to market. Download it here
  
  

• New blog posts to help you improve your professional knowledge:
  
  Small vs Large Tests: Which One is Ideal? Read this blog post to find out
  
  Training software testers remotely? Learn how to effectively onboard & train software testers remotely
  
  Planning for the summer season? Learn how to plan QA activities during the summer season here
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Markdown improvements
  We have aligned all PractiTest fields to have the most up-to-date markdown features including Run’s text areas. Working with Jira? Jira markdown is now translated correctly to PractiTest markdown and vice versa, allowing seamless integration and data flow between the tools.
  

• Unit Testing and CI/CD integration through FireCracker just got better
  Using FireCracker to integrate your CI/CD results into PractiTest? Your job just got easier as we added more functions to the JSON file configuration page. Now you can use functions like split, get, and trim to better convert and map your results to PractiTest.
  
  

• You asked, we listened
  The new navigation bar is now narrower, giving you more workspace.
  
  

Coming up

• Melbourne QA professionals, here we come!
  Join our very own Antony Lipman at “Fast-Tracking Project Delivery: Tips From a Recovering Perfectionist” face-to-face meetup.
  10 July 2023 | 17:30 | The Curzon Room at Mercure North Melbourne, Corner Flemington Road & Harker Street, North Melbourne VIC 3051
  Sign up here
  
  

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  July 5th 2023, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET, Sign up here
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  Join us on July 19th, 2023 - 2:00PM EST / 20:00 CET Sign up here
  
  

PractiTest and Beyond

• New blog posts to help you improve your professional knowledge:
  
  Thinking of taking a software testing certification? This blog post is for you
  
  Is your company going through Digital Transformation? Learn how to adjust yourself as a tester to the customer to make an impact. Read the guest blog post by Daniel Knott
  
  What are the most important QA tester skills in 2023? We analyzed the State of Testing™ report and came up with an answer. Read all about it here here
  
  
• Understanding the Basics of Security Testing in Software Testing
  A new article covering the types and best-known methods for security testing. Read it here
  
  

Here are some updates from the past month

PractiTest and Beyond

• 2023 Forrester Total Economic Impact study of PractiTest discovers a 312% ROI
  
  According to Forrester Total Economic Impact 2023, PractiTest can provide total benefits of up to $2.4 million over three years. Want to learn more? Download your copy of the Forrester Total Economic Impact of PractiTest
  
  
• Migrate from QC to PractiTest
  Decided to leave QC? Want to migrate successfully? This guide is for you. Get your copy now
  
  
• Digital Transformation in Financial Services
  Working in the financial industry? Accelerate digital transformation with the right processes and tools. Read our latest White Paper
  
  

Product

• Jira integration improvements
  The best Jira integration in the market just became better! We’ve added Epic Link and Team field types to the field mapping options. Now even more information will be synchronized between the systems giving you better visibility and control over your Issues and Requirements.
  

• A centralized hub for all your tests - Automated BDD test support
  Using automated BDD? Report your BDD test results (no matter which tool you use) to PractiTest via the REST API to centralize your entire testing operation and all your test types into PractiTest.
  Stay tuned - dedicated Cucumber support is coming up.
  You can read more about it here
  
  

• Improved API - Get auto filters is now available
  With this improvement, you can now use the GET command to get the results of an auto filter in any entity. This can be done on the 2 levels of auto filters as explained here
  
  

Coming up

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  June 7th 2023, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET, Sign up here
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  Join us on June 21st, 2023 - 2:00PM EST / 20:00 CET Sign up here
  
  

• Come and meet us at EuroStar!
  Use our 10% discount code ANTWERP10 and don’t forget to stop by our booth and say hi! Antwerp Zoo, Belgium, 13-16 June 2023.
  
  

• Measuring Rest API Testing Coverage Automatically: A Practical Approach - a guest webinar with Julio de Lima
  Join this webinar to take your Rest API testing practices to the next level. June 21st, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CEST sign up here
  
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• The new navigation bar is now available for all users!
  The first phase of PractiTest new UI is now available for all users. Feeling the joy? Missing anything? We’d love to hear your feedback via our support team.
  

• BDD support for manual tests
  Behavior-driven development (BDD) tests enable collaboration between teams in software projects. As the first step of enabling a complete BDD workflow, we launched a new BDD test type, which will become available in the next few days. With the new BDD test type, you can use the Gherkin syntax in the Scenario field and PractiTest will break the test into steps according to Gherkin keywords. In the future, PractiTest will also support automatic BDD test results. You can read more about it here
  
  

• ClickUp Integration Improvement
  Reporting a task to ClickUp? Importing a task as a PractiTest requirement? From now on your PractiTest user and your ClickUp user will be connected so every action you take is recorded under your name. This process will happen automatically the first time you trigger the integration after your account owner has reconfigured it. For more information please read here
  
  

PractiTest and Beyond

• The 2023 State of Testing™ report is live!
  Get your copy and learn about the hottest trends in the QA industry Download the report
  
  
• PractiTest Named Leader in the G2 Grid® Report for Spring 2023
  
  Read our customers reviews here
  
  
• 2 new blog posts!
  Learn how to be passionate about your testing in this blog post by PractiTest’s Chief Solution Architect, Joel Montvelisky, and learn why human intervention is needed in automation testing in this guest blog post
  
  

Coming up

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  May 10th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET, Sign up here
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  Join us on May 24th, 2:00PM EST / 20:00 CET Sign up here
  
  

• Insights from the 2023 State of Testing Report - Roundtable Discussion
  Listen to Joel Montveliksy, Lalitkumar Bhamare, Lisa Crispin and Daniel Knott talk about their findings from the State of Testing™ report. Sign up here
  
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• PractiTest improved UX/UI is almost here!
  We are rebuilding PractiTest’s UX/UI for a better user experience, based on your feedback.
  The first stage, which includes the navigation bar makeover, will soon be available for everyone to enjoy it!
  
  

• ClickUp integration enhancement - map and sync fields
  The PractiTest ClickUp integration just became better! From now on you can choose the fields in ClickUp you want to sync to PractiTest and map them to PractiTest fields. This will allow you to edit the fields in any of the systems - and see the update in the other system. Read more about it here
  
  

Coming up

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  April 19th, 2023, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET, Sign up here
  
  

• 7 Annoyingly simple things you can do to improve your test management process
  Join PractiTest co-founder, Joel Montvelisky, in this webinar, and start improving your test management.
  Apr 18, 2023, Sign up here
  
  

• The State of Testing Report™
  The 10th State of Testing™ Survey results are currently being processed, and we will share the final 2023 report very soon. Want to get your copy? Sign up here
  
  

PractiTest and Beyond

• Why Finance Companies Should Use a Test Management Platform
  Working in the finance industry? Checkout this blogpost and learn about the importance of test management
  
  
• The Challenging Job as a Software Tester - A Real-Life Story
  In this guest blog post, Daniel Knott’s shares his personal three real-life challenges as a software tester. Read all about it here
  
  
• How to Choose the Right Automation Testing Tool for Your Business
  A guest blog post by Nisha Joseph from Profit.co. Read all about it here
  
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Create a Test Set based on Requirements
  PractiTest is introducing an easy way to build the execution of your requirements. From now on you can create a Test Set based on a requirement, and all the tests linked to this requirement will be automatically added to the Test Set as test instances. You can read more about it here
  
  

• Control user permissions with increased granularity
  Enable team members to comment on PractiTest entities by giving them the new “Comments” permission level. You can find it in the Project Settings.
  
  

Coming up

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  March 8th, 14:00 EST / 20:00 CET, Sign up here
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  Join us on March 22nd, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET Sign up here
  
  

• Deciphering Alerts: Make Sense Of What Your Software Is Saying - a webinar miniseries by Lena Wiberg, Part #1
  In this miniseries, Lena will show us how different parts of the tech stack deliver different types of information to the user, how to guess which part of the stack they are from and how we can use that to do better testing.
  March 22nd, 9:00 EST / 15:00 CET. Sign up for Part 1
  
  

PractiTest and Beyond

• Design Patterns in Test Automation - by Christian Baumann
  Based on his successful webinar, Christian Baumann explains design patterns, and how to apply them to your test automation code base. Read it here
  
  
• Critical Thinking in Software Testing: A Key Skill in the IT Industry
  A new blog post by ​​Olivia Tayllors. Read it here