PractiTest Updates
July 2026 Updates
Product
Faster Test Execution with an Improved Instance Layout
The Instance page has been redesigned to provide quicker access to key instance information. Aligned with the rest of the platform, Linked Runs are now displayed at the top left of the page, while key instance details are organized on the right for a more efficient, consistent experience. Run buttons are now available at both the top and bottom of the page, making it faster to start test execution.
More MCP Actions for AI-Powered Testing
We’ve expanded PractiTest MCP with additional actions that help AI assistants complete more of your day-to-day testing workflow. You can now:
- Create API-type Tests directly in PractiTest through your AI assistant.
- Create Test Runs and record execution results for existing instances without leaving your AI conversation.
Read more about it in the MCP documentation.
Coming Up
PractiTest Live Training
Join our Customer Success team for a live training session and ask everything you want to know.
Europe: Wednesday, August 19, 14:00 CEST
North America: Wednesday, August 19, 2:00 PM EDT / 11:00 AM PDT
Asia-Pacific: Wednesday, August 19, 12:30 PM AWST
PractiTest and Beyond
The Next Step Beyond AI Test Generation
AI capabilities such as generating tests, scripts, summaries, and bug reports are quickly becoming standard across testing platforms. The real differentiator is no longer whether a tool includes AI, but whether it uses testing context to support better decisions, reduce risk, and improve how teams work.
Your Pass Rate Is 90%. But How Confident Are You in the Release?
QA teams have more testing data than ever before, but release decisions still depend on turning that data into a clear understanding of risk and readiness. Learn why traditional metrics often fall short and what QA leaders should focus on to make release decisions with confidence.
June 2026 Updates
Product
Release Readiness – Public Beta
The Release Readiness Index helps QA teams answer one of the hardest questions in software testing: Are we ready to release? By combining coverage, execution progress, and defect risk into a single readiness score for each milestone, it provides a clear, data-driven view of release confidence and highlights where attention is needed before making a release decision.
Note: RRI is available in public beta for Team and Corporate plans only. Learn more about the Release Readiness Index.
Integration Improvements Across Azure DevOps, ClickUp, and YouTrack
We’ve enhanced several integrations with redesigned configuration experiences, improved usability, and greater flexibility when syncing data between systems.
Highlights include:
- Azure DevOps – Sync any Azure DevOps work item type into PractiTest, giving teams more flexibility to align the integration with their workflow. Read more about Azure DevOps integration.
- ClickUp – Sync any ClickUp work item type into PractiTest, along with a refreshed configuration experience and field mapping capabilities. Read more about ClickUp integration.
- YouTrack – Map fields between YouTrack and PractiTest to keep information synchronized automatically and reduce manual updates. Read more about YouTrack integration.
Archive Milestones Without Losing Historical Data
You can now archive milestones without permanently deleting them. Archived milestones are removed from milestone views, filters, and reports to keep active workspaces cleaner, while still allowing you to restore them at any time when needed.
Find Relevant PractiTest Data with MCP Search
MCP just got upgraded with a new search tool that allows AI assistants to find Requirements, Tests, Issues, and Test Sets using free-text queries. Instead of relying on exact IDs, AI can now locate relevant entities based on names, descriptions, tags, and other fields, making it easier to work with existing project data and testing context. Learn more about MCP.
Coming Up
PractiTest Live Training
Join our Customer Success team for a live training session and ask everything you want to know.
Europe: Wednesday, July 15, 14:00 CEST
North America: Wednesday, July 15, 2:00 PM EDT / 11:00 AM PDT
Asia-Pacific: Wednesday, July 15, 12:30 PM AWST
PractiTest and Beyond
Are We Ready to Release? Still the Hardest Question in QA
QA teams have more data than ever, yet the most important questions remain difficult to answer. This article explores why traditional test management often stops at reporting activity, and how connecting requirements, tests, defects, and execution data helps teams gain real insight into coverage, risk, and release readiness.
How to Plan QA Activities During the Summer Season
Summer vacations can put pressure on release schedules, but the right planning can keep quality on track. This article shares practical strategies for prioritizing testing based on risk, maintaining clear ownership and handoffs, and using automation, AI, and test management tools to preserve visibility and confidence throughout the season.
May 2026 Updates
Product
New MCP Capabilities for Working with Existing Testing Data
Our MCP capabilities just got upgraded with new tools that allow AI to work directly with existing PractiTest data and entities.
- Update existing tests – Modify test names, descriptions, steps, and additional fields directly through MCP
- Retrieve entity data – Access detailed information for Requirements, Test Sets, Issues, and other entities, including descriptions and linked fields
Cleaner and Easier Jira Field Mapping Configuration
Jira field mapping page in the integration settings is now providing a cleaner and more intuitive configuration experience. The updated UI makes it easier to configure and manage mapped fields between Jira and PractiTest.
Coming Up
PractiTest Live Training
Join our Customer Success team for a live training session and ask everything you want to know.
Europe: Wednesday, June 24, 14:00 CEST
North America: Wednesday, June 24, 2:00 PM EDT / 11:00 AM PDT
Asia-Pacific: Wednesday, June 24, 12:30 PM AWST
Meet Us at Innovate QA
If Innovate QA is on your calendar on June 4-5, come visit the PractiTest booth and discover our QA Intelligence approach, helping teams better understand readiness, risk, and quality through connected QA data.
Also, don’t miss Joel Montvelisky’s session: Orchestrating AI for Testing: Connecting Context, Tools, and Human Judgment.
PractiTest and Beyond
Watch On-Demand: QA Takes the Lead
QA Takes the Lead continues to focus on clarity, leadership, and the practical decisions that shape software quality at scale. The event featured sessions on sustainable leadership with Suzanne Kraaij, whole-team quality ownership with Joanna Negler, and practical AI leadership strategies with Julio De Lima.
Watch On-Demand: From Test Management to QA Intelligence with Joel Montvelisky
Missed our recent webinar? You can now watch From Test Management to QA Intelligence on demand. In this session, Joel Montvelisky explores why pass/fail reporting is no longer enough and what readiness, coverage, and risk actually look like when QA data is connected, including a live product demo of the approach in action.
April 2026 Updates
Product
PractiTest Query Language (PTQL) – Beta
PTQL is a new query language that lets you filter and retrieve PractiTest data using a flexible, human-readable syntax via the API. PTQL enables more precise queries across tests, requirements, issues, and their relationships, helping you access exactly the data you need.
This capability is currently in beta and is available only to Corporate accounts. Contact our support team to join the beta and start using PTQL.
Read more about PTQL in our documentation.
Expanded Testing Actions with New MCP Capabilities
We’ve added new MCP tools that extend what AI assistants can do inside PractiTest, enabling deeper interaction with your testing data:
- Retrieve test data – Get full details for a specific test, including steps, description, and fields
- Sync Jira items – Pull specific Jira tickets into PractiTest as Requirements or Issues
See the full list of tools in the MCP help page.
More Control and Visibility with Global Fields
Global Fields continue to expand, giving you greater flexibility and insight across your projects:
- Use any field type as a Global Field – Standardize all field types across projects
- View linked projects per field – See all projects using a specific Global Field directly from the settings
Coming Up
PractiTest Live Training
Join our Customer Success team for a live training session and ask everything you want to know.
Europe: Wednesday, May 20, 14:00 CEST
North America: Wednesday, May 20, 2:00 PM EDT / 11:00 AM PDT
Asia-Pacific: Wednesday, May 13, 2:00 PM AEST
From Test Management to QA Intelligence – A Webinar with Joel Montvelisky
Most QA teams have more data than ever, but less clarity on what it actually means. In this session, Joel will explore why pass or fail reporting falls short and what it takes to understand real readiness, coverage, and risk when your QA data is connected. The webinar includes a live demo showing how this works in practice.
Date: Wednesday, May 13
Time: 10:00 AM EDT | 16:00 CET
PractiTest and Beyond
The Problem With Chasing Fully Autonomous QA Agents
Fully autonomous AI in testing sounds promising, but the reality is that today’s tools still lack the context and reliability to operate independently. This article explains why the real value today comes from AI as a collaborator, not a replacement, and how connecting AI to real testing context using MCP changes the game.
Regression Testing at Scale: How Large QA Teams Stay Fast
Regression testing is critical, but running everything every cycle doesn’t scale. This article explores how large QA teams stay fast by prioritizing coverage based on risk, combining automation with smart execution strategies, and maintaining lean, effective test suites.
March 2026 Updates
Product
More Control and Clarity in Jira Integration Setup
We’ve redesigned the Jira integration settings to give you clearer control over what gets synced into PractiTest and how it’s mapped. You can now select the Jira projects to connect and define how work item types are mapped to Requirements or Issues in PractiTest. This makes the integration more direct and aligned with your workflow.
Automatically Sync Jira Sprints into PractiTest Milestones
Sync Jira sprints directly into PractiTest Milestones, keeping development and testing fully aligned. Active and future sprints are automatically created as milestones, along with their associated items, and any changes in sprint scope are reflected in real time without duplication. For more information, refer to Jira Cloud or Jira Server documentation.
Centralized View of Issues Within Test Sets
The Linked Issues tab in Test Sets gives you a complete view of all issues associated with that set. Easily track defects created during test runs without switching between modules, improving visibility and making it easier to review testing outcomes in context. Read more in the Test Sets & Runs help page.
Enforce Global Fields Across All Projects (Available for Corporate Accounts)
Account Owners can enforce Global Fields across all projects, ensuring a consistent structure and data model at scale. Enforced fields are automatically applied to every project and cannot be removed at the project level, helping standardize data integrity across the entire account. Read more about it in the Global Fields help page.
Coming Up
PractiTest Live Training
Join our Customer Success team for a live session on MCP and AI-powered testing workflows. Learn how to connect AI tools to PractiTest, turn AI outputs into real testing actions, and manage everything with full visibility and traceability.
Europe: Wednesday, April 15, 14:00 CEST
North America: Wednesday, April 22 2:00 PM EDT / 11:00 AM PDT
Asia-Pacific: Wednesday, April 15, 2:00 PM AEST
PractiTest and Beyond
Quality Leadership Academy: Build the Skills QA Leaders Actually Need
As testing evolves into a decision-making discipline, QA leaders need more than execution skills. The Quality Leadership Academy is designed to bridge that gap, with practitioner-led sessions focused on risk-based prioritization, meaningful KPIs, scalable automation, business communication, and responsible AI adoption.
Watch On-Demand: Securing LLMs – A LinkedIn Live with Maryia Tuleika
Missed our recent LinkedIn Live? You can now watch Securing LLMs on demand. In this session, Maryia Tuleika breaks down how OWASP security principles apply to LLM-powered applications and shows how common risks like prompt injection, data leakage, and weak safeguards actually appear in real systems.
February 2026 Updates
Product
Standardize Fields Across Projects with Global Fields
Define fields at the account level instead of creating them separately per project. Global Fields help standardize structure across projects while eliminating duplicated custom fields and reducing maintenance effort. You can also use our internal Migration Tool to convert existing project-level fields. Learn more about Global Fields in the documentation.
New Landing Page for Faster Access and Better Focus
We’ve redesigned the PractiTest landing page to give you quicker access to what matters most as soon as you log in. The new layout provides direct access to your projects, “Assigned to Me” items, and your recent activity, along with easy access to key resources such as product updates and live training sessions.
Coming Up
PractiTest Live Training
Join our Customer Success team for a live training session and ask everything you want to know.
Europe: Wednesday, March 4, 14:00 CET
North America: Wednesday, March 25, 3:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT
Asia-Pacific: Wednesday, March 11, 4:00 PM AEDT
Securing LLMs: Learning from OWASP Guides – A Guest Webinar with Maryia Tuleika
AI systems can feel like black boxes, but real vulnerabilities surface when you test them properly. Join Maryia Tuleika in this practical session to learn how OWASP principles apply to LLM-powered applications and how traditional testing skills can uncover risks like prompt injection, data leakage, and weak safeguards.
PractiTest and Beyond
Watch On-Demand: Orchestrate AI for Testing
Missed our recent webinar on MCP? You can now watch Orchestrate AI for Testing on demand. In this session, Joel Montvelisky walks through PractiTest’s MCP approach and shows how AI tools can operate with real testing context and turns AI from isolated prompts into a connected testing assistant.
5 Must-Have Skills for QA Testers in 2026
Based on insights from the 13th State of Testing™ Report, this article explores how AI is reshaping QA and redefining what skills matter most. It outlines the top five must-have skills for 2026, including critical thinking, automation principles, and communication, as testers evolve from executors to quality decision-makers.