PractiTest Updates

August 2022 Updates

Last updated: August 31, 2022

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

  • View Items Assigned to You
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    In the Account Landing Page, you can now see your assigned items (across all your projects), including assigned instances, to improve your productivity and help you focus on your work.

  • Filters Improvement
    To help create better criteria for your filters, we added the ‘OR’ query in addition to the ‘AND’.
    filter improvements or criteria Read more about it here.

  • User Provisioning Process improvement
    For organizations whose provisioning process is done via PractiTest’s API, we have added the ability to fetch user id by email. This feature is available under the Enterprise and Ultimate licenses only.

  • Map Multi-list field from Jira
    Map your multi-list fields from Jira to PractiTest. When editing the fields on either side - the other side will be automatically updated.

  • Dashboard graph improvement
    From now on, in the Planned vs Executed graph, you can select future dates for the end date. This will help predict and plan execution progress better.

  • New Test Set screen - now available for all
    Want to work faster and enjoy better filters in Test Sets?
    Switch to the new Test Set view and don’t forget to tell us what you think about it!
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  • History logs in test instance and test run windows
    We added a new History tab in manual test instance and test run windows.

Coming up

  • And You Didn’t Report it?!… Roadblocks to Bug Reporting - Guest webinar with Michael Stahl
    How to recognize and the roadblocks of bug reporting in your team and proposed solutions Sign up here

  • PractiTest Live Training
    Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
    September 6th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here
    Can’t make it?
    Join us on September 20th, 14:00 EDT / 20:00 CEST Sign up here

PractiTest and Beyond

  • PractiTest has been recognized in The Continuous Automation Testing Platforms Landscape, Q3 2022, Forrester report
    Download the full report here

  • The 90-Day Journey of a QA Manager to impact - a new e-book
    How to make a significant effect with a 30-60-90 day plan Download the e-book

  • How to Create a Software Test Strategy? Complete Guide With Examples
    A new article by Randy Rice - Read it here


July 2022 Updates

Last updated: July 30, 2022

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

  • Find and Replace
    One of our most requested features is now live! From now on you can find and replace a phrase within selected entities (tests, test sets, issues or requirements) and fields (title, descriptions, customs text fields and so on). Learn more about it here.

  • Map Date field from Jira
    Map your date fields (along with Text, Single select lists and Number Fields) from Jira to PractiTest. This way you can edit the fields on any side - and the other side will be automatically updated.


  • PractiTest Support for Redmine 4.0
    The PractiTest-Redmine integration will be sunsetted at the end of 2022. We added the PractiTest-Redmine integration code as an open source in GitHub here.


Coming up

  • Test Management 3.0 - Shared webinar with Intellyx Analyst
    Join Joel Montvelisky, Co-founder and Chief Solution Architect, PractiTest, and Jason English, Principal Analyst, Intellyx, talking about the challenges and value of testing in today’s Agile & DevOps reality.
    August 3rd 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here

  • How to Delight 8 Billion Humans - Guest webinar with Dona Sarkar
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    Learn about audiences and a simple and inclusive process to reach and delight them at any phase of your business.
    August 17th 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here

  • PractiTest Live Training
    Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
    August 16th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here


June 2022 Updates

Last updated: June 30, 2022

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

  • Filters improvements
    From now on, when creating a filter based on ‘Assign to’ a group, the filter will also include entities assigned to the members within this group.

  • Focus on usability - Edit precondition in test run
    Run a test and edit its precondition on the fly! You can also update the original precondition. Check out your run window and see how easy it is.
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Coming up

  • The Visual Testing Revolution - Guest webinar with Andrew Knight
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    July 13th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here

  • PractiTest Live Training
    Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
    July 12th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here
    Can’t make it?
    Join us on July 26th, 14:00 EDT / 20:00 CEST Sign up here

PractiTest and Beyond

  • 5 Reasons A Modern Test Management Platform is Good for Business
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    Achieve business success by making smarter decisions regarding product release and quality based on modern Test Management platforms. Download the white-paper

May 2022 Updates

Last updated: May 30, 2022

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

  • Automation and API
    Creating a test via API?
    Now you can include the Test Type parameter and choose which test type you want it to be.

Coming up

  • Test Management 3.0 - Shared webinar with Intellyx Analyst
    Join Joel Montvelisky, co-founder and Chief Solution Architect at PractiTest, and Jason English, principal analyst at Intellyx, talking about the challenges and value of testing in today’s agile & DevOps reality.
    June 29th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here

  • PractiTest Live Training
    Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
    June 7th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here
    Can’t make it?
    Join us on June 28th, 14:00 EDT / 20:00 CEST Sign up here

PractiTest and Beyond

  • Build or Buy?
    Discover what are the key differences between building a tool or buying one in order to make the right decision. Read the full article

April 2022 Updates

Last updated: April 30, 2022

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

  • Import Tags and Estimated Duration fields
    Importing artifacts to PractiTest? From now on you can import Tags and Estimated Duration fields.

  • Filter by TaskBoard lane
    Manage your testing entities as tasks and vice versa - Add another view of your entities by filtering them by their TaskBoard lane field.

  • Enhanced capabilities for dashboard creation
    From now on you can create Dashboard items based on fields with over 20 value options.

Coming up

  • Insights from the 2022 State of Testing Report - Roundtable discussion webinar
    Join Joel Montvelisky, Lalitkumar Bhamare, Lisa Crispin and Sanne Vissert on May 12th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here

  • PractiTest Live Training
    Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know. May 24th, 14:00 EST / 20:00 CET Sign up here


  • Come and meet us
    Join us at the QA or the Highway conference on May 17th and at the Atlanta MoT Meetup on May 18th

PractiTest and Beyond

  • What is System Testing - An in-depth guide by Randy Rice
    Learn what is system testing, when you should use it and much more. Read it now

March 2022 Updates

Last updated: March 31, 2022

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

  • Use Batch Edit to modify Test Type
    From users request to a feature - Editing the test type is now available when batch editing tests, adding more flexibility and customizability to your process.

  • Onboarding new users just became easier - demo data available for new projects in new accounts by default
    From now on, when creating your very first project in PractiTest, Demo data will be automatically added to it to help you experience PractiTest value faster and better.

Coming up

  • PractiTest Live Training
    Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know. April 12th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET Sign up here
    Can’t Make it?
    Join us on April 19th, 14:00 EST/ 20:00 CET Sign up here

  • How to succeed as a Tester in a DevOps environment - a guest webinar with Huib Schoots
    April 27th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET. Sign up here

PractiTest and Beyond

  • Top 20 software testing leaders to follow on twitter
    Check out this new article, listing our industry’s top thought leaders to follow, Read it now

February 2022 Updates

Last updated: February 28, 2022

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

  • Testing Data Visibility and Organization - Multilevel Auto Filters
    Taking test data organization to the next level! With Multilevel Auto Filters you can now create a child Auto Filter, for each of the sub-filters of the parent Auto Filter. Read more about it here
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  • Usability and Productivity - Rename Linked List values
    We keep listening to our customer’s requests and adjusting our product to better fit your needs; we added the option to rename your linked list values via the settings window.

  • Integrations - Integration settings just became easier
    We are introducing an easier way to manage your integrations - you can see it in the integrations settings windows of your projects and account. Integration-settings

Coming up

  • PractiTest Live Training
    Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know. March 8th, 11:00 EDT / 17:00 CET Sign up here
    Located in APAC?
    Join us on March 22nd, 14:00 EST/ 11:00 PST Sign up here

  • Increasing Productivity by Uncovering Costs of Delay - a guest webinar with Jutta Eckstein
    March 9th, 10:00 EST/ 16:00 CET. Sign up here

January 2022 Updates

Last updated: January 30, 2022

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

  • AI-Based Test Management - Introducing PractiTest’s New Test Score Functionality
    The new Test Score functionality is based on the analysis of the actual testing in your projects, according to different parameters.
    With the help of the Test Score, you can easily understand the value of each test is providing to your project and make wiser decisions including choosing and prioritizing the best tests to run out of a specific group, listing the tests that should be retired from your execution schedule and more. Read more about it here
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  • Jira Integration - Adding Jira status field to PractiTest requirement
    Inside a PractiTest requirement, you will now find the testing status of the tests covering this requirement, and the Jira status of the Jira issue linked to this requirement. This gives you a better understanding of the status of your tickets and helps you streamline your process.
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  • Automation - API Additional GET Instance parameters
    When creating a GET Instance request in PractiTest API, you can now filter according to test display ID and not only according to system display ID. This will make your work easier and smoother. Check out all the API requests options here

  • Usability and productivity - attachments limitation size increased to 50MB
    From now on you can attach files as big as 50MB to any of your entities.

Coming up

  • PractiTest Live Training
    Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know. February 8th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Sign up here
    Located in APAC?
    Join us on February 22nd, 17:00 AEDT/ 14:00 AWST (Australia standard times) Sign up here

  • PractiTest’s test automation management capabilities - webinar by Joel Montvelisky
    Join PractiTest’s chief solution architect as he goes over PractiTest’s xBot test automation framework and additional test automation management capabilities.
    February 10th, 2022, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Sign up here

  • How to bring accessibility into your teams - Guest webinar by Laveena Ramchandani
    Learn how to make accessibility testing built-in our teams.
    February 16th, 2022, 10:30 EDT / 16:30 CET Sign up here

December 2021 Updates

Last updated: December 30, 2021

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

  • So, what did we have in 2021?
    Putting our users at the front, these are the main PractiTest areas we focused on, to help users release better, faster and with confidence:
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    • Automation - We are making PractiTest the most advanced test management solution by constantly improving the test automation integrations with multiple unique solutions.
    • Integrations - Use PractiTest as a hub for all your QA information with more integrations added and with advanced improvements to the 2 way Jira integration.
    • Visualization - PractiTest new visualization features make your data valuable and helps you make the right decisions.
    • Functionality - Sometimes the small things make the difference. With some day-to-day work features improvements, PractiTest can now save you even more time and money.

    You can read our 2021 yearly summary here

    But we are not done…
    2022 just started and we are already releasing another integration improvement feature:

  • Jira Integration improvement - Report a Linked issue field from a PractiTest run
    When reporting an issue directly from a PractiTest run, you will now have the option to choose a linked issue and to choose the relationship between the 2 issues - just like in Jira. This is available only if the Jira project you are reporting to and the issue type you chose contain this field in Jira.

Coming up

  • PractiTest Live Training
    Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know. JANUARY 11TH, 14:00 EST / 20:00 CET Sign up here

  • Who’s Ready for Post-Modern Testing? Guest Webinar by Alan Page
    The A/B Testing podcast star and the world-wide keynote speaker Alan Page will be our guest webinar. JANUARY 19TH, 2022, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Sign up here

PractiTest and Beyond

  • 10 Testing events in 2022 that you don’t want to miss
    We gathered all the fresh and leading events to attend so you can stay up to date with everything that is going on in the industry. Check it out

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