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
  Can’t make it?
  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
  
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Test Set UI improvements
  Little updates that can make your job much easier:
  • Sorting, filtering and pagination within the instances grid is now retained after refreshing/navigating to another screen
  • View folder information inside a test set
  • For xBot tests - client type is shown inside the Test Set
  • And more
• Report improvements
  Exporting a test set based report? The report will also include the description field from now on.
  

Coming up

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  February 7th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET, Sign up here
  Can’t make it?
  Join us on February 21st, 2023, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET Sign up here
  
  

• The Hidden Logic of Thinking for Testers - a guest webinar with Nithin S.S
  This talk will get you thinking about how you naturally think and unleash your full potential to be a skilled tester by leveraging hidden logic & approaches.
  February 22nd, 9:00 EST / 15:00 CET. Sign up here
  
  

PractiTest and Beyond

• 5 Factors to Consider When Planning QA for 2023 - a new blog post
  5 internal and external factors that can impact your 2023 planning process. Read it here
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Jira comments two-way sync - now also available for Jira Server
  Ensure seamless communication between your teams by syncing Jira Server comments to PractiTest and PractiTest comments to Jira Server. Read more about it here.
  

• Clickup integration enhancements
  Avoid error-prone and time-consuming work by defining the ClickUp spaces and lists that PractiTest can report to. With this new feature, your PractiTest users will report issues from PractiTest runs to ClickUp tasks faster and avoid mistakes.
  Read more about it here.
  

Coming up

• PractiTest Live Training - 2022 New releases sessions
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  January 3rd, 14:00 EST / 20:00 CET, Sign up here
  Can’t make it?
  Join us on January 24th, 10:00 EST / 16:00 CET Sign up here
  
  

• Design patterns in test automation - a guest webinar with Christian Baumann
  Learn about design patterns for test automation and see how you can apply them in your test automation code & framework.
  January 18th 2023, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET. Sign up here
  
  

PractiTest and Beyond

• An Introductory Guide to QA for Non-Testers
  Download this new e-book and learn what you should know before participating in your company’s software testing efforts. Download here
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Copy steps to test
  Working on a test and want to add a step from somewhere else? We added the option to copy a step into a test from the same test or from a different test.
  
  

• Clickup integration enhancements
  Working with Clickup? PractiTest just took this integration to the next level! From now on, you can link existing ClickUp tasks as issues to your PractiTest runs, sync an existing task from ClickUp as a new issue or requirement in PractiTest and more! Read more about it here.
  
  

• Jira integration enhancements
  
  • Map more field types from Jira to PractiTest: Map your Sprint field to PractiTest so you can see and edit this important information on both sides and make sure your entire data is aligned.
  • 2 way attachments sync between PractiTest and Jira cloud - When syncing or linking issues or requirements from Jira to PractiTest or reporting issues from PractiTest to Jira, the attachments from one side will be synced to the other. This feature is being released gradually.
    

• View the status of linked Issues
  In the Instance and Run windows, when you have a linked issue, you will now see this issue’s status. This can help you better understand your instance and run status and work faster.
  
  

• End of Eggplant integration support
  From 2023, the built-in Eggplant integration will no longer be supported. Eggplant could still be integrated to PractiTest using the robust REST API or PractiTest internal automation framework - the xBot.
  

Coming up

• PractiTest Live Training - 2022 New releases sessions
  Join our customer success team on a dedicated training session summarizing all new 2022 releases.
  December 6th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Sign up here
  Can’t make it?
  Join a general training session on December 20th, 14:00 EDT / 20:00 CEST Sign up here
  
  

PractiTest and Beyond

• Measuring QA Contribution to Your Business
  Download this new e-book and learn how to ensure your software testing efforts will bear (the right) fruit. Download here
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Jira cloud comments two-way sync
  Ensure seamless internal communication by syncing Jira comments to PractiTest and PractiTest comments to Jira (Currently available for Jira Cloud only). This feature is being released gradually. Read more about it here.
  
  

• Comment on a step
  To improve communication and efficiency, you can now comment on each step in a manual scripted test in the Test Library. Like any other comments section in PractiTest, you can tag people using the ‘@’, edit your comment and delete it. This can be used as part of an internal reviewal process.
  
  

• Test Set feedback implementation
  As we moved to the New Test Set screen, we implemented users’ feedback in order to improve functionality and usability. We are constantly looking to improve and invite you to use the new test set and share your feedback with us.
  
  

• We want your feedback!
  Have a great idea for PractiTest? Add your feature ideas or vote for existing suggestions here:
  
  

Coming up

• Join the ​​12th OnlineTestConf!
  Listen to QA thought leaders from all over the world. November 29th. Sign up here
  
  

• Come meet us at CAST 2022 - Hands-on conference
  7 – 8 November San Diego, CA. Set a meeting
  
  

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team on a dedicated training session focusing on Test Orchestration and PractiTest automation capabilities.
  November 8th, 14:00 EDT / 20:00 CEST Sign up here
  Can’t make it?
  Join a general training session on November 22nd, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here
  
  

• Is this testable? How to ask better questions from my applications and engineering teams - Guest webinar with Michael Larsen
  November 16th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST. Sign up here
  
  

PractiTest and Beyond

• The 90-day journey of a QA Manager to impact
  Download this new eBook and learn how to make a significant effect with a 30-60-90 day plan. Download here
  

• A complete guide to Software Test Execution
  A new article by Randy Rice. Read it here
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• Organize your data dynamically and automatically - Additional field types supported in Auto filters
  Using an auto filter, you can create automatic sub-filters for every value of your list type field. From now on, the auto filter can be applied also on linked list fields and multi-list fields. With the improved auto filters, you can slice and dice your data automatically based on any parameter that is important to you.
  
  

• Test Set new layout and instances grid
  Check out the new Test Set layout and instances grid, now available by default to all users. The new Test Set enables faster work and improved functionality such as multiple filters, and more.
  
  

• PractiTest plugin for Jira support
  From January 2023, old versions of the PractiTest plugin for Jira (below 3.0), will no longer be supported.
  
  

Coming up

• The Lazy Tester, Musings on Being Efficient - Guest webinar with Melissa Tondi
  October 19th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CET Sign up here
  
  

• PractiTest Live Training
  Join our customer success team and ask everything you want to know.
  October 11th, 14:00 EDT / 20:00 CEST Sign up here
  Can’t make it?
  Join us on October 25th, 10:00 EDT / 16:00 CEST Sign up here
  
  

PractiTest and Beyond

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

• What is CI/CD?
  Read the Complete Guide to Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery now available here
  

Here are some updates from the past month

Product

• View Items Assigned to You
  
  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’.
  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!
  
  
  

• 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
  
  
  

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
  
  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