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Squash TM 6.X Release Notes

Squash TM 6.0.1

Released on 2024/02/22

Corrections

  • Test Cases:

    • Performance issue when exporting a large number of test cases

  • Campaigns:

    • Improved performance for displaying execution history
    • A non-administrator user cannot view and download execution step attachments
    • The icon indicating that the test case is already associated with an execution plan has disappeared.
    • #54 Improved performance for displaying execution plan
    • Impossible for a user to consult the dashboard for a single project

  • Reporting:

    • #30 Unable to display or create a new custom export

  • Automation:

    • No Allure report when running multiple tests in an automated suite
    • #24 Performance problems on the Automation workspace
    • #41 When returning a result without attachments, an error occurs and the status of the automated suite is locked at "running".
    • #57 A non-administrator user cannot see the attachments of an automated suite.

  • Administration:

    • #46 Impossible to change the owner of a milestone
    • #44 Optimisation of the 'Count' query for cleaning up automated suites

  • Transverse:

    • Rendering of an image pasted into a rich text field is broken in http when the object does not yet exist

  • Installation:

    • postgresql-upgrade-to-6.0.0.sql too long with a large number of test case parameters

Squash TM 6.0.0

Released on 2023/12/19

Evolutions

  • Requirements:

    • Differentiation of requirements without description but associated with test cases in the requirements library
    • Distinction between regular standard requirements and high-level requirements in search results
    • Addition of tooltips on the default dashboard of the requirements workspace

  • Test Cases:

    • Distinction of test cases without test steps but associated with requirements in the test case library
    • Creation and management of exploratory test cases and definition of the test charter

  • Campaigns:

    • Planning and management of exploratory test sessions
    • Execution of exploratory test sessions
    • Review and exploitation of exploratory test sessions
    • Display of dashboards in the campaign workspace for a project
    • Display of dashboards in the campaign workspace for multi-selection in the library
    • Addition of an option to consider only the last execution of each test case - dataset pair in the campaign workspace dashboards
    • Addition of an option to consider only the last execution of each test case - dataset pair in the search criteria of the campaign workspace
    • Addition of tooltips on the default dashboard of the campaign workspace
    • Default check of "Auto" for the actual start and end dates of a campaign/iteration
    • Focus on the Key field and press the [Enter] key to link an existing issue to an execution
    • Addition of a search bar in the assignment list for one or more ITPI
    • Display of the status of the last five executions in the execution plans

  • Reporting:

    • Download editable reports with a custom template
    • Addition of datasets in the "Execution Progress" report
    • Display of issues linked to Azure DevOps, Bugzilla, and Mantis bugtrackers in campaign and iteration reports
    • Display of the scope of a report on its consultation page when the selection is a node in the library

  • Automation:

    • Real-time reporting of automated test execution results launched with a Squash Orchestrator server
    • Reporting of execution statuses for each automated test launched with a Squash Orchestrator server regardless of the license
    • Removal of light reporting of automated test results
    • Addition of reports in the details window of automated suite executions
    • Distinction between automated suites launched from an iteration or a test suite
    • Display of datasets in the overview popup of automated test executions
    • Display of workflow-related information in the overview popup of automated test executions
    • Additional configuration for Squash Orchestrator servers
    • Improvement of error and information messages when configuring a Squash Orchestrator server
    • Display of the Squash Orchestrator version on the consultation page of a Squash Orchestrator server
    • Modification of the layout of the consultation page of a Squash Orchestrator server

  • Administration:

    • Supervision of GitLab and Jira synchronizations
    • Management of custom templates used for editable reports
    • Display of the list of projects associated with a template
    • Display of the list of projects and entities associated with a custom field
    • Sorting of bug trackers to be associated with the project in alphabetical order
    • Addition of chain authorizations to a project, user, or team
    • Addition of chain custom fields to a project
    • Clarification of the "Squash TM Credentials" fields on the page of a bugtracker or synchronization server
    • Adaptation of authentication fields to the type of server on the page of a bugtracker or synchronization server
    • Addition of a column to indicate the servers used for synchronization
    • Entering user logins with up to 100 characters

  • Cross-Functional / Ergonomics:

    • Configuration of columns displayed in the search results of requirements, test cases, and execution plan items per user
    • Display of additional columns in the search results of requirements and test cases
    • Configuration of columns displayed in the execution plans of campaign, iteration, and test suite per user
    • Configuration of columns displayed in the "Automated Suites" tables
    • Addition of filters on the columns of the "Automated Suites" tables
    • Visualization of attachments in the Squash interface
    • Paste images into rich text fields with automatic addition as attachments
    • Opening of rich text fields to the size of the existing text when editing
    • Resizing images in rich text fields
    • Display and export of up to 1000 items in search result tables
    • Persistence of column resizing in tables
    • Persistence of "collapse all"/"expand all" of test steps from one test case to another
    • Copy and paste support when changing tabs
    • Modification of status, criticality, and importance from the capsule
    • Prevent moving the header of a popup beyond the window in which it appears
    • Addition of a search field for drop-down list type fields
    • Addition of an option to collapse all projects in the library of a workspace
    • Manual widening of association panels

  • Xsquash4Jira:

    • Unlocking of mapping with the "criticality" field
    • Display of a message to force synchronizations if mappings have been modified

  • Xsquash4GitLab:

    • Display of a message to force synchronizations if mappings have been modified

  • Authentication:

    • Connection to Squash TM via OpenID Connect (new plugin)

  • REST API:

    • Get issues associated with Squash entities
    • Get exploratory test cases
    • Get exploratory test sessions
    • Get exploratory test executions
    • Get notes from exploratory test sessions
    • Get environment variables from an automated execution
    • Various improvements to documentation

  • REST API Administration:

    • Get, add, patch, and delete environment variables
    • Add and delete links between an environment variable and a Squash Orchestrator execution server or a project
    • Set default values for environment variables on Squash Orchestrator execution servers and on projects
    • Various improvements to documentation

Corrections

  • Requirements:

    • Issue with successive pasting of a requirement
    • Copy/paste of a requirement with a locked milestone within a project does not keep the milestone
    • Default inversion of roles 1 and 2 when linking requirements
    • The known issues table of a high level requirement does not show the issues of the linked standard requirements
    • 9181 Performance issue while deleting requirements

  • Test Cases:

    • Error when modifying a BDD test case with test steps by import
    • No warning popup when attempting to add a requirement already linked to the Test Step
    • Copy/paste of a test case with a locked milestone within a project does not keep the milestone
    • Adding test steps via [Add Another] inserts a NULL in empty fields
    • Unable to use "modified by" or "created by" search criterions
    • Parameter order is not kept when copy/pasting a test case
    • The "Parameters and Datasets" anchor on the test case details (lvl 2) does not show the number of datasets
    • Error message appears twice when entering a parameter containing invalid characters
    • Display problem when modifying an action of a BDD test case
    • Improper management of angle bracket in free values

  • Campaigns:

    • Missing percentage in the tooltip of the "Executed Tests" curve in the "Cumulative Progress of the Campaign/Iteration" chart in the default dashboard of a campaign or iteration
    • An unassigned tester can modify the execution status of a test case
    • The widget for assigning a user to an ITPI disappears from the screen
    • Cannot delete not executed test cases from an execution plan when selected with executed test cases
    • Modify the 'Associate all' tooltip on the search pages
    • Change the button's option and the page's title of the Search for associated requirements feature
    • Colors, alignment, size and police formatting doesn't show on the description field on an execution consultation page
    • 9133 Error interpreting double quotes and semicolons in fields in campaign export
    • Double scroll bar in assignment list if more than 20 users
    • Multiple ITPIs selection removed after cancelled attempt to delete
    • The button to launch an execution from the itp search must not be accessible when the campaign is linked to a locked milestone
    • BDD test execution always uses English for keywords

  • Issues:

    • In the issues export file, columns with apostrophes and quotes in the label are shifted

  • Reporting:

    • For reports, the downloaded document name is incorrect if it is in a format other than .docx
    • It is visually possible to select two campaigns or two iterations for campaign and iteration reports
    • The mention of the milestone name in the execution progress report is absent
    • Impossible to have a qualitative and execution progress report with a selection by milestone
    • Inconsistent results between ratios and rates in the "Requirements Coverage" report
    • 9153 The display of the information page for a custom export is slowed down (depending on certain conditions)
    • #5 Impossible to use the filter Number of issues equal 0 in charts
    • The order of charts in dashboards changes in reduced mode

  • Automation:

    • Environment tags 'cucumber' and 'cucumber5' are not assimilated to technology tags 'Cucumber 4' and 'Cucumber 5+'
    • Automated Suite execution table displays incorrect data in particular cases
    • We can't delete an already deleted automated test case which contain an environnement variable from an iteration
    • Some minor problems with labels related to Squash Orchestrator
    • Improper backslash management in generated Cucumber test from a BDD test case
    • When the generated automated test reference is too long, Squash truncates it
    • The overview popup of automated test executions takes several seconds to open after instance startup
    • Unable to delete an incorrect token on the automation server of project consultation page

  • Administration:

    • Impossible to create a custom list with an H2 database
    • The list of servers to configure Redmine Requirements is not sorted alphabetically
    • No error message when entering an invalid URL for a bugtracker or synchronization server
    • 'squash' is always displayed in Redirect URL from OAuth2 authentication protocol form
    • The bugtracker project name should be retained when navigating between anchor groups

  • Cross-Functional:

    • Presence of a non-functional Back button on a level 2 page opened in a new tab from the search
    • Infinite loop when successively duplicating the same folder
    • Deletion of the search criterion value on click in the criteria drop-down menu
    • / in element paths are automatically escaped
    • Some truncated elements in multi-value filters do not display tooltips on hover
    • Wrong order in workspaces for libraries when positional order is selected
    • When all rows are removed from the last page of a grid, the displayed page is empty
    • A user having an account to a Squash TM instance can access all attachments
    • 9166 If a very large image is added to the description of a folder, the fields label disappear
    • Some german translations were in an unused branch of the json file and could not be displayed
    • A ";" in the name of an export file generates a file without extension

Plugins

  • New Plugin: OpenID Connect
  • New version for all plugins: compatibility with Squash TM 6.0 and fixes