Ginger v2.7

Official 2.7 Release

We are happy to announce that Ginger is now free open source.

Feel free to use it and share it with your friends

Auto Pilot (Phase 2)-

API Models Enhancements:

• learning web service REST API’s by supporting parsing of Swagger (YAML, JSON) & sample XML/JSON request files
• Output Values Template which allows to have generic respond validations cross Actions
  Application Models Parameters Enhancements:
• Global Model Parameters layer was added to allow sharing Parameters configurations between Models and allow passing input/output data between the Application Models and other Action types during run time
• Import Optional Values from DB (Oracle/MS Access) or MS Excel template sheet for allowing quick load of data

ALM Integration Enhancements-

• Automatic ALM Defects Creation: Create ALM defect with customizable details for each failed Action during run time
• Enhanced Export Results Capabilities: Filter uploaded results capability, Export results of all/part of Run Set post execution, Export results definitions also in Automate window

Find & Replace Functionality-

• Find any item cross Solution based on simple text search, open found item Edit page, customize and Save it
• Quick Automatic Replace for multiple items based on simple Find and Replace values (replace optional values are populated automatically based on valid values)

Auto Save & Recover-

• Auto Saving backup of un saved modified Business Flows and Run Sets every 5 minutes
• Offering to Recover items which were not saved prior to application crash including preview of recovered items content

Run Set Enhancements (Phase 2)-

Functionalities Enhancements:

• Business Flows Flow Control- allowing defining stop/jump to other Business Flow based on run time condition
• Share Business Flows variables configurations with all similar Run Set variables in one click
• Set Business Flow as “Mandatory” to determined it effect on the Runner flow in case of failure
• Reset all Runner/Specific Business Flow execution details functionality
• Duplicate Runner functionality
  UI Enhancements:
• Business Flows and their child items (Activities/Actions) are now collapsible + all Runners section is collapsible to allow view of more items and allow customizing the screen to meet user screen size
• UI Buttons layout was modified to allow more easy and intuitive use

Other Functionalities Enhancements:

• Java: Java Security pop up messages automatic handling
• Power Builder: Window Minimize/Maximize/Restore and Click XY in Table Action is now supported
• Web Service: SOAP WS Security configuration and Content type ‘application/soap+xml;charset UFT-8’ is now supported, Soap UI wrapper Action was enhanced to allow configure all nodes such as Project/Test Suite/Test Case/Test Step
• Web: Recording is now available also using Firefox Browser, “http Server timeout” configuration was added to Web Agents
• DB: MySQL DB support
• JSON document validation capability was added (XML validation Action was enhanced to include it)
• Applitools integration enhancements allowing new configurations capabilities for controlling the Applitools flow
• ALM RQM Integration- added support for exporting to Test Suite level
• Reset execution results option was added from Automate window to allow resting all Business Flow on only specific Activity/Action

UI & UX Improvements (Phase 1): First phase of changing the Ginger UI to be more intuitive:

• Added “Configurations” tab and moved Agents and Environments to it
• Added Wizards for adding Agent/Environment to make the creation flow more clear and simple

Upload to Shared Repository now done via Wizard which will guide user throw all steps in clear and simple way

UI Grids: Searched items are now shows their original row number

Action Output Value “Store To” now includes more options and UI modified to drop list style

Console Outputs: Run Set Operations details were added to the Console output (will be visible in Jenkins)

Tree Functionalities:

• Copied/Duplicated items name now can be customized before the operation will be done
• Source Control item indication is not available for Agents/Environments (will be added back on next version)

HTML Reports: None executed Runners/Business Flows/Activities/Actions are not been shown in HTML report

Web Area:

• Selenium WebDriver was updated to version 3.12.1 together with it browsers drivers upgrade
• Window Explorer Live Spy is now been injected to the Browser automatically

Java Area:

• Java Widgets- Automatic reinitialize browser if script lost support was added
• Support add to auto detect the available Port for Agent attach

Over 280 Bugs were fixed