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Preparing for the Test Run 1.1 Beta
April 16, 2008
Test Run 1.1 has been in development for a very, very long time. I admit. But the pay off will be worth it as there is a lot in this release to look forward to, and virtually all of it is the result of direct feedback from you - my users.
So, some time next week or two I hope to launch a beta of the next version of Test Run. I would like to first extend the opportunity to users of the downloadable version of Test Run to try it out and after an initial round of feedback and testing, roll it out to everyone using the online version.
If you would like to get a preview of this upcoming version of Test Run, drop me a line, and I will happily provide you with a copy.
For a complete list of enhancements that have been made in Test Run 1.1 to date, keep reading.
Test Run 1.1 Enhancements and Bug Fixes
- An import feature for Test Link which will allow people to easily migrate to Test Run from the Test Link case tracking tool.
- Test Plan printing - many users asked for the ability to print a test plan to make it easy to review plans offline.
- Rich Text Editing - several users have asked for me to integrate a WYSIWYG editor into Test Run
- Upgraded to latest version of YUI
- Updated almost all buttons and dialogs to be more consistently styled
- Redesigned the test plan header to be more condensed and generally useful
- Refactored primary navigation through out the application to use pull down menus to make easier to move from one place in the app to another.
- Added a Manage Products area
- Added tag search to "Add Test Cases" dialog
- Converted "Add Product" to javascript dialog
- Eliminated some PHP errors about undefined indexes
- Made product selection sticky
- Added ability to track when a test plan was archived - now records the date and displays the archive date in the table listing
- Fixed alignment of "Forgot password?" text
- Anonymous users now see proper text formatting on a test case
- Updated feedback link in footer to point to a generic end point that redirects to the proper location allowing us to more easily point installed customer base to a new location easily.
- Status of test cases in detail view now get updated when test is run
- Fixed bug where the summary field was not in focus when create/edit test case form is displayed
- Fixed bug whereby the scroll bar on the add cases dialog would not disappear reliably when dialog was closed
- Finish implementing Test Link import routine
- Made it more intuitive on how to archive a test plan
- Create test case buttons use old style
- Adding a bug that already exists does nothing
- Adding a bug that is already resolves, sets bug to proper state
- Test Run will now resolve all bugs within an account of the same Bug ID when that bug id is marked as resolved.
- Remove "Your Profile" - should just take user to edit profile screen
- Edit profile form is kinda borked - fixed
- Edit permissions form could use better alignment
- Bug ID is linked when it shouldn't be (when a bug url pattern is absent) in report
- Create/Edit Test Plan button in old style
- Backend logic for resolving all logged bugs with the same ID implemented
There are of course many other smaller tweaks, a number of other fixes behind the scenes to trim down the application, improve its overall design, and so forth. But I imagine most people don't really care about that stuff.
Remember, if you are interesting in testing out Test Run 1.1 Beta 1, please let me know!
About Byrne Reese
Byrne Reese is a product manager by day and an engineer by night.
He conceived of Test Run to help project managers like him stay up to date and informed of what his team was working on.