Long gone is the blocker to iOS testing on local devices, namely a Mac as a prerequisite. This is the raison d’être for cloud-based testing solutions where all devices are either virtual or appear to be virtual.įrom 6.3, Katalon supports recording, spying and executing tests on customized cloud-based testing tools such as Sauce Labs and BrowserStack.
Physical devices have always been terrifying to automation testers, especially in small and medium-sized teams in which budgets are insufficient for a variety of devices. Mobile Testing Support Spying, recording and running mobile scripts on custom cloud-based testing tools From 6.3, Katalon supports adding additional headers to SOAP requests, enabling more complicated authentication scenarios in automation testing. Many credential checking mechanisms – such as that of IBM – expect a custom header that contains authentication credentials in order for access to the web service to be granted. What other better ways are there to please our sophisticated users? Support custom headers in SOAP requests
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This feature enables full customizability in terms of how Test Data are interpreted within test cases. This means no physical entities are required, which means no entity management is required. With this feature, deciding how Test Data variables will be used occurs at run-time. Starting from version 6.3, you will need one raw Test Data file and then define the rules of transformation in different functions using the new annotation. Increasingly varied requirements would then further complicate Test Data management. Prior to Katalon 6.3, you would have to compile another set of Test Data for each requirement. Imagine if you need to transform your Test Data according to different business requirements under different circumstances. To push customizability further, Katalon now supports an annotation called BeforeTestDataBindToTestCase which allows the annotated functions to operate on Test Data variables before they are bound into test cases. Support a new annotation that makes variable binding more customizable This feature enables more complex data-driven testing at a relatively low cost. For ensuring backward compatibility, the old Test Data variables are still automatically read as strings unless configured otherwise. CSV and Internal Test Data files are string-governed by nature, thus are not included. To meet this demand for flexibility, Katalon 6.3 now enables Excel and Database Test Data variables to be read as it is without being converted to strings. However, as Katalon userbase becomes more mature as automation testers, they start to see the need of having more control over how data variables are interpreted. This significantly reduces the technical hassles that come along with different data types. Prior to version 6.3, variable binding automatically reads variables from Excel files and database as strings. Support variable binding as is without converting to string This feature empowers all aspects of automation testing, making it more understandable why it was requested by so many users. When the web developer changes those attributes, you will only need to modify the entries within the created Profile. You can now specify IDs and other important attributes of web elements in a Profile. Not only in web service objects, but global variables can also be parameterized in normal test objects. In other words, you can easily switch between development and production servers. You can now use global variables in web service URLs to parameterize where the request is being sent to. Katalon 6.3 now supports full-fledged parameterization with global variables. Yet another commonly requested features! Ask and you shall receive, they say. Data-driven Support Directly parameterize global variables in test objects In other words, Katalon cares about your well-being. These are huge benefits, not to mention eye fatigue reduction is much greater on low-light backgrounds.
Blue lights contribute to disrupting your sleep cycle by suppressing the production of melatonin – a ‘sleep hormone.’ Therefore, dark themes appeal to people who often work at night because of the pleasant sleep that comes after. From a practical standpoint, dark backgrounds emit less blue lights. The decision to proceed with this new feature was due to the number of upvotes for this mode of display that triumphed all other proposed features (including applying machine learning to make coffee – seriously, no joke).Īnother reason that may underlie why people desire for the world to go dark on their screens is health. Take a sneak peek of some new and exciting features!įirst, one of the most requested features by users: namely the dark theme, is now available. Katalon Studio 6.3 is now available to download.