Squash AUTOM 2022-09 adds the support of SoapUI on Windows and of some new JUnit test types (repeated, parameterized, test factory, and test template). Installation of the orchestrator behind a reverse proxy is now correctly supported.

Squash AUTOM 2022-07

SQUASH AUTOM 2022-07

Release date:

2022-07-25

Release note:

Release note

Squash AUTOM 2022-07 improves logs and error messages in order to simplify trouble shooting. A HowTo section has been added to the documentation to detail how to perform some tasks in Squash and to suggest some best practices, the first two HowTos describe how to use BDD with Robot Framework and BDD with Cucumber.

Squash AUTOM 2022-05

SQUASH AUTOM 2022-05

Release date:

2022-06-17

Release note:

Release note

Squash AUTOM 2022-05 adds the possibility to dispatch resources (test environments, API endpoints…) into namespaces and to restrict access (no access, read-only, or read/write) to these. The orchestrator logs are now available in Squash TM. A new API endpoint provides the list of all execution environments.

Squash AUTOM 2022-04

SQUASH AUTOM 2022-04

Release date:

2022-04-22

Release note:

Release note

Squash AUTOM 2022-04 is a maintenance release adding some small features to the orchestrator: "opentf-ctl" is using much less memory when displaying workflow information, the agent has a new "--version" option, the agent detects a bad encoding…

Squash AUTOM 2022-03

SQUASH AUTOM 2022-03

Release date:

2022-03-30

Release note:

Release note

Squash AUTOM 2022-03 is a maintenance release adding some small features: more information in the output of "opentf-ctl get workflow" and the possibility to format this output as JSON or YAML, improved reporting for Robot Framework tests...

Squash AUTOM 2022-02

SQUASH AUTOM 2022-02

Release date:

2022-02-25

Release note:

Release note

Squash AUTOM 2022-02 adds the support of Katalon tests (in the Premium version of Squash AUTOM).

Squash AUTOM 2022-01

SQUASH AUTOM 2022-01

Release date:

2022-01-24

Release note:

Release note

Squash AUTOM 2022-01 is a maintenance issue with small improvements: increased agent performance, possible disabling of certificate verification by the agent, support of private certificates, more information and clearer messages in the logs…

Squash AUTOM 2021-12

SQUASH AUTOM 2021-12

Version not supported anymore.

Release date:

2021-12-23

Release note:

Release note

Squash AUTOM 2021-12 fixes a security issue: the credentials of the user launching some automated tests in Squash TM could be sniffed in network packets. It is strongly advised to update Squash TM and Squash AUTOM to the latest versions.
Squash AUTOM 2021-12 adds the proper support for version 5 and later of Cucumber (https://cucumber.io/).

Squash AUTOM 2021-11

SQUASH AUTOM 2021-11

Version not supported anymore.

Release date:

2021-11-16

Release note:

Release note

Squash AUTOM 2021-11 adds the support of Postman tests: Postman (https://www.postman.com/) allows writing test scripts for validating REST, SOAP, GraphQL… Web Services. It is an alternative to SoapUI which was already supported by Squash AUTOM. So, it will be possible, in Squash TM 3.0 Community, which will be available beginning of December, to point toward a Postman test and launch this one.

Squash AUTOM 2021-10

SQUASH AUTOM 2021-10

Version not supported anymore.

Release date:

2021-10-21

Release note:

Release note

No added features (maintenance version)

Squash AUTOM 2021-09

SQUASH AUTOM 2021-07

Version not supported anymore.

Release date:

2021-07-16

Release note:

Release note

Added features:
- Trigger UFT (available with Squash AUTOM Premium only) and SKF (available free of charge with Squash AUTOM Community) automated tests within a PEaC.

Squash AUTOM 2021-07

SQUASH AUTOM 2021-09

Version not supported anymore.

Release date:

2021-09-08

Release note:

Release note

Added features (common to Squash AUTOM and Squash DEVOPS) :
- The Java Param Library: a library providing an API that can be used in automatic tests written in Java to retrieve parameter values (dataset, custom field) defined in Squash TM.
- The support of hooks allowing to configure custom actions to be performed before and/or after a given action launched by the orchestrator: retrieval of non-standard test reports, start/stop of a service needed for the tests... These hooks can be defined either in a PEaC file to be applied to the corresponding workflow or in a configuration file of a provider (component performing actions driven by the orchestrator) to be applied to all.

Squash AUTOM 1.1.0.RELEASE

SQUASH AUTOM 1.1

Version not supported anymore.

Release date:

2021-06-04

Release note:

Release note

Components provided:
- Docker image of the Squash orchestrator composed of a set of micro-services
- Action Provider Ranorex micro-service for the Squash orchestrator within the Docker image of the micro-services exclusive to Squash AUTOM Premium (available with Squash AUTOM Premium only)
- Micro-service Action Provider Agilitest for the Squash orchestrator within the Docker image of the micro-services exclusive to Squash AUTOM Premium (available with Squash AUTOM Premium only)
- Result Publisher plugin for Squash TM (Squash AUTOM Community and Squash AUTOM Premium version)
- Squash AUTOM connector plugin for Squash TM (Squash AUTOM Community and Squash AUTOM Premium version)
Added features:
- Trigger Ranorex automated tests within a PEaC (available with Squash AUTOM Premium only)

Squash AUTOM 1.0.0.RELEASE

SQUASH AUTOM 1.0

Version not supported anymore.

Release date:

2021-04-03

Release note:

Release note

Components provided:
- Docker image of the Squash orchestrator composed of a set of micro-services
- OpenTestFactory agent for http exchanges between the Squash orchestrator and an automated test execution environment
- Micro-service Action Provider Agilitest for the Squash orchestrator within the Docker image of the micro-services exclusive to Squash AUTOM Premium (available with Squash AUTOM Premium only)
- Result Publisher plugin for Squash TM (Squash AUTOM Community and Squash AUTOM Premium version)
- Squash AUTOM connector plugin for Squash TM (Squash AUTOM Community and Squash AUTOM Premium version)
Features offered:
- Version 1.0.0.RELEASE takes over the functionality of version 1.0.0.alpha2 by correcting anomalies and taking into account feedback on the previous version.
Features added compared to version 1.0.0.alpha2:
- Trigger Agiitest automated tests within a PEaC (available with Squash AUTOM Premium only)

Squash AUTOM 1.0.0.alpha2

SQUASH AUTOM 1.0 alpha2

Latest stable alpha version for POC only.

Release date:

2021-03-16

Release note:

Release note

Components provided:
- Docker image of the Squash orchestrator composed of a set of micro-services
- Result Publisher plugin for Squash TM (Squash AUTOM Community and Squash AUTOM Premium version).
  This plugin is compatible with Squash TM 1.22.2.
- Squash AUTOM connector plugin for Squash TM (Squash AUTOM Community and Squash AUTOM Premium version).
  This plugin is compatible with Squash TM 1.22.2.
Added features:
- Trigger Cucumber, Cypress and SoapUI automated tests within an Planned Executions "as Code" (PEaC) (available with Squash AUTOM Premium only)
- Manage authentication to a Git server and the branch to consider for fetching automated scripts from a Git code manager within a PEaC.
- Trigger an execution plan with automated tests from Squash TM via the Squash Orchestrator.
- Community version: the status of the ITPI and the associated automated suite is updated according to the result of the automated test. There is no run created for ITPI. Reports are attached as attachments to the automated suite.
- Premium version: the status of the automated suite associated with the ITPI is updated according to the result of the automated test. An execution is created for the ITPI. The reports are attached as attachments to the new run.
- Known limitation of this version:
  When executing a Squash TM execution plan, the SoapUI and JUnit tests are not able to exploit the parameters transmitted by Squash TM.

Squash AUTOM 1.0.0.alpha1

SQUASH AUTOM 1.0 alpha1

Stable alpha version for POC only.

Release date:

2021-02-05

Release note:

Release note

Components provided:
- Docker image of the Squash orchestrator composed of a set of micro-services
- Result Publisher plugin for Squash TM (Squash AUTOM Community and Squash AUTOM Premium version).
  This plugin is compatible with Squash TM 1.22.1.
Accessible features:
- Create Planned Executions "as code" (PEaC to precisely orchestrate the execution of automated tests outside a test repository
- Exploit the following actions within a PEaC:
- Get automated scripts from a Git code manager.
- Trigger Robot Framework or JUnit automated tests
- Send execution reports to an Amazon S3 container
- Submit execution results and reports to Squash TM at the end of the execution of a Squash TM execution plan (see Squash DEVOPS section for the functionality of recovering a Squash TM execution plan)
  - Community version: the status of the ITPI and the associated automated suite is updated according to the result of the automated test. There is no run created for ITPI. Reports are attached as attachments to the automated suite.
  - Premium version: the status of the automated suite associated with the ITPI is updated according to the result of the automated test. An execution is created for the ITPI. The reports are attached as attachments to the new run.
Known limitation of this version:
- For the retrieval of automated scripts from a Git manager, they must be located in a repository with public read access and be located on the master branch

Squash AUTOM was formerly known as Squash TF. To access the Squash TF archives, click here.