Interoperability Test Bed software 1.15.0 Switch to the latest release

Version 1.15.0 of the Interoperability Test Bed software, based on the GITB CWA specifications, is now released. This release introduces multiple changes both to the test bed's user interface as well as the internal test engine. In the user interface several screens have been streamlined to better present information and provide shortcuts to consult test sessions, involved parties, conformance statements and detailed test log outputs. These updates are complemented by improvements allowing test information to be extracted more easily, and further filtering options for conformance statements and organisations. In addition, important improvements have been made to test execution, enabling more efficient handling of multiple concurrent sessions and large test data. With respect to the GITB Test Description Language, several new features have been added to make it simpler to define frequently used steps and to further automated type conversions. In addition, new features such as test session logging and stylised messaging presentations allow for further customisation and management of test session output.

This new version is online in the Interoperability Test Bed service hosted by DIGIT but is also available for you to setup as a standalone instance. If a standalone instance best matches your needs, the following supporting resources are available:

• The Test Bed's installation guide (for development and production use).
• The Test Bed's user guide.
• The source code of the test bed software.
• The EUPL-based licence attached to the direct use of the source code.

If you are updating from a previous version, please follow the Test Bed's update guide.

Release Notes - Version 1.15.0

The following list summarises the issues included in this release, classified as bugs, improvements and new features. For more details click the issue key links (requires access to the test bed's issue tracker).

Bug

• [ITB-1009] - Date-based search filtering should ignore specific times
• [ITB-1011] - Unable to bulk import a test suite where the test suite name does not match its identifier
• [ITB-1013] - Changing an organisation, system or statement parameter type should remove existing values
• [ITB-1026] - Test step PDF report generation fails when context is not defined
• [ITB-1032] - Test diagram for TDL flow element may not correctly wrap child steps
• [ITB-1033] - Use of embedded processing handlers may fail test suite validation
• [ITB-1043] - Output message for test sessions completed with warnings displays as an error
• [ITB-1044] - Test case imports using a variable defined during test execution fail validation
• [ITB-1048] - Verify step fails for remote validators that don't define their expected inputs
• [ITB-1051] - Call step input parameters should be passed by value, not by reference
• [ITB-1052] - Log step fails when printing list or map variables
• [ITB-1057] - TDL test suite validation does not report the offending steps for invalid expressions
• [ITB-1059] - Past test session execution diagrams display actor names using their IDs

New Feature

• [ITB-756] - Support paging and filtering in the listing of a community's organisations
• [ITB-760] - Allow search filtering for organisations in community details page
• [ITB-761] - Provide shortcuts to detail pages from conformance dashboard entries
• [ITB-776] - Display test session log output in session dashboard and test history screens
• [ITB-785] - Allow filtering on the conformance dashboard based on the overall conformance result
• [ITB-822] - Preview a test case's steps from test suite management screens
• [ITB-918] - Simplified usage of process and call steps by optional use of attributes versus elements
• [ITB-948] - Provide shortcuts to detail pages from session dashboard and test history entries
• [ITB-951] - Allow test bed, community and organisation administrators to terminate all active sessions
• [ITB-979] - Allow return values from test services to be forDisplay, forContext or both (default)
• [ITB-1004] - Provide shortcut to view the latest session details for the test cases shown in the conformance dashboard
• [ITB-1005] - Provide shortcut to view the latest session details for the test cases shown in the conformance details page
• [ITB-1006] - Show the last conformance status update time per test case in the conformance dashboard
• [ITB-1007] - Support sorting results on the conformance dashboard
• [ITB-1008] - Allow filtering on the conformance dashboard based on the last updated time
• [ITB-1029] - Allow a processing or call step to return its (single) output as a specific variable
• [ITB-1034] - Support "copy to clipboard" functionality for displayed texts in test session step reports
• [ITB-1036] - Support "copy to clipboard" functionality for test session information
• [ITB-1045] - Allow a test case to define the level of its log output
• [ITB-1047] - Support severity levels for the TDL log step
• [ITB-1050] - Support different messaging arrow display styles in test execution diagram

Improvement

• [ITB-450] - Make binary configuration property handling more lightweight
• [ITB-755] - Support paging in the presentation of the conformance dashboard
• [ITB-757] - Simplify presentation of a community's details
• [ITB-870] - For non-SSO Test Bed instances replace user email with username
• [ITB-907] - Define all file uploads as multipart form submissions
• [ITB-949] - Remove session log output from gitb-srv server log
• [ITB-957] - In conformance overview screens show the date linked to the last overall conformance update
• [ITB-974] - Reduce test suite validation warnings for missing domain parameters
• [ITB-999] - Allow "select all" and "clear all" options for multiple selection search filters (per filter)
• [ITB-1003] - Aggregate test cases in test suites for the conformance dashboard screen
• [ITB-1012] - Use temporary test session storage to record large binary and text data
• [ITB-1021] - Download data from test step reports only if requested
• [ITB-1022] - Remove context data from test step PDF reports
• [ITB-1023] - Make all button toolbars' alignment consistent
• [ITB-1024] - Use tabs to display all child lists in detail pages
• [ITB-1027] - Show table pagination controls only when multiple result pages exist
• [ITB-1031] - Use test session ID for state management in messaging and processing services if no session ID is returned by the service
• [ITB-1035] - Test diagram grouping display should not extend to unrelated actors
• [ITB-1037] - In test execution diagram display test step description over actor lifeline
• [ITB-1038] - Cache landing page upon login
• [ITB-1039] - Mention relevant handler name in error messages produced by test suite validation
• [ITB-1041] - Allow advanced styling for rich content (documentation, landing pages, error templates, legal notices)
• [ITB-1042] - Allow the verify step's severity level to be dynamically defined
• [ITB-1049] - Allow conversion from all variable types to single element lists
• [ITB-1058] - Allow embedded XSD and Schematron validators to work with string and binary schema and schematron inputs
• [ITB-1064] - Queue updates in gitb-ui to test session status to favor scalability
• [ITB-1066] - Do not produce warnings for missing variables referenced in a test case's output section
• [ITB-1070] - Make the session identifier optional when processing services respond to beginTransaction calls
• [ITB-1072] - Allow conversion from list and map variable types to strings