What's new in Code Tester for Oracle 4.0? (4370982)

• This release of Code Tester for Oracle adds support for:

  • Subscription licensing model

  • Oracle 21 (tolerant) database platform

  • Windows 2019 Server Operating System

  • Windows 11 Operating System

Previous Releases of Code Tester

• This release of Code Tester for Oracle is fully supporting the Oracle 18 and Oracle 19 database platforms.

• The supported continuous integration operations are enhanced with test reports.

  • You can now save a test run report in a file while running from the command line. Alternatively, you can send the test report to the standard output as well.
  • The reports are enhanced with the JSON format output.
• As an initial effort to enhance private data protection, you will be informed that you might wish to review support bundle content before sending it to the support team.
• A front-end debugging option was added to the CTO tracing functionality.
• You can now disable certain fields when running a test.
• Code Tester now supports connections through a proxy user.
• Support for Oracle Edition Based Redefinition has been improved. The Repository Properties page now includes Editions information, and the Oracle server section in the support bundle includes Editions information.

• The Code Evolution user interface has been redesigned to make its use more efficient.

  • Input/outcome value changes are now visible and can be edited.
  • Test case element values are preserved when data type modifications are updated with the Code Evolution.

• Repository setup was improved to control access and prevent unintentional overwrites. To support this, the following were added:

  • A new CTO_ADMIN_ROLE user was added. Only this user can administer a repository through the tasks that are under the Administration folder of the Code Tester installation. The repository wizard verifies that the user has this role before allowing the task to be performed. A new repository can be installed by any user during the installation of Code Tester, but the CTO_ADMIN_ROLE is required to install a repository after installation.
  • When connected to a local repository, only this local repository is allowed to be managed. When connected to a shared repository, only that shared repository is allowed to be managed.
  • A new repository can now be created without connecting to the database.
  • A warning now appears if a user connects to a repository that was re-installed.
  • An older version of Code Tester can now connect to a newer repository.
  • To enable downgrades of Code Tester in the event that a new installation fails, an option AllowRepositoryDowngrade was added and is set to False by default. False means that an attempt to downgrade the repository will fail and return an error. True means that a downgrade is allowed to proceed with a warning.

For the most up-to-date list of new features, see the Code Tester for Oracle Release Notes at the Quest Support Portal.