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SOAtest, Virtualize, CTP 2024.2 Product Release Announcement

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Parasoft’s latest 2024.2 release for SOAtest, Virtualize, and CTP is packed with powerful new features designed to enhance productivity, improve team collaboration, and streamline testing processes. Here’s a quick look at what’s new:

AI Assistant: Accelerate Learning and Troubleshooting

A new AI Assistant is now available in SOAtest and Virtualize, allowing users to ask questions in natural language and receive answers directly from product documentation, powered by an optional integration with an external LLM provider. Whether you’re a new user learning the product or an experienced user needing help, the AI Assistant makes it easy to get unstuck faster. Access the AI Assistant by navigating to Parasoft > Show View > AI Assistant in the SOAtest/Virtualize desktop. For more details, check out the AI Assistant.

Expanded LLM Integration for Enhanced Privacy

Support for LLM providers has been expanded beyond OpenAI and Azure OpenAI, giving users the flexibility to integrate with any LLM provider that supports chat completions and embedding endpoints compatible with OpenAI. This provides a privacy advantage, as users can now use locally deployed models instead of cloud-based ones. Learn more in LLM Integration.

Improved Team Collaboration with YAML File Format

To improve collaboration and readability, SOAtest and Virtualize now support saving test (.tst), virtual asset (.pva), and provisioning asset (.pvn) files in YAML format. The new format optimizes files for easier merging when multiple users make changes, helping teams work more seamlessly through source control. While new workspaces will default to YAML, existing workspaces can be updated by changing the file format preference. Note: Files saved in version 2024.2 or later won’t be compatible with earlier versions of the product. For more details, see Breaking Changes.

Faster Test Execution with Parallel Mode

CTP and SOAtest server users can now run .tst files in parallel within a single test execution job, significantly speeding up test execution times. This feature is only available when using the SOAtest server WAR deployment and is not supported for desktop installations.

GraphQL Enhancements

Working with GraphQL in SOAtest and Virtualize just got easier. You can now configure a responder with a GraphQL SDL document, and the JSON view will automatically adapt to the schema. Additionally, custom scalars can be defined in the preferences, providing more flexibility when working with GraphQL. Check out the full details in GraphQL Message Responder.

For a complete list of all updates, please review our 2024.2 Release Notes!

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to enhance your testing experience with cutting-edge features!

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