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Odin Technology is pleased to announce the latest release of the Axe Testing Framework, version 1.5.


What’s New in Axe 1.5
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Fully integrated Compuware tools support
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Support for Compuware tools now forms part of the standard Axe install, with the following tools being supported in this release:
- QARun
- TestPartner
- QADirector


Integration with the tools is further enhanced by the following new features:

QARun and TestPartner object maps are now read directly at Build time without the requirement for export to an external file.

Support for multiple TestPartner projects allows management of object maps and creation of scripts across multiple projects in a single

TestPartner database.

The Axe Build/Run cycle can now be fully controlled from within QADirector allowing job scheduling and allocation.
 

Enhanced Manual Test Documentation
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The Axe test model now fully supports manual testing as well as automated testing. This feature of Axe has been greatly enhanced in this

release to provide clear, well structured manual test documentation from Axe test tables. An “Axe View”, with Axe test steps alongside

documentation entries is also provided. Amongst the many benefits of these features are:

Using the Axe test model becomes a “one-stop” means of test definition.

Creating well structured tests in the Axe test model can be done earlier in the project lifecycle.
 
The step to automating manual tests then becomes a very simple process without major re-engineering.

Providing documentary evidence of the test process for an automated test is possible. Useful for auditing or sign-off of automated test

scripts from a third-party or offshore.

The Axe View makes debugging test processes and diagnosing defects easier.
 

Axe Table Generator
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One of the most important new features of version 1.5 is the Excel Add-In, the “Axe Table Generator” (previously available as a Beta

download). This enables Axe users to create test tables quicker and easier than before through the following features:

Create tables directly from Object Map entries. The Table Generator reads directly from all supported Object Map formats and creates Excel

table headings without the requirement to enter object names manually.

Create template Excel worksheets for all Axe table formats from within Excel.
 

Other New Features
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Support for Mercury QuickTest Pro is included as part of the Core install in this release.

A Build Run button has been introduced to the Axe toolbar and an option added to the Tools menu. This allows “one click” access to the full

Build and Execute cycle in Axe.

The OdinPortal sample test system has been overhauled to provide both novices and advanced testers with useful examples of building and

customising test systems with Axe.

The Axe New Project Wizard has been enhanced to provide tool specific project creation.

All HTML views of Axe output (results, documentation, object statistics etc.) have been enhanced for printing from Internet Explorer.
 


If you have any further questions please contact Support, your Odin representative, or visit the Odin forums:

 http://www.odin.co.uk/forums.html

 

Odin Technology Ltd.
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