Parameters 2.2.14 Release Notes

September 10, 2021

qTest documentation improved for easier navigation and fresh look

The qTest documentation has undergone several updates to improve your support experience.

  • Updated look. The qTest documentation now has an updated look. This more modern look includes cleaner colors and a more compact layout, providing an easier reading experience.

  • New important sections. The table of contents now includes additional sections for Release Notes and Announcements, User and Administration, and Integrations, allowing you to more easily access these important and frequently referred to topics.

  • Centralized release notes. All qTest release notes are now centralized under the new Release Notes and Announcements heading, allowing you to quickly access release notes for every qTest product in the same location.

  • Organized table of contents. The table of contents now uses an updated compact layout, allowing you to view more menu items at one time. The table of contents has also been reorganized to more closely match the options and layout of the qTest UI, helping you more intuitively navigate topics based on UI area.

Support special characters in password field of Postgres database

Special characters that are supported in Postgres are now supported in qTest Parameters. The following special characters can now be used in passwords.

& (ampersand) < or >

(angle brackets)		 '

(apostrophe)		 *

(asterisk)		 @

(at sign)		 \

(backslash)		 { or }

(braces)
[ or ]

(brackets)		 ^

(caret)		 :

(colon)		 ,

(comma)		 $

(dollar sign)		 =

(equal sign)		 !

(exclamation point)
-

(hyphen)		 #

(number sign)		 ( or )

(parentheses)		 %

(percent)		 .

(period)		 +

(plus sign)		 ?

(question mark)
;

(semi-colon)		 '

(single quotation mark)		 /

(slash)

(space)		 ~

(tilde)		 _

(underscore)		 |

(vertical bar)

Performance enhancements

Several enhancements were made to improve the general performance of Parameters.

Security enhancements

  • Background library updates have been made to improve Parameters security.

  • Several enhancements have been made to improve the security of qTest Parameters.