Tosca Server patch notes for version 2024.1

Installation

Tosca Server 2024.1 patches support implicit installations and automatically transfer your configurations and settings to the patched version. The only exceptions to this are Exploratory Testing and Interactive Testing, where you need to back up and repopulate configuration files manually.

To install a Tosca Server patch, follow these steps:

1. Download Tosca Server 2024.1.10 (opens in new tab) from the Tricentis Support Hub. Please note that you must be signed in with your Tricentis Support Hub credentials to see the download.

2. If you use Exploratory Testing and/or Interactive Testing, back up their configuration files.

3. Unzip the download package. Then, trigger the patch process:

   • For attended installation, run the executable file.

   • For unattended installation, run the command "Tricentis Tosca Server 2024.1.10.exe" /s /qn.

   Depending on your system environment, you may need to run as an administrator.

4. If you use Exploratory Testing and/or Interactive Testing, update the new version's configuration files.

5. Open Tricentis Service Configuration and verify your settings. Then, select Save in any tab. This is an important step to finalize your patch.

6. Restart Tosca Server.

New features

This section lists new features that we've added.

Tricentis File Service: updated auto-removal behavior for log file size (since patch 3)

We increased the log file size that auto-removal is able to delete. This means fewer manual tasks to keep your workspaces slim and well-performing.

As of patch 3, auto-removal can handle log files that are up to 250 MB in size (compressed), which covers all but unusually large logs.

If your workspace is bigger than expected after an auto-removal run, check your test execution logs. You may have a log that's bigger than 250 MB compressed, which means you need to remove it manually. We recommend that you use the TC-Shell task deleteOldExecutionLogs because it also allows you to remove the log's screenshots from the File Service database.

Tricentis File Service: changed auto-removal behavior for log file deletion date (since patch 3)

By default, Tosca auto-removes execution log data after 90 days.

• Before patch 3, Tosca started the timer when the data landed in Tricentis File Service.

• As of patch 3, Tosca bases the removal on the creation date of a log.

In a normal workflow, this change doesn't cause much of a difference. You run your tests, Tosca creates execution log data and adds it to Tricentis File Service. After 90 days, Tosca auto-removes the data.

You'll only see a difference when you migrate data to Tricentis File Service.

Let's say you run your tests 30 days before migrating to Tricentis File Service.

• Before patch 3, Tosca deleted these logs 90 days after migrating to Tricentis File Service.

• As of patch 3, Tosca deletes these logs 60 days after migrating to Tricentis File Service, which is 90 days after their creation.

Bug fixes

This section lists all issues we've resolved.

Fixed in	Component	Issue	Description
Patch 10	Gateway	TOSCA-29293	Fixes an issue where an outdated Consul Agent could affect system stability.
Patch 10	Tosca Server	TOSCA-7103	Fixes an issue where services could fail to restart during minor patch upgrades if bundles were incomplete.
Patch 9	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-28064	Fixes an issue where AOS would throw unhandled exceptions when events were not found.
Patch 9	Tosca Server	TOSCA-27794	Updated to the latest .NET redistributable to ensure compliance.
Patch 9	User Administration	TOSCA-16501	Fixes an issue that prevented the availability of licenses when running as a system or network user.
Patch 8	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-22368	Fixes an issue where the Agent doesn't come up back to the Agent View even after reconnection when Restart Agent is called.
Patch 8	Exploratory Testing	TOSCA-24558	Security vulnerability: Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory.
Patch 8	REST API	TOSCA-21507	Fixes an issue with REST API headers that could result in a 500 Internal Server Error.
Patch 8	Tosca Server	TOSCA-25396	Tosca installers update .NET to version 8.0.16.
Patch 7	Tosca Server	TOSCA-23015	Updated to the latest .NET redistributable to ensure compliance.
Patch 6	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-20187	Fixes and issue where the Event View is polluted with many failed executions when executing Events that are not found or have no execution lists.
Patch 6	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-19703	Fixes an error when generating the results.xml file when a TestEvent has a TestCase with an error.
Patch 6	SAP Solution Manager	TOSCA-21681	The system now loads DLL files from the correct folder
Patch 6	SAP Solution Manager	TOSCA-16467	Extend the SAP Solution Manager Service configuration screen in the Tosca Server settings.
Patch 6	Test Data Service	TOSCA-19032	We optimized performance for large exports.
Patch 6	Test Data Service	TOSCA-8633	Excel export now supports umlauts in worksheet names.
Patch 6	Test Data Service	TOSCA-20240	Fixes an issue where Test Data Service doesn't start on machines without ProcessorId.
Patch 5	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-19048	Fixes an issue where the DEX monitor doesn't display the default number of successful TestEvents when using legacy mode.
Patch 4	Notification Service	TOSCA-17779	Fixes an issue where Notification Service might send leftover logs twice to qTest after a Tosca Server restart.
Patch 3	Administration Console, Common Services, File Service, Licensing, Notification Service, Project Service, TDS, User Administration	various	Security updates.
Patch 3	Administration Console	TOSCA-15953	Fixes an issue where the Tosca Administration Console couldn't load projects created with Azure Identity Provider.
Patch 3	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-17357	Fixes an issue where the Event View displays an incorrect start time for execution lists run with TCDistribution enabled.
Patch 3	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-16700	Improves speed and performance when logs are imported to the workspace before execution.
Patch 3	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-14184	Fixes an issue where Agents begin execution before sending their updated configuration parameters to the server.
Patch 3	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-17520	Fixes an issue which prevented the execution of TestEvents via AOS and E2G.
Patch 3	Licensing	TOSCA-13803	Upgraded JS libraries and DataTables.
Patch 3	REST API	TOSCA-14111	REST API requests are now restricted to one workspace at a time to avoid errors on transactions.
Patch 3	SAP Solution Manager	TOSCA-16177	Improved execution log transfer to Solution Manager.
Patch 3	SAP Solution Manager	TOSCA-14751	Fixes an issue which caused duplicates of requirement nodes during synchronization.
Patch 3	Test Data Service	TOSCA-16942	Improved performance.
Patch 3	User Administration	TOSCA-13397	Fixes an intermittent issue that might prevent adding groups to existing Active Directory connections.
Patch 3	User Administration	TOSCA-12287	Maintenance update of the identity server for Authentication Service.
Patch 2	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-12898	Fixes an issue where the number of agents in use capped the Agent View.
Patch 2	Distributed Execution	TOSCA-12824	Fixes an issue where AutomationObjectService logs display the ExecutionList Unique ID instead of the TestEvent Unique ID.
Patch 2	Gateway	TOSCA-12630	Fixes an issue with Tosca GatewayService during upgrades. Gateway now also reports the correct installed version of Tosca Server.
Patch 1	Authentication Service	TOSCA-12287	Maintenance update of the identity server for Authentication Service.
Patch 1	REST API	TOSCA-12121	Removes a potential security vulnerability related to the REST API.