What's New in 6.0

For upgrade limitations and detailed steps on upgrading the Appliance from v5 to v6, see Upgrading the Appliance from v5 to v6.

Features

• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) provides detailed access management for Login Enterprise. It allows administrators to define and manage custom roles with specific permissions, giving users isolated access to Test configurations and ensuring they can only interact with their designated Tests

• Download a PDF report comparing up to 5 Application Tests

Changes/Improvements

• The Test configuration pages are split into multiple tabs, providing a better overview of all Test settings

• Edit multiple fields in a Test at once instead of saving each field individually

• The Create and Edit Application pages now open in a full page instead of a pop-up

• The Create and Edit Application Group pages now open in a full page instead of a pop-up

• The page for comparing two Load Tests now displays a component at the top showing the percentage differences between the two Tests

• Icons for delete and copy in the Test configuration tables now have their own column at the end, improving UX when resizing columns

• The minimum size of the time column on the Application and Load Test Result pages has been increased to ensure the sort icon is always visible

• The column sizes on the Application Test Result pages can now be adjusted

• The columns on the Application Test Result pages are now configurable, allowing you to show or hide specific columns in the UI

• Two new columns have been added to the Application Test Result page: Connector and Test Duration

• The table column configuration on the Overview and Result pages for Load and Application Tests is now synchronized. Adding, removing, or resizing columns will be reflected on both pages

• The option to include screenshots in the Application Test now has a tooltip that explains its functionality

• The Public API page for managing API access tokens has been moved under the Access Control page

• The Load Test chart now includes a legend in a table below the chart, making it easier to read

• Field validation for email address input fields has been improved for better performance

• Public API v7 is now the recommended version to use. It is the actively developed version starting with Login Enterprise v6.0. All API calls to the v7-preview will be forwarded to the v7 endpoints automatically

• Login Enterprise now has a new Web API version. Version v8-preview introduces the new 'Environment' attribute. This preview version is subject to breaking changes as it transitions from preview to generally available

• Launcher error handling has been improved to capture and handle all exceptions. As a result, all

• Launcher events in Windows Event Viewer now use 'LoginEnterpriseLauncher' as the event source

Bug Fixes

• Downloading Application scripts from UI adds "_Default_Script" to the script name
  The table headers on the Load Test Result page are not always showing when scrolling through the page

• When changing the password through the pdmenu, the password can be updated even if the confirmation prompt is left blank

• The links in the existing Application Test PDF report are not working

• The 'Download Application Test PDF' button is available for failed Tests, resulting in an error when clicked

• The Login Enterprise logo is not displayed in the Application Test PDF report

• The Continuous Test Results page runs a Public API query for all Test types, instead of using testType=continuousTest

• After a page refresh, the UI runs queries for data that aren't relevant to the page

• When a Test is updated, other browser sessions make a call to retrieve the Tests

• On the Application Test Compare Results page, the performance status in the platform summary sometimes shows 'failed,' even when the Test was successful

• Continuous testing repeats all steps x times, even when the setting is turned off

• Test steps do not follow the defined order in the Test configuration

Technical Notes

• The Environment microservice has been merged with the Login Enterprise microservice to simplify workflow and maintenance, ensuring better quality and faster delivery

• Public API v4 has been removed

• Public API v5 has been removed

• Public API v6 is currently supported, but no longer maintained as of v6.0

• The Universal Web Connector has been upgraded to .NET 8. Because of new limitations from Microsoft within .NET 8, the UWC no longer has a self-contained set of .NET 8 libraries. You may need to download and install .NET 8 on your machine if you install the new UWC. Upgrading the UWC is not required, however. It is not tied to the version of your Appliance