WebPartner Test and Performance Center version history

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Version History

This shows you how often WebPartner Test and Performance Center was updated with us over the past few months. Whenever available, we also include additional information for each update (new features, changes etc.).

version 3.80.001 - posted on Aug 25, 2006

No further details available

version 3.00.308 - posted on Aug 24, 2005

Added options tab to UI to allow uses to change most preferences without having to edit the properties file
Added UI feature to debugger to allow you to turn debug logging on and off, without restarting WebPartner
Fixed bug in Transaction and Folder naming conventions to support symbols
Improved method of calcuating total transaction step download time

version 2.80.294 - posted on Mar 22, 2005

Configurable to run as a Windows Service or application
Transactions will continue to execute all steps of the transaction even if a step fails in the transaction
Installation includes a private Java JRE v1.5.0 to improved reliability of the installation
Improved reliability of Microsoft SQL Server installation
Added diagnostic capabilities to detect a variety of error conditions with the WebPartner installation including application port usage
Java compatibility, and certain network problems
`See page` feature in the Transaction Properties menu uses the WebPartner client rather than Internet Explorer to give a more accurate view of the WebPartner test
Enhancement of testing capabilities to handle sites using frames

version 2.80.288 - posted on Feb 16, 2005

No further details available

version 2.80.284 - posted on Jan 19, 2005

No further details available

version 2.80.265 - posted on Nov 23, 2004

Improved reporting and formatting in the event console and escalation alerts, added tooltips and links to WebPartner online help throughout the user interface to enhance usability, added outbound email server configuration screen in install, added configurable 12hr/24hr date formatting in the user interface, increased database capability to hold URL s longer and changed to Unicode to better handle a wider variety of characters and languages, suppressed escalation alert emails to user@localhost.com, cleaned up and enhanced User page and transaction Properties page, fixed bug in stress test scheduler, fixed typo in escalation E-mails, added time-of-day to page measurement reports that have per-scan data but span multiple days, fixed bug in Windows 2003 Server installations that prevented use of WebPartner Transaction Recorder (install now offers to enable 3rd party browser extensions so that WebPartner users can use the Recorder Toolbar), fixed bug with display & reporting of nested folders, rewrote connection exception messages for more precise error reporting, fixed various bugs in daily/weekly reports including bug in Daily/Weekly Reports reporting total downtime when transaction is disabled (downtime is now N/A in this case), improved calculation for % uptime in Daily/Weekly Reports to report properly when the transaction only runs part of the day/week, fixed bug in calculation of outages in daily/weekly reports, converted reports to embedded HTML only, made title of transaction step summary section (download times) in daily & weekly reports more descriptive, fixed link errors in WebPartner reports header, changed the reports from email address to the user s email address by default, fixed various bugs with SQL Server installations for both local servers and network servers including accurately detecting existing SQL Server Client installation vs. previously installed & uninstalled MSDE, changed WebPartner database data file name from WebPartner_data.mdf to WebPartner.mdf for new installations to simplify upgrades and troubleshooting, fixed bug when retrieving hostname of remote SQL Server during install, fixes bugs on installation with remote SQL Server, fixes bugs on installation with local SQL Server versions that are different than MSDE2000, updated wp_init_db.bat for use with existing SQL installations
WPDBSetup.sql used for new MSDE2000 installations, fixed bug when SQL Server client already installed, fixed bug with delayed notification of alerts, fixed default escalation alert for web services transactions so they are not set to zero by default.

version 2.60.232 - posted on Sep 25, 2004

code signing activated
upgrades for compatibility with Windows XP SP2
fixed high priority bugs

version 2.60.225 - posted on Sep 03, 2004

improved SSL certificate handling of customer certificates not included with Java Runtime (Javaj2re1.4.2libsecuritycacerts)
changed default port number used by WebPartner from 8080 to 8100 avoiding common port conflicts with other web applications, e.g. TomCat
added `Record transaction` link allowing users to launch the input transaction recorder toolbar from within the WebPartner UI
improved installation procedures to increase reliability of successful reinstallations of WebPartner due to JSP caching
expanded support of the escalation alert system to include outgoing mail servers that require authentication
reduced update time for the Event Console and navigation tree to reflect results of testing faster
optimized code to improve application performance
fixed high priority bugs

version 2.60.214 - posted on Jul 02, 2004

enabled autologin to WebPartner Console
expanded support of the escalation alert system to include outgoing mail servers that require authentication
improved installation messaging to alert users of the SQL Server and Windows authentication requirement of SQL Server SP3a for WebPartner
added installation messaging and procedures to increase reliability of installations of WebPartner with Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE)
set-up RunOnce configuration instructions message for WebPartner Input Recorder launched after reboot
updated readme.txt file with new login username
fixed high priority bugs
optimized code for improved application performance

version 2.60.203 - posted on Apr 28, 2004

Added SoapAction field to Web Services test set-up to accommodate SoapAction headers
Added WebPartner Input Recorder toolbar to further simplify set-up of web application and website tests
Improved InstallShield script for installation of WebPartner on a machine with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 installed
Recorder toolbar and installation of WebPartner on a machine with Microsoft SQL Server 2000 installed
Changed user login in to user@localhost.com
Updated JRE installation and error messages to be more description
Implemented other bugs fixes

version 2.40.190 - posted on Apr 13, 2004

Improved transaction and stress test user interface (UI) to simplify test set-up and editing
Create new transactions and edit existing transactions and their related steps from a single screen
See preview pages returned from individual transaction steps
Improved reporting of error conditions that force WebPartner to exit
Enhanced on/off setting for status messages near the systray icon
Updated and improved stress test performance
Optimize code to further improve performance of application
Implemented bugs fixes

version 2.40.186 - posted on Mar 16, 2004

Optimize java code to improve monitoring functions
Enhanced OneClick website installation

version 2.40.185 - posted on Feb 19, 2004

Enhanced db initialization to accommodate pre-existing SQL Server installations
Improved user interface by adding descriptions to the radio button selection for adding new tests
Enhanced checking during install for Service Packs required on Windows 2000, Windows XP, & WinNT for Java & SQL Server installs
Enhanced checking of existing Java installations to better detect older versions that need upgrading

version 2.40.182 - posted on Feb 10, 2004

Added additional error handling and messaging on startup including automatically starting MSSQL service if not running
Fixed long pathname database initialization script issue
Fixed long pathname JRE/JDK JAVA_HOME issue

version 2.40.179 - posted on Jan 19, 2004

Reduced memory requirements to 256MB
Enhanced SSL transactions to handle a broader array of certificates than in the Java SDK
Enhanced and expanded javascript utility functions including addition of a utility function to support loading string resources from resource files
Extended stress test duration selection to 8 hours
Improved reliability of distributed stress test configuration to allow increased number of virtual users
Added support for installation with local SQL Server version 7/8, as well as support for installation with remote SQL Server database
Optimized positioning of login window and tip of the day for different screen resolutions
Added configurable mode that turns off tray icon & does not launch browsers/console
Improved logging to provide detail on post data and search string submitted as part of transaction request to the server
Enhanced ability to retrieve error code from server under test
Enhanced reliability of database initialization by adding code in the application itself to initialize the database if necessary
Added auto login configuration for user
Implemented frame interface for Tip of the Day

version 2.20.118 - posted on Nov 11, 2003

Added traceroute (WPTrace) functionality for packet tracing to help identify network problems.
Enhanced reply-to and from addresses in WebPartner reports.
Reduced the event status updating from every fifteen minutes to every minute.

version 2.20.090 - posted on Oct 18, 2003

Integrated bug tracking links.
Improved memory management and performance tuning.

version 2.20.083 - posted on Aug 18, 2003

More rapid display of multi-step transaction totals data
Select email, cell, or pager escalation alerts
TestNow tab added to initiate testing on demand with automatic display of test results
Faster, more solid application engine
Added autonomic error handling to enhance reliability of database initialization (3rd level redundancy)
Improved status reporting regarding state of stress tests
Enhanced install for proper initialization of database when installed on drive other than C: drive
Added WebPartner icon to Windows System tray to display status messages and shortcut to shutdown application.

version 2.00.056 - posted on May 12, 2003

Improved install with redundant database initialization
Added capability to increase testing frequency to every 1, 3, and 5 minutes
Enabled more rapid display of data
available in a few minutes vs an hour

version 2.00.43 - posted on Apr 11, 2003

2.00.043 Release Contains Tip of the day, Automated license key entry, license management, & update management, Fixed problem with environment variables in install, (eg IEPath problem), Updated readme, user manual, Automated check to make sure your system meets the minimum memory requirement of 500MB

version 2.00.035 - posted on Apr 04, 2003

No further details available