What’s new in Tricentis LiveCompare 2023.1: Empowering seamless retrofits and smart impact insights

We are pleased to announce the 2023.1 release of Tricentis LiveCompare. In this latest release, we introduce two groundbreaking features that will not only transform your approach to application retrofits, but also provide critical insights that minimize the risk of overwriting code, remove complexity and manual effort, and ensure the quality of releases. These features are Retrofit Analysis and Smart Impact Reports.

Retrofit Analysis

Technology and business needs frequently demand that we retrofit existing applications with new features and updates. LiveCompare’s 2023.1 new Retrofit Analysis feature simplifies this complex process by merging any bug fixes in your projects into production. This removes manual, error-prone retrofitting efforts and introduces a more intelligent and automated solution.

LiveCompare empowers you to plan your retrofit strategy meticulously, minimizing downtime and ensuring a smoother transition. Powerful algorithms analyze your application’s structure and dependencies to identify potential impacts and risks associated with retrofits. This helps you proactively address issues before they escalate, saving valuable time and resources by minimizing disruptions during the retrofit process. These actionable insights into the potential risks also prevent testing teams from reintroducing defects that were previously repaired in their projects, saving even more time.

Smart Impact Reports

It is critical to understand the implications of changes during software development. Smart Impact Reports is a game-changing feature that provides comprehensive and actionable insights into the impact of changes. By running the optimal test, you will get faster feedback on the quality of your release.

LiveCompare 2023.1 offers two Smart Impact Reports, one for functional subject matter experts (SMEs) and one for testers.

Functional SME reports identify which executables are used, which are impacted, and which are most-at-risk within their team. These reports help SMEs prioritize executables that are central to their business processes, scope the change event, and identify where to focus first.

Tester reports surface All, Covering, and Optimal tests that are related to the change event. These reports provide insight into why testers should be focusing on Covering and Optimal tests, so that they don’t waste time on tests that do not make an impact from the changes.

Smart Impact Reports include:

• Real-time impact analysis: Continuously monitors changes in your application landscape and generates real-time impact reports so you can stay informed and up to date, enabling your team to make informed decisions throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Visualization of application dependencies: Smart Impact Reports visually depict the dependencies within your application ecosystem. This clear and concise representation makes it easier to comprehend the broader impact of changes and identify potential bottlenecks.
• Collaboration and transparency: Foster collaboration among teams by sharing Smart Impact Reports across various stakeholders. Empower developers, testers, and business analysts with the same insights, ensuring transparency and informed collaboration.

LiveCompare 2023.1 redefines the way you approach application retrofits and helps you gain insights into the impact of changes. The new Retrofit Analysis and Smart Impact Reports features are a testament to our commitment to providing you with innovative solutions that streamline your software testing processes and accelerate your development journey.

Learn more about these features and other enhancements on our release page.

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