[New Release] Katalon Platform Updates Aug 28, 2024

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We are pleased to introduce Katalon Studio version 9.7.0 with the following enhancements:

New features

  • We have introduced Log in from browser using On-premise licenses.

  • [API testing] Introduced OpenAPI/Swagger Schema Compliance Validation:

    • Added OpenAPI/Swagger schema type in the Validation tab of a Web Service request.

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    • Added new code snippet: “Response body: Validate OpenAPI/ Swagger against specification” to the Verification tab of a Web Service request.

    • Added new keywords for OpenAPI/ Swagger validation: WS.validateOpenAPIAgainstSpecification

  • [API testing] Added AWS Signature Authentication in the Authorization tab of a Web Service request.

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  • [API testing] Added Digest Authentication in the Authorization tab of a Web Service request.

  • [Mobile Testing] Added a new setting in Project Settings > Test Design > Mobile to configure the default element locator value of test objects when using Mobile Recorder and Mobile Object Spy .

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  • We have added new KRE command-line options to retry activating licenses several times when KRE failed to activate.

Enhancements

  • [API testing] We have added the support for OpenAPI version 3.1 in:

    • Import OpenAPI/Swagger file/URL
    • OpenAPI/Schema schema compliance validation
    • Generate API test cases from OpenAPI/Swagger file/URL with AI

  • [API testing] Added a new option in Project Settings > Execution > Web Service to enable follow redirect by default for newly created Web Service Request.

  • Improved the UI of the Project Settings > Library Management page and auto-trigger Save Resource dialog when applying changes while the project contains unsaved items.

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  • [Windows Desktop testing]:

    • Improved the performance of keywords: [Windows] Set Text**,** [Windows] Set Encrypted Text.
    • Improved performance and accuracy of the keywords: [Windows] Switch To Windows Title, [Windows] Start Application With Title by supporting regular expression inputs.
    • Support starting the desktop app in Recorder when using a shortcut file.

  • [Mobile Testing] Support mobile testing with iOS 18 beta.

  • Added Chrome 128, Edge 128, Firefox 129, and Gecko 0.35 compatibilities.

  • Upgraded Cucumber library to the latest version of Cucumber 3 to fix slow performance issues when editing feature files.

:information_source: For a full list of bug fixes and enhancements, please refer to our documentation at: Katalon Studio Release Notes: Version 9.x | Katalon Docs