V2 Spring '26 Release 1 (v2.18.1)

Executive Summary

We’re excited to announce the latest enhancements with the Provar Spring ’26 Release 1(v2.18.1). This release strengthens license governance, enhances stability, and improves usability across Provar Automation. Execution License enforcement now ensures licenses are used correctly, allowing CLI-only usage while preventing UI access. V2 introduces automatic Page Object refactoring, eliminating manual updates and reducing maintenance effort.

Users can configure Test Cycles for Test Plans with Provar Quality Hub reporting while maintaining existing reporting behavior. Security is enhanced with encrypted password variable support across Expression Editors. V2 now automatically handles Edge driver mismatches, and Permission Set Group details are included in layout extraction for more complete access visibility.Overall, this release focuses on stronger control, improved reliability, better security, and simplified test maintenance. You can download and install this release from the Provar Success Portal directly.

Mandatory Installation Instructions

This release includes a major platform upgrade, moving Provar to an Eclipse 4.36-based RCP application. The new base provides significant security improvements, enhanced stability, and better long-term support while maintaining compatibility with existing workspaces.

Although the application remains compatible with existing workspaces, we recommend creating a new workspace.
Users must delete the UserHome/Provar/.configuration folder or rename them if a backup is needed.
Delete UserHome/Provar/.chromeProfiles folder mandatory only if they chose Edge Browser as Test Authoring option.

Spring ‘26 Compatibility

Change Area	Impact Summary
Secondary Tabs Navigation – DOM Class Change	In Spring ’26, Salesforce updated the DOM class for secondary tab navigation. The element class changed from slds-tabs–default__nav to slds-tabs_default__nav. This caused failures where the “Secondary Tab” value was not populating. Provar handles this change, and existing scripts continue to work without additional effort. Custom implementations for tab switching that rely on hardcoded DOM classes may require review and updates.
Checkbox Rendering on New/View/Edit/Inline Edit Screens	Spring ’26 introduced a structural change in checkbox rendering across New, View, Edit, and Inline Edit screens. The traditional tag has been replaced with lightning-primitive-input-checkbox. This resulted in execution failures for checkbox interactions. Provar support aligns with the new Lightning primitive; custom scripts or locators relying on direct tags may require updates.
FieldServiceSettings Query Exception	In Spring ’26 jar is introducing a new element ‘enableServiceAppointmentLifecycle’, leading to an exception: “Exception while querying FieldServiceSettings: unable to find end tag”. This is a tooling-level issue and will be resolved once the underlying jars are upgraded to API version 66. For now exception has been absorved, and hence no script-level changes are required.
FSL Product Request – Related Object API Name Change	In Spring ’26, the Product Request reference API name is appearing as Parent__c, whereas earlier it appeared as ProductRequestId. This has impacted navigation from Detail pages to Related Lists in Field Service Lightning. This behavior may be addressed in future Salesforce patches, otherwise, affected steps may need to be recreated using the updated API name.
Advanced Search – Object Mapping Issue	In Spring ’26, the Advanced Search window mapping behavior changed due to the removal of the targetApiName property from the lightning-modal DOM, which was previously used to resolve the object API name. Provar handles this change in this release, and existing scripts continue to work without disruption.
Global Advanced Search – Default UI Behavior Change	In Spring ’26, the Global Search default view behavior has changed. The Search Filter panel is no longer visible by default and is now available only after clicking into the search bar. This may impact automation flows where the first interaction targets the Search Filter, and test steps may need adjustment to explicitly activate the search bar before applying filters.

Spring ’26 – CPQ

Provar is now compatible with the latest CPQ package version 260.2 introduced in the Salesforce Spring ’26 release. This compatibility ensures that existing Provar test cases will continue to run without interruption. No updates are required for the existing Provar test cases.

Provar Automation Features and Enhancements

Execution License Usage Enforcement in Provar UI

With this release we are introducing stricter controls to ensure Execution licenses are used only for CLI-based execution and not for launching or using the Provar UI. Attempting to use an Execution license in the UI will fail with a clear error message, while CLI execution continues to work as expected.

The enforcement applies to both new execution licenses and existing activated execution licenses. The Execution license will continue to work for CLI execution. Developer (floating) licenses continue to support both UI and CLI usage.

Refactored Page Object Management

Provar Automation V2 now automatically updates all references when Page Objects are renamed or moved within the project. This enhancement removes the need for manual adjustments and ensures full consistency across test cases making your test maintenance simpler, faster, and error-free.

The benefits of Page Object Refactoring include:

Zero manual updates: Users no longer need to track or correct references after renaming or moving Page Objects.
Error-free refactoring: No errors in test cases or execution logs due to Page Object updates.
Backward compatibility: All existing (legacy) test cases and scenarios will continue to work without any impact.
Improved maintainability: Refactoring is simpler, safer, and faster.

Configure Test Cycle for Test Plans using Provar Quality Hub reporting

Added support for configuring Test Cycles for Test Plans using Provar Quality Hub reporting. Users can now organize and execute tests within a defined Test Cycle while continuing to generate consolidated execution reports in Provar Quality Hub with no change to existing reporting behavior.

Encrypted Password Variables in Expression Editors

Password variables can now be securely used across all Expression Editors, including Web Services, Custom APIs, Page Operations, and Custom Test Steps. This enables encrypted credentials such as Client ID and Client Secret to be safely injected into request bodies (including JSON) for both REST and SOAP calls.

The enhancement ensures that sensitive values remain fully encrypted and are never exposed in logs, runners, or network requests, while continuing to work seamlessly with encrypted projects and environments.

Automatic Edge Driver Download for Version Mismatch Scenarios

Provar Automation V2 now comes bundled with the latest stable Edge driver and automatically downloads the correct version if a mismatch is detected i.e. during Authoring or Execution.This enhancement ensures a seamless testing experience by preventing browser–driver compatibility issues from blocking Run, Debug, or Test Builder workflows.

Add Permission Set Group Information while extracting the layout information

Added support to include Permission Set Groups in extracted layout details alongside existing Profile and Permission Set information. Users can now view a more complete layout coverage across both Record Layout and DF Layout without impacting existing functionality.

Browser Compatibility Updates

Browser and Driver Combinations Recommended for Provar Automation v2.18.1

For a comprehensive guide, please refer to Browser and Driver Recommendations.

Bug Fixes

Improved performance for loading test cases in Provar Studio during uploads to Provar Quality Hub

The issue is fixed where Provar Studio took an excessively long time to load test cases when users attempted to upload them to Provar Quality Hub.

Fix for Existing Case Test Steps Failing issue due to Locator Resolution Errors

Resolved an issue where previously working test steps failed during execution. The failure occurred on multiple Case-related fields, while newly remapped fields worked successfully. This fix restores compatibility for existing mappings and ensures smooth execution without requiring remapping of affected steps.

Fix for the UI Assert Locator Fields Auto-Updating for Page Object Mapped issue

Resolved an issue where UI Assert steps mapped via Page Objects were automatically updating to incorrect fields. Attempts to correct and save the expected field were not retained, reverting back to the previous selection. This fix ensures that locator mappings remain stable and accurately bound to the intended Page Object field, preventing unwanted automatic updates.

Fix for Keyboard Shortcut Search and Resource Navigation Not Working

Resolved an issue in the previous Provar 2.17.1 release where keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl + H (Search) and Shift + Ctrl + R (Open Resource) were not functioning as expected. Users can now successfully trigger global search and resource navigation without requiring manual reconfiguration or workarounds.

Fix for Mac OS Not Displaying in SauceLabs Platform Selection

Resolved an issue where Mac OS was not appearing in the platform list when configuring a SauceLabs browser connection, despite users having valid access in SauceLabs. The platform dropdown now correctly displays supported Mac OS versions based on the SauceLabs account configuration, ensuring accurate platform selection.

Fix for Execution Pack Failure on Server for Hybrid Model Test Cases

Resolved an issue where execution packs failed on the server in V2 when Hybrid model test cases were included. Packs now execute successfully on V2, ensuring only Hybrid-specific failures (if any) are isolated without impacting other test cases. Required files have been added to prevent compile-time errors for V2 Page Objects.

Known Issues

In NitroX, Test Builder may get stuck when editing a previously mapped checkbox Group field.
When working with Hybrid mappings, users may experience repeated “Evaluating XPath…” popups while accessing Component Locator settings or toggling qualifiers, causing noticeable delays. Performance optimization is planned in an upcoming release.

University of Provar

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Customer Support

We are committed to providing continuous support. Please contact us If you have any questions about this release; we’re happy to assist you. To get in touch, log into the Provar Success Portal and select ‘Raise a Case,’ or contact your dedicated Customer Success Specialist.

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