V3 Spring '26 Release 2 (3.0.6)
Executive Summary
We’re thrilled to announce Provar Automation V3 (Version 3.0.6) release. This release introduces enhancements that improve usability, efficiency, and overall user experience across the platform. Assert Layout Comparison now supports Excel export with clear side-by-side value comparisons, enabling faster analysis of layout discrepancies. Users can skip the Welcome screen to access projects more quickly, while a modernized Welcome screen delivers a cleaner and more intuitive first-time experience. Additionally, improvements to the Database Explorer introduce new filtering options for easier navigation and refined data exploration.
Provar Automation V3 (Version 3.0.6) delivers a focused update with overall stability improvements to enhance platform reliability. This release includes UI/UX enhancements for a more streamlined user experience and key issue fixes. Additionally, updates to authentication behavior have been introduced to improve security and connection handling. Although this is an optional release we highly recommend upgrading to take advantage of our latest offerings. You can download and install this release from the Provar Success Portal directly.
Key Highlights
- Assert Layout Comparison with Excel Export Enhancements: Export Assert Layout results to Excel with clear, side-by-side comparisons of extracted and asserted values. This enhances visibility, speeds up analysis, and reduces manual effort in identifying layout discrepancies.
- Skip Welcome Screen on Launch for Faster Project Access: Skip the Welcome screen on launch and directly open your default or last selected project, with preferences saved across sessions to ensure a faster and more seamless startup experience.
- Enhanced Database Explorer: Added Object Type and Database filters with restored selection options, enabling easier navigation, refined data views, and improved query-building experience.
- Modernized Welcome Screen Experience: A redesigned Welcome screen with enhanced visuals, cleaner layout, and improved usability while delivering a more engaging first impression. providing a more intuitive first-time experience and previewing upcoming UI enhancements.
Customer Support
We’re always here to support you. If you have questions or need assistance at any time, just log in to the Provar Success Portal and select ‘Raise a Case’, or reach out directly to your dedicated Customer Success Specialist. We’re happy to help!
Essential Upgrade Instructions
We highly recommend upgrading to the latest release to benefit from the new capabilities, latest enhancements, optimal performance, and uninterrupted support.
To ensure a clean setup and avoid compatibility issues, follow the instructions given below:
- Import your projects into a new workspace
Avoid reusing your previous workspace to ensure compatibility with new configurations. - Remove old configuration folders
Delete previous configuration directories from:{UserHome}Provar.configuration{versioned config folders} - Delete your existing Chrome profile folder
{UserHome}Provar.chromeProfile - It is recommended that you import your projects into a new workspace rather than reuse your existing workspace.
Provar Automation V3 Features and Enhancements
Enhanced Database Explorer with Filters and Restored Selection Options
The database selection and table view filter options were missing in the Explorer section, limiting navigation and query creation. Introduced a Filters option with Object Type (Tables, Views, Synonyms) and Database selection via a pop-up dialog, enabling users to easily refine and browse database objects. This enhancement improves usability, restores query-building capabilities, and provides better control over database exploration.
Export Assert Layout results in an Excel file
Assert Layout results can now be exported to an Excel sheet with a clear, column-to-column comparison of previously extracted and newly captured layout values. This improves visibility and simplifies result analysis.
- Side-by-side comparison of extracted vs. asserted layout values
- Pass/Fail status for each comparison row
- Case-sensitive comparison supported
- Structured Excel format with tabs aligned to Extract Layout for consistency
- Comparison scoped to layout type (e.g., Dynamic Form with Dynamic Form, Record Layout with Record Layout)
The benefits include faster validation and easier identification of discrepancies, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy in layout verification.
Note: A dedicated “Difference” column is included based on feasibility, considering data types and complexity of changes.
Skip Welcome Screen on Launch
Users can now choose to skip the Welcome screen and directly open their default or last selected project on launch, enabling a faster start to work.
- Option available on the Welcome screen and in Settings > Preferences
- Automatically opens the default or last selected project when enabled
- Preference persists across sessions
- Option to enable during project creation for convenience
- “Restart Provar” respects the skip setting, while “Switch Test Project” always opens the Welcome screen
- Backward compatible (Welcome screen shown by default unless changed)
The benefit is the reduced startup friction and helps users get to their work faster. For more information, see Skip Welcome Screen on Launch.
New UI/UX for Welcome screen
Introducing a refreshed Welcome screen with enhanced UI/UX, incorporating improved colors, icons, layout alignment, and overall visual consistency. This update reflects user feedback and aligns with updated design standards, offering a more intuitive and engaging first-time experience. The new design serves as a preview of broader UI enhancements planned across the product in upcoming releases.
Browser Compatibility Updates
Provar Automation V3 (Version 3.0.6) is packaged with ChromeDriver v145 and Edge WebDriver v145. For a comprehensive guide, please refer to Browser and Driver Recommendations.
Security Improvements
This release includes ongoing security and compliance improvements validated through Provar’s internal and third-party review processes. These updates reinforce Provar’s commitment to delivering a secure, enterprise-grade platform aligned with modern security standards and best practices.
This release includes ongoing security and compliance improvements validated through Provar’s internal and third-party review processes. These updates reinforce Provar’s commitment to delivering a secure, enterprise-grade platform aligned with modern security standards and best practices.
A JFrog Xray Scan Report has been reviewed to confirm component integrity and compliance.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where Provar became unresponsive when setting long text values in a Set Variable step. Improved handling of large data inputs by optimizing text rendering and introducing controlled UI refresh, resulting in enhanced stability and performance.
- Fixed an issue where AI-generated test data was invalid or inconsistent when using the Generate Test Data step. Refined prompt handling to improve data accuracy and ensure more reliable, meaningful outputs.
- Fixed a performance issue in Test Builder where mapping fields and using “Add & Do” caused delays and steps to appear stuck. Optimized execution to reduce refresh time, improving responsiveness and overall user experience.
- Fixed an issue where interaction updates did not persist in Test Builder when switching field types between Web Component and Web Element via Automation API.
Resolved timing conflicts between field type and interaction updates to ensure correct interaction is retained and prevent execution from getting stuck. - Fixed an issue where an “XPath doesn’t match any element” error appeared in Test Builder for Save & Cancel Aura buttons on console pages. Resolved mapping inconsistencies across Home, App, and Record pages, ensuring accurate element identification without impacting execution.
- Fixed an issue in Classic where execution failed when performing click interactions on certain lookup fields. Improved handling of lookup elements to ensure stable and reliable test execution.
- Fixed an issue where Quick Link, Edit and Delete action buttons failed for all subsequent test steps after the first step passed. Ensured consistent execution of action buttons across all steps, improving test reliability.
- Fixed an issue in Classic where assertions failed for file downloads from Files, Notes, and Attachments fields.Resolved download interaction handling to ensure accurate validation and reliable execution.
- Fixed an issue where test execution failed for UI connections due to missing credential handling in automation API scripts.Added support for UI connect steps, ensuring consistent behavior with Salesforce connections and successful execution.
- Fixed an issue where CLI execution failed for Web Component Set interactions, especially in VPN-connected environments due to timeout constraints. Enhanced socket timeout handling and introduced a configurable timeout parameter to improve stability and prevent premature termination during execution.
Provar Quality Hub
Summary
This release delivers Phase 3 of Intelligent Test Case Generation with expanded Page Object capabilities, deeper metadata intelligence, improved record relationships, enhanced integrations, and upgraded AI models. The update strengthens traceability across Test Intents, Issues, Page Objects, and Metadata Components while simplifying the generation experience and improving overall platform stability.
New Features
Intelligent Test Case Generation Beta – Phase 3
Phase 3 significantly expands generation capabilities with unified flows, Page Object storage, improved metadata automation, and enhanced traceability.
Combined Test Case & Page Object Generation
- Generate test cases and Page Objects together in a single workflow.
- Available directly from the Provar Test Case Generation tab.
- Page Objects are validated and stored alongside generated test cases.
Standalone Page Object Generation
- Page Object Generation is now a fully supported standalone feature.
- Generated Page Objects are stored as referenceable records.
- Page Object library can be reused in future test case generation.
File Storage Support
- Generated Test Cases can now be stored as files and saved.
- Page Object files are validated prior to storage.
Metadata Intelligence Enhancements
- Metadata Components now auto-populate from scenario descriptions, so that these can automatically be added to the context window.
- Related Test Cases attached to Test Intents pass test steps (action, test data, and expected results) to improve generation quality.
- UI Artifacts can now be retrieved from imported Salesforce metadata and stored in Quality Hub:
- FlexiPages
- Aura
- Lightning Web Components (LWC)
- Visualforce
UX Improvements
- Reorganized Provar Test Case Generation tab with structured context sections.
- Fields tab removed to reduce cognitive load when adding metadata.
- Standard and Provar Test Case Generation tabs now share a unified interface.
- Streamlined metadata component mapping.
Traceability & Data Model Enhancements
- New junction objects link:
- Test Cases
- Test Intents
- Page Objects
- Generation Requests
- Metadata Components
- Generated Test Cases automatically link to:
- Issues
- Test Intents
- Page Objects
- Metadata Components
- Enhanced record layouts for:
- Test Case
- Test Intent
- Generation Request
- Generated Page Object
- Related junction objects
Upgrade Note: Customers upgrading from a previous version must manually update page layouts for existing objects due to Salesforce package upgrade limitations.
Generate from Test Intent
- New quick action enables test case generation directly from Test Intent record pages.
- Intent fields auto-populate into the generation context.
Upgrade Note: Customers must manually add the new quick action to the Test Intent layout after upgrade.
Improvements to Existing Features
AI Model Upgrade
OpenAI’s gpt-4o has been deprecated and marked for retirement. All internal references have been upgraded to:
- gpt-4.1
- gpt-4.1-mini
This ensures continued compatibility, improved performance, and long-term AI stability.
Integration Improvements
Jira & Azure DevOps Enhancements
- Improved guided setup steps for importing projects.
- Enhanced mapping support for:
- Status fields
- Priority fields
- Improved issue import workflows.
Platform Improvements
- Enhanced support for non-Salesforce generative flows.
- Configurable cleanup process for Generation Requests added to the Deletion Policy tab in Setup.
- Improved automation context handling across Standard and Provar generation flows.
Bug Fixes
- Resolved Jira syncing issues with extremely long descriptions and Acceptance Criteria.
- Fixed issue where Named Credentials configured with “No Authentication” were unintentionally used for system records.
Upgrade Considerations
After upgrading to 3.26.0:
- Update layouts for:
- Test Case
- Test Intent
- Generation Request
- Add the new Test Case Generation quick action to the Test Intent layout, if not already present.
- Add the new Related records (Generated Page Objects, Metadata Components, Generation Requests, and Test Cases) and Fields (Issues) to the Test Intent layout, if not already present.
- Remove unused buttons from the Test Intent layout.
- Add the new Related records (Generated Page Objects, Test Intents, & Issues) to the Test Case layout, if not already present.
- Remove unused buttons from the Generation Request layout.
- Review Deletion Policy settings for Generation Request cleanup configuration. Default is 0, which means jobs will not be scheduled. Jobs run at midnight Org time.
For more information, see Provar Quality Hub 3.26.0 Release Notes
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