Provar Automation Summer ‘26 Release
Summary
We’re excited to announce the Provar Automation Summer ‘26 Release, which includes updates to V3 (Version 3.0.7) and V2 (2.19.0). This release delivers Salesforce Summer ’26 compatibility while continuing to enhance automation reliability, scalability, and performance. The primary goal of this release is to ensure that regression suites remain fully operational with minimal maintenance, helping organizations maintain business continuity and confidently adopt the latest Salesforce updates.
We’re also pleased to announce Provar’s extended support for Microsoft Dynamics applications, reinforcing our commitment to providing reliable, scalable, and intelligent test automation across enterprise platforms. In addition, significant performance improvements have been introduced across Test Builder mapping, Studio-level Apex processing, and Set APIs for bulk data operations, resulting in faster and more efficient test execution workflows.
This release update also includes the beta launch of Provar MCP Server capabilities and numerous updates to Provar Quality Hub.
Unless otherwise noted, all changes apply to both Provar Automation V2 (2.19.0) and V3 (3.0.7).
Key Highlights
- Summer ’26 Compatibility
This release introduces Summer ’26 compatibility, ensuring your regression suites continue to run seamlessly with minimal to no maintenance, helping maintain business continuity. - Microsoft Dynamics Application Support (V3 exclusive)
Expanded support for Microsoft Dynamics applications reinforces our commitment to delivering reliable, scalable, and intelligent test automation capabilities. - AI Self-Healing (Beta – V3 exclusive):
Introducing AI Self-Healing (Beta), designed to improve test resilience by intelligently identifying and adapting to UI changes during execution. This capability helps reduce test maintenance efforts, minimize failures caused by locator changes, and improve overall automation stability.
- Government Cloud support for Agentforce Test APIs (V3 exclusive):
Agentforce Test APIs now support both Salesforce Government Cloud and standard cloud environments through a configurable Government Cloud endpoint option.
- Performance Enhancements
Significant performance improvements have been implemented across Test Builder mapping, Studio-level Apex processing, and Set APIs for bulk data operations. - Edge Browser on Linux:
Provar now supports Microsoft Edge browser execution on Linux environments, expanding the range of supported browser-platform combinations for automated testing on linux-based infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, or containerized environments.
- Logging & Security Improvements
Introduced enhancements to logging and security capabilities, along with key bug fixes, to strengthen platform reliability, improve monitoring, and support more efficient troubleshooting. - Provar Quality Hub Release Highlights
Provar Quality Hub 3.27-3.30 introduces major enhancements across AI-powered test generation, DevOps integrations, metadata intelligence, and platform scalability. Highlights include screenshot-based AI test generation, Google Gemini support, automated metadata sync, deeper Copado and Jira integrations, ProvarLint project scoring, and expanded access for limited-access users.
- Provar MCP (Beta)
Provar MCP is now available in beta for all Provar users. This stdio MCP server comes with 40+ tools across generation, validation, execution, and inspection capabilities for test projects, plans, suites, and cases, as well as page objects, NitroX components, and project configuration & execution files.
Important: Salesforce has restricted SOAP API login using username and password authentication. Customers currently using username/password-based connections must migrate to OAuth-based authentication to use 3.0.7 and to ensure uninterrupted connectivity and continued platform compatibility. Read more from Salesforce here.
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:
- Remove old configuration folders from your system:
{UserHome}\Provar\.configuration\{versioned config folders}
- Delete the .chromeProfile folder
{UserHome}\Provar\.chromeProfile
- (Recommended) Import your projects into a new workspace rather than reuse your existing workspace.
Summer ‘26 Compatibility (V2 & V3)
| Change Area | Impact Summary |
| Advanced Lookup – DOM Changes Across All Objects | Summer ’26 introduces significant structural changes to Advanced Lookup components across all objects. Salesforce replaced the <record-picker-lookup-advanced> overlay tag with a standard <div> using the new class attribute <lightning-record-picker-advanced>. This affects lookup selection and interaction behavior during execution. Provar fully supports this updated structure, so standard scripts continue to work as expected. However, any custom implementations using hardcoded locators based on the older tag or attributes may need revision. |
| Service Appointment List View – Parent Record Columns Mapping Missing | With Summer ’26, Salesforce enhanced the default Service Appointment list view by adding two new columns: “Parent Record” and “Parent Record Type.” This altered the existing table structure and impacted validations and navigation steps dependent on column positioning. Provar aligns with this updated layout, and scripts should continue working without additional effort. Custom validations using fixed column references or hardcoded locators may require adjustment. |
| Aura Picklist Accessibility DOM Change – FSL Operating Hours (Time Zone) | As part of Summer ’26 accessibility improvements, Salesforce updated the Aura forceInputPicklist DOM behavior. Earlier, the selected value appeared directly inside the <a class=”select”> element, whereas it is now rendered inside a nested <span id=”…;a-value”>, with aria-labelledby referencing both label and value spans. This change caused assertion failures for the “Time Zone” field on the New Operating Hours screen. Provar handles the new structure automatically, but custom validations based on direct text node checks may need updates. |
| Product Transfer (Quantity Unit of Measure) – Dom Change | Salesforce has revised the Aura picklist rendering in Summer ’26 to improve accessibility compliance. The selected value for picklists is no longer stored as a direct text node inside the anchor tag and is now wrapped inside a nested <span>. This resulted in assertion failures for the “Quantity Unit Of Measure” field on the Product Transfer New screen. Provar supports this DOM change without requiring script updates, although custom code relying on older text node behavior may need review. |
| Convert Lead (Record Type) – DOM Changes | In Summer ’26, the “Record Type” field on the Convert Lead screen is impacted by Salesforce’s updated Aura forceInputPicklist structure. The selected value now resides inside a nested <span> rather than directly under the <a class=”select”> element, with updated aria-labelledby references for accessibility support. This led to assertion failures during execution. Provar handles the updated DOM seamlessly, while custom code using direct text validations may require modification. |
| Quick Lead Publisher (Salutation) – DOM Changes | Salesforce introduced accessibility-related DOM updates in Summer ’26 for the “Salutation” field on the Quick Lead Publisher action screen. The selected value is now wrapped inside a nested <span> instead of being directly available as anchor text. This affected automation assertions and field validations. Provar supports the new structure without requiring standard script changes, but custom locators dependent on previous attributes may need updates. |
| DOM Change – Case Publisher Update Case (Status) | Summer ’26 includes Aura picklist rendering changes for the “Status” field on the Case Publisher Update Case Quick Action. Since the selected value is now stored within a nested <span> rather than as direct anchor text, execution failures were observed in status validation steps. Provar remains compatible with this update, and existing scripts continue to work. However, manually created Page Object locators using older DOM assumptions may require revision. |
| Quote – Validation Error Message Update | Salesforce corrected the validation message for the Partner Discount field in Summer ’26. Previously, although the field accepted only 3 digits, the validation message incorrectly stated that up to 5 digits were allowed. The message has now been aligned with the actual validation rule. This impacts existing validation checks where the expected error message is asserted, and those test cases may require updates. Newly created tests will automatically reflect the corrected behavior. |
| SOAP API Login Disabled | Beginning with Summer ’26, Salesforce no longer supports SOAP API login() in the latest Salesforce API jars. As a result, username/password-based Provar connections using SOAP authentication may fail during connection setup. Users are strongly advised to migrate to OAuth-based connections to avoid interruptions. Existing environments using legacy SOAP login should be reviewed and updated proactively. |
Summer ’26 – CPQ
Provar is now compatible with the latest CPQ package version 262 introduced in the Salesforce Summer ’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.
Automation V3 Features and Enhancements
MS Dynamics Application Support
Provar now delivers Application Intelligence purpose-built for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Microsoft Power Platform. Rather than relying on fragile locators, Provar understands the underlying application framework, including components, metadata, structure, and runtime behavior, enabling more resilient and maintainable test automation.
With this enhancement, teams can accelerate test creation, reduce ongoing maintenance efforts, and improve confidence in business-critical releases across the Microsoft ecosystem. This support further strengthens Provar’s ability to provide scalable, enterprise-grade automation for modern business applications.
See this help document for more details.
AI Self Healing (Beta)
Provar introduces AI Self-Healing (Beta), an intelligent capability designed to improve automation resilience by automatically adapting to UI changes during test execution. Instead of depending solely on static locators, Provar leverages AI-driven analysis to identify application elements based on context, structure, and behavior, helping tests recover from common UI modifications with minimal manual intervention.
With AI Self-Healing, teams can reduce test maintenance overhead, minimize failures caused by locator changes, and improve execution reliability across evolving applications. This enhancement helps accelerate release cycles while increasing confidence in automation outcomes for enterprise-scale testing environments.
As this is a Beta feature, AI Self-Healing must be explicitly enabled in the provar.properties file located at <UserHome>/Provar/provar.properties using the following property:
com.provar.ai.healing.enabled=true
Note: AI capabilities must be enabled in order to use AI Self-Healing. This feature cannot be enabled without first enabling AI capabilities in the V3 directly.
For more information, see this detailed breakdown of how Provar’s self-healing works.
Agentforce Test API Support for Government Cloud
Agentforce Test APIs now support Salesforce Government Cloud environments in addition to standard commercial cloud environments. A new configuration checkbox has been introduced to enable Government Cloud support. When selected, API requests are automatically routed to the appropriate Government Cloud endpoint.
With this enhancement, teams can seamlessly execute Agentforce Test APIs across both Government and non-Government cloud environments using a unified configuration experience, improving flexibility and supporting broader enterprise and public sector testing requirements.
Automation V2 & V3 Features and Enhancements
Edge browser on Linux Environments
Provar now supports Microsoft Edge browser execution on Linux environments, expanding the range of supported browser-platform combinations for automated testing.
With this enhancement, teams running tests on Linux-based infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, or containerized environments can now execute automation suites using Microsoft Edge, enabling greater flexibility, broader browser coverage, and improved cross-browser validation across enterprise applications.
Improved Logging
Provar now includes enhanced logging with timestamp information to help teams better diagnose and troubleshoot execution issues. These improvements provide more precise visibility into execution flow and event sequencing, making it easier to identify failures and analyze runtime behavior.
Note: This enhancement is currently applicable to ANT based executions only.
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.
A JFrog Xray Scan Report has been reviewed to confirm component integrity and compliance.
Browser Compatibility Updates
Browser and Driver Combinations Recommended for Provar Automation 3.0.7 (V3) and 2.19.0 (V2)
- Chrome 148
- Chromedriver 148
- Same for Edge Chromium
For a comprehensive guide, please refer to the Browser and Driver Recommendations.
Known Issues
- LWC tables may experience inconsistencies with Test Builder Edit operations in certain scenarios.
- Performance degradation may occur in complex nested tests with large variable contexts.
- Some fields not included in the Salesforce WSDL may cause execution-related issues.
Provar Quality Hub 3.27-3.30 Release Highlights
This release summary includes updates delivered across:
- Provar Quality Hub 3.27-3.30
- DevOps Testing Plugin 0.8.0
- Provar for Agentforce 0.5.0
- Copado Plugin 0.5.0
AI-Powered Test Generation
Intelligent Test Case Generation received the largest investment across the Summer ’26 release cycle. Teams can now generate test cases from screenshots and visual context in addition to Salesforce metadata, enabling broader support for UI-driven workflows and reducing manual authoring effort. Generated results can now be exported as CSV files, and multi-select actions make it easier to manage large sets of generated assets at scale.
Google Gemini Support Added
OpenAI, giving organizations greater flexibility in aligning with internal AI strategies and compliance requirements. Teams can now configure generation quality thresholds to better control validation standards, and all AI generation capabilities have been expanded to limited-access users.
Copado Integration
Quality Hub now includes a plug-and-play component for relating multiple Test Plans directly to Copado User Stories and Promotions without custom development effort. New companion flow templates automate execution by triggering related Test Plans whenever a User Story transitions to “Ready for Testing” or a Promotion is deployed.
These enhancements reduce manual coordination between release management and QA teams while improving visibility into testing status directly within Copado-driven delivery workflows.
Metadata Component Sync
Metadata Component Sync has been significantly enhanced with automated change tracking for Salesforce metadata. Quality Hub can now identify updated and deleted metadata components directly from connected Salesforce orgs without requiring manual reconciliation.
A new Metadata Sync widget and detailed sync history view allow teams to schedule, monitor, and review sync activity directly from the associated System record, improving traceability and reducing administrative overhead.
Jira Sprint Integration
Quality Hub now supports importing and syncing Jira Sprint data directly into the platform. This allows organizations to align release timelines, sprint activity, and testing progress within a single reporting and quality management experience.
Sprint data can now be incorporated into dashboards and release management reporting to provide improved visibility across engineering and QA workflows.
Provar Test Project Scoring
A new built-in validation and scoring engine, powered by ProvarLint and more than 150 validation rules, now evaluates the overall health and maintainability of Provar test projects. Scoring is available across the project, plan, suite, and individual test case levels.
Validation results are surfaced as reportable Salesforce records and can be exported in HTML, CSV, or JSON formats for governance, auditing, and reporting purposes. AI-generated test cases are automatically validated and scored as part of the generation workflow.
Provar Grid Dynamic Concurrency
Provar Grid now retrieves concurrency limits dynamically from the Grid API at runtime across all execution surfaces, including scheduled runs, DevOps Center integrations, and Agentforce flows.
This enhancement replaces previous hardcoded defaults and ensures all executions automatically align with the correct licensed capacity available to the organization.
Expanded Access for Limited Users
A major theme across versions 3.28 through 3.30 focused on democratizing access to key platform capabilities. Limited-access users now have access to AI test generation, page object tooling, metadata synchronization, batch validation, and AI configuration settings.
To support cleaner administrative separation and least-privilege security models, a new “Manage Systems” custom permission has been introduced for System record administration.
Provar MCP (Beta)
Provar MCP is an AI-assisted quality layer built directly into the Provar DX CLI. It implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that lets AI assistants call tools on your behalf and exposes a rich set of Provar project operations to MCP-compatible clients such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, and Agentforce Vibes.
Once connected, your AI assistant can:
- Inspect your Provar Automation project and surface coverage gaps
- Generate Page Objects, NitroX Components, and test cases
- Interact with and modify Test Plans, Suites, and Projects
- Interface directly with Quality Hub using existing CLI commands for running, retrieving, and reporting on tests
- Validate every level of the test hierarchy (test cases, suites, plans, and the full project) against 170+ quality rules
- Trigger local Provar Automation test runs and Provar Quality Hub managed runs all from inside a chat session
The MCP server runs entirely on your local machine. No project files, test code, or credentials are transmitted to Provar servers.
Find out more here.
Provar Automation V2 End-of-Life Date
As we continue to drive adoption of Provar Automation V3 and incorporate more AI-native capabilities in our products, we are planning to discontinue all updates to Provar Automation V2 by December 31st, 2026. This means there will be no Salesforce Release compatibility update, security patches, bug fixes, or new features for V2 going forward from 2027. All customers will be encouraged to migrate to V3 following the V2 to V3 migration guide. Customers are not required to enable AI in V3, but are encouraged to do so. All AI Features can only be enabled by a System Administrator, and are disabled by default in V3.
Upcoming Webinars
Our upcoming Test What Matters: Summer ’26 Salesforce Release webinar on May 19, 2026 focuses on Salesforce Summer ’26 Updates and Provar Readiness. Register now on this exclusive webinar to explore the impact on your test automation strategy.
We have another upcoming webinar on May 21st, 2026, Building Confidence in AI-Powered Banking with nCino and Provar. Join Provar, with guest speakers from nCino, for a practical discussion on how financial institutions can prepare, validate, and monitor AI-enabled banking workflows.
Customer Support
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