Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.16.1

(Tallinn/Estland, Offenburg/Germany, 30 June 2020)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

TTCN-3:2020 support (ES 201 873-1 4.12.1, ES 201 873-6 4.12.1)
lre parameter for logging runtime exceptions added to the console version
Improved detection of missing fields of structured values during compilation
Opening of .xmmlog session log files over command line parameter

Improvements and bug fixes:
XSD anyAttribute in extension is correctly imported now
Handling of dot notation and indexes applied to uninitialized variables in actual out parameters no longer causes an uninitialized value error
Type check for indexes in index assignment notation was missing
Pointer error in Linux TCI protocol (decoding of strings)
Several combo boxes in settings displayed code names instead of UI texts
Issue with displayed session duration if logs were saved during testing mode
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Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.15.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 29 October 2019)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

Linked TRI and TCI-TM
Additional TTCN-3:2019 features >Learn more
Support for multiple NoTargetNamespace modules

Improvements and bug fixes:
Incorrect binary code no longer generated for encval_o
encode “JSON” attribute was not correctly supported
External attributes were loaded twice in some cases
Invalid error when assigning a mixed list to an array
Compile time resolved subsets and supersets no longer cause a compiler crash when their parent type is an invalid reference

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.14.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 26 March 2019)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

TTCN-3:2019 support (ES 201 873-1 4.11.1, ES 201 873-6 4.11.1, ES 201 873-9 4.10.1)
Faster start of execution of scripts that are already loaded in the memory
TCI-TL: tliVar support
Support of CDATA in XML codec
Configurable timeout of synchronous TCI call initiated by a remote interface implementation (TRI, TCI)
Minor changes in the way how critical test environment errors (such as TRI connection termination) are reported and presented to the user

Improvements and bug fixes:
Incorrect namespace search used for processing parameterized types
Several issues with jumping to a log or source code line from session reports
Issue with resolving variant attributes when the encoding attribute has changed
Run-time crash occurring during resolution of module parameters
Synchronized TLI calls were not properly finalized when exiting the testing mode
Deadlock occurring in some cases when TRI returns TriError
Error in processing TRI broadcast reply in java lib
Missing connection acceptance checks for TCI-CD and TCI-TL over TCP/IP
Autocomplete didn’t correctly display options for function calls (starting from the 2nd parameter)

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.13.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 31 October 2018)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

TTCN-3:2018 support (ES 201 873-1 4.10.1, ES 201 873-5 4.8.1, ES 201 873-6 4.10.1, ES 201 873-9 4.9.1)
Proprietary modifier allowing to handle an external function in TCI-TM (instead of TRI-PA)
TTTCN-3:2019 correction for ASN.1 mandatory extension fields SEQUENCE and SET types

Release of Elvior TestCast T3 version 6.12.3

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 05 July 2018)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

Support for TTCN-3: 2017 edition of XSD conversion rules (ES 201 873-9 version 4.9.1)
Property allowing to use internal ASN.1 codec regardless of presence of additional encode parameters
TriSnapshot message is optional now and can be enabled or disabled in the project settings
Detection of errors connected with calling functions with fuzzy parameters from special places
Component end log item contains a trace of 10 last executed instructions

Release of Elvior TestCast T3 version 6.12.2

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 28 February 2018)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

TCI 2017 support (ES 201 873-6 version 4.9.1)
Advanced matching support (ES 203 022 version 1.1.1)
ASN.1 OER support (ES 201 873-7 version 4.6.1)
JSON support (ES 201 873-11 version 4.7.1)

In addition there are several improvements and bug fixes.

Release of Elvior TestCast T3 version 6.12.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 10 October 2017)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

ETSI ES 201 873-1 4.9.1 support (TTCN-3:2017)
File system monitoring
Asynchronous TLI

Release of Elvior TestCast T3 version 6.11.2

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany,, 27 April 2017)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

ETSI ES 201 873-9 4.7.1 support (using XML schema with TTCN-3)
Support for external library modules (Math, String, DateTime)
Log synchronization - enables test session logs usage during runtime
Improved detection of uninitialized values in compile time
When a disallowed operation is detected during a blocking call in runtime, the name of the operation is printed in the exception message

Release of Elvior TestCast T3 version 6.11.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 21 February 2017)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

Function for TCI value conversion to XML.
Test case duration added to session reports.
Faster XML decoding.
Improved support for detection of unreferenced external module parameters etc.

Release of Elvior TestCast T3 version 6.10.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 1 June 2016)

Elvior has released a new version of the test execution tool TestCast with the following features:

Expand template - tool for writing TTCN-3 code, which can be used to expand and fill all fields of a structured template.
Add template wizard - TTCN-3 editor tool, which can be used to generate a template of a chosen type with default values.
Code snippets - tool for writing TTCN-3 code, which enables to enter predefined blocks of codes from context menu or by a quick key.
New TTCN-3 script wizard - a wizard for creating a new TTCN-3 script which allows to choose a predefined module and a name for the script.
Snippet/Module Editor - editor for modifying and creating custom snippets or modules.
Option for displaying a message box when a TTCN-3 action command is executed

Elvior has released 3rd generation of TestCast MBT

(Offenburg/Germany, Tallin/Estonia, 23 March 2016)

TestCast MBT is model based testing tool: SUT behavior is modeled as UML state charts; structural test coverage criteria is set on the model; abstract test cases are designed and generated automatically. Tests can then be rendered into executable TTCN-3 scripts and executed on TestCast T3 tool (included into TestCast MBT bundle).
First (former MOTES) and second generation of TestCast MBT used 3rd party UML tool for modeling.
The third generation of TestCast MBT has built in system model editor that is harmonized with TTCN-3 data model.
Tool lifts test automation provided by Elvior into next level - due to user-friendly interface and powerful TTCN-3 execution platform. TestCast MBT can be used on different application areas: from embedded systems to web testing.

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.9.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 30 October 2015)

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.9.1 with the following new features:

Improved stability
Improved compile time errors and warnings mechanism

TTCN-3 Summer School in Sophia-Antipolis (France)

From 21 to 23 July 2015 our partner Elvior organises a 3 days TTCN-3 Summer School in Sophia-Antipolis (France).
The Testing and Test Control Notation Version 3 (TTCN-3) is a standardized testing technology developed and maintained by the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) and specifically designed for testing and certification.
TTCN-3 Summer School is oriented for practitioners: usages of TTCN-3 concepts will be shown on actual TTCN-3 testing environment. All course participants will get top level TTCN-3 tool TestCast 3 months license for free. Workshops theoretical part will cover whole TTCN-3 syllabus and participants are ready to take TTCN-3 certification exam later. > further information

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.8.3

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 28 April 2015)

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.8.3 with the following new features:

TCI helper: timeout for TCI DLL calls allowing detection of problems in external TCI implementation
Logging of TCI and TRI trace - enhanced problems detection in TCI and TRI implementation
Go to line functionality for log lines created by a log statement

Elvior released TestCast T3 version 6.8.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 9 January 2015)

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.8.1 with the following new features:

Modified project explorer
Log view: saving message binary content to a file
In the ASCI mode of log view, TestCast detects and transforms UTF-8 characters if they are present
Runtime environment creation from command line

Elvior released TestCast T3 version 6.8

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 9 April 2014)

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.8 with the following new features:

Full support for TTCN-3:2014
Support for external logger process communicating over TCP/IP (C++, C#)
XSD files are automatically converted when the -rb flag is set in the command line tool
Several other improvements

Elvior released TestCast T3 version 6.7.4

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 28 January 2014)

This major release of TestCast T3 includes support for TTCN-3 extension package: Support of interfaces with continuous signals and modifications for Extended TRI support. Users can gain also of extended command line support to control TestCast features from command line. The release is available for Windows and Linux platforms.

TTCN-3 Test Development and Execution Platform Elvior TestCast 6.7.3 available

(Tallinn/Estonia, 16 September 2013)

Elvior has released version 6.7.3 of it´s test development and execution platform TestCast. New features include TCI-TL support for Java and Support for TCI and TRI version 4.5.1.

TTCN-3 Test Development and Execution Platform Elvior TestCast 6.7.2 available

(Tallinn/Estonia, 2 August 2013)

Elvior has released version 6.7.2 of it´s test development and execution platform TestCast. New features include detailed mismatch report, detailed decoding analysis and log playback.

Elvior TestCast 6.7.1 available

(Tallinn/Estonia, 18 April 2013)

Elvior has released version 6.7.1 of it´s test development and execution platform TestCast with the following new features:

TTCN-3:2013 support
Configuration and deployment extension package support
Support for more than one script in a campaign and embedded campaigns

To see all enhancements, please click here.

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.6.2

(Tallinn/Estonia, 24 October 2012)

Elvior has released version 6.6.2 of the TTCN-3 test development and execution tool TestCast with new features and improvements. more information

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.6.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, 24 August 2012)

Elvior has released version 6.6.1 of the test execution tool TestCast. Here some of the new features:

New TTCN-3 runtime (up to 20 % faster and up to 40 % more memory-efficient)
Call stack and component view in the debugger
In debugger breakpoints enabling and disabling
Generic TCP adapter can be configured for protocols with message delimiters
Compiling modules and starting test cases from the code outline view
Generating SA code template for procedure based communication
Several improvements of existing features

Elvior to host Model-based Testing User Conference (MBT UC 2012)

Our partner Elvior is proud to host the second Model-based Testing User Conference (MBT UC) from 25 to 27 September 2012 in Tallinn, Estonia. The conference will start with a day of tutorials, on the 25th of September and continue with two days of presentations, lasting from the 26th to the 27th of September.
Elvior is provider of Elvior TestCast MBT Edition, a tool chain which includes the automatic test generator Conformiq Tool Suite and the test case development and execution platform Elvior TestCast.
Further information about the conference is available from the conference page

Elvior has released TestCast T3 version 6.5.1

(Tallinn/Estonia, 8 February 2012)

Elvior has released version 6.5.1 of the test execution tool TestCast. Here some of the new features:

Support for cyclic TTCN-3 import
Code templates generation for for UDP and RS-232 adapters
TCI XML codec can contain embedded encoding produced by other codecs
Support for a type definition constrained by values that are directly dependent on the type being defined

Elvior participates in Testing Project of Transportation Industry

(Tallinn/Estonia, 24 January 2012)

Our partner Elvior participates in the ARTEMIS research project MBAT. MBAT´s goal is to bring model-based analysis and testing to the transportation industry. The 3-year collaboration consists of 38 partners from 8 European countries. Participating in the project are some of the world´s largest manufacturers including Daimler, Volvo, EADS, Rockwell Collins, Alstom and Siemens. The project also includes research institutions and technology and tool providers.
Elvior is one of the tool vendors involved in MBAT. Elvior TestCast MBT will be used as one of the model-based test tools in the testing branch of the project.
MBAT will provide European industry with a new leading-edge validation and verification technology that will enable the production of high-quality embedded systems at reduced cost. > Further information

Elvior TestCast 6.5 Available

(Tallinn/Estonia, 2 January 2012)

Elvior has released version 6.5 of the test execution tool TestCast. Here some of the new features:

Implicit XML codec support for TTCN-3 code generated from XML schema
Menu command for deleting converted scripts
Inout parameters of different but compatible types are passed by value and a compile-time warning is generated about that
Anytype values can contain qualified type reference (with a module identifier)
New option in compilation settings: detected uninitialized values can be displayed either as errors or warnings
Automated detection of TTCN-3 version from language tags can be switched off
Compiler setting allowing that enumerated items with unique names can be used outside of their parent type context
Compiler setting allowing functions without a "runs on" clause to call functions that contain a "runs on" clause
UI setting allowing to use different codecs for individual ASN.1 modules
ASN.1 modules can be encoded with TCI XML encoding
Improved compile time detection and processing of recursive types
Improved performance of graphical logs

Elvior introduces model-based testing solution that covers the whole testing workflow

(Tallinn/Estonia, 18 October 2011)

Elvior introduces TestCast MBT edition that is a first model-based testing solution that covers the whole testing workflow from modeling the requirements to test results analysis.
TestCast MBT combines into one toolset Conformiq´s test generation technology and Elvior´s TestCast test execution platform. TestCast MBT provides seamless model-based testing experience from automated test design to automated tests execution. The integrated solution provides powerful means for test results analysis by taking the test results analysis back to the model level. Further information

Elvior introduced TTCN-2 to TTCN-3 migration services

(Tallinn/Estonia, 10 October 2011)

Our partner Elvior, vendor of the test automation tool Elvior TestCast started to provide the migration services to convert your test suites from TTCN-2 to TTCN-3.
TTCN-2 is an outdated technology replaced by by more advanced TTCN-3 testing technology. There are still organisations that have huge amount of legacy TTCN-2 test suites from the past. hose legacy TTCN-2 test suites keep those companies stuck in TTCN-2 legue and prevent them to enjoy the benefits of TTCN-3. Elvior TTCN-2 to TTCN-3 migration services provide such companies a rapid and cost-effective path to TTCN-3.
Please contact us for further information.

Test Automation Tool TestCast 6.4.3 available

(Tallinn/Estonia, 21 September 2011)

Elvior announced the availability of TestCast 6.4.3, a new version of the leading TTCN-3 test development and execution platform for functional tests.
The new version supports now also the new TTCN-version TTCN-3:2011 (ES 201 873 4.3.1).
On September 28, 2011 Elvior TestCast will be presented during a free workshop in Offenburg (Germany) by Andrus Lehtmets, CTO of Elvior.

Verifysoft and Elvior to sign a distribution agreement for Elvior TestCast

(Tallinn/Estonia, Offenburg/Germany, 18 April 2011)

Verifysoft is now reseller of Elvior, an Estonian company which focuses on software test automation. The reseller agreement covers Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg.
The core competences of Elvior are software black-box functional tests, test automation, TTCN-3 testing and model-based testing.
Verifysoft will distribute Elvior´s flagship tool Elvior TestCast. Elvior TestCast is a TTCN-3 test development and execution platform which includes TTCN-3 editor, TTCN-3 compiler and TTCN-3 executive. TestCast is ideal for testing software or hardware components in a wide range of industry sectors. The tool can be used as a stand-alone tool. It works also seamlessly together with the Conformiq Tool Suite, an automatic test case generator which is also distributed by Verifysoft Technology. > more information about Elvior TestCast

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