Release Notes - IBM Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality, Version 9.5.0

This document contains information about the known limitations and problems for IBM® Rational® Service Tester for SOA Quality.

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Description

The service testing capabilities of IBM Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality automate the creation, execution and analysis of functional, regression and performance tests for SOAP-based web services, including support for Java Messagine Service (JMS), Websphere MQ, WebSphere Java MQ, and Microsoft .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), as well as any service that produces XML, plain text, or binary data.

This release includes defect fixes and updates.

System requirements

For information about hardware and software compatibility for IBM Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality, see the Software requirements and Hardware requirements document.

What's new in 9.5.0

  • Support for a new browser-based CSV editor for datasets to edit the dataset. Eclipse-based datapool is now replaced with dataset that is built on new technology. See Dataset overview.
  • eGit is now bundled along with the product. So, you can store the test assets in the Git repository and perform the related actions using eGit.

Installing the product

You cannot upgrade IBM Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality from an earlier version of the product to version 9.2.1. If you have an earlier version of the product, you must uninstall it before installing version 9.2.1.

For installation instructions, see Install the product software.

Known problems

The known problems are documented in the download document. Select a download document from http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036136. Known problems are also documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support Knowledge Base.

Known problems are also documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support Knowledge Base. As problems are discovered and resolved, the knowledge base is updated. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.

The following links open customized queries of the live Support Knowledge Base:

Contacting IBM Rational Software Support

IBM Rational Software Support provides you with technical assistance.

For contact information and guidelines or reference materials that you will need when you require support, read the IBM Software Support Handbook.

For product information about Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality, visit the product home page at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/service/.

For FAQs, lists of known problems and fixes, and other support information, visit the product support pages at www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/service/support/index.html.

For personalized support, including notifications of significant upgrades, register at http://www.ibm.com/support/mysupport/.

For Rational software product news, events, and other information, visit the IBM Rational Software Web site.

Before you contact IBM Rational Software Support, gather the background information that you will need to describe your problem. When describing a problem to an IBM software support specialist, be as specific as possible and include all relevant background information so that the specialist can help you solve the problem efficiently. To save time, know the answers to these questions:
  • What software versions were you running when the problem occurred?
  • Do you have logs, traces, or messages that are related to the problem?
  • Can you reproduce the problem? If so, what steps do you take to reproduce it?
  • Is there a workaround for the problem? If so, be prepared to describe the workaround.
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