Release Notes - Rational Test Workbench Mobile Test Edition, Version 8.6 and fixpacks

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Description

IBM Rational® Test Workbench Mobile Test Edition automates the creation, execution, and analysis of functional tests for native, hybrid, and web applications on Android and iOS devices. This offering includes two components:

New features

New features in version 8.6.0.1

Support for iOS 7.x and earlier apps ported to or running on iOS 8. iOS 8 support is currently unavailable for any apps that exploit new iOS 8 features.

New features in version 8.6
Version 8.6 includes the following new features:
  • Support for testing mobile applications on a Macintosh computer
  • Support for Android 4.4.2 and iOS 7.1.1
  • Streamlined instrumentation and installation of iOS applications
  • Support for Xcode workspaces in the rtwBuildXcode.sh script

System requirements

For system requirements specific to this release of IBM Rational Test Workbench Mobile Test Edition, see the system requirements document at http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27041888.

Note: Testing web applications on iOS devices and simulators with Rational Test Workbench v8.6.0.1 and v8.6.0.2 requires version 8.6.x of the IBM Rational Mobile Web Recorder, which you can download from the Apple App Store. There is no v8.6.0.x of the web recorder.

Installing Rational Test Workbench Mobile Test Edition 8.6

For details, see the download document on IBM Passport Advantage® at Rational Test Workbench Mobile Test Edition 8.6 and the installation instructions at Installing Rational Test Workbench Mobile Test Edition.

Known problems

Known problems are documented in the form of individual tech notes in the Support Knowledge Base at Troubleshooting documentation for Rational Test Workbench. 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.

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 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.

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  • What software versions were you running when the problem occurred?
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