Major changes in Tosca versions
Sometimes, major changes happen in regards to features of Tricentis Tosca, which need to be considered when performing an upgrade. This article aims to provide a list of all major changes in one place.
NOTE: This is NOT a comprehensive list of all changes. It only lists the most important and impactful changes, which you need to be aware of when upgrading. Please always check the upgrade documentation in the online manual for more detailed information.
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Tricentis Tosca
Tosca 12.3
Product Deprecation Mobile+ Engine:
As of Tricentis Tosca 12.3 Tosca Mobile+ will be no longer supported.
If you use Tosca Mobile+, update your Test Cases to the Mobile Engine 3.0 before you upgrade to Tricentis Tosca 12.3.
Product Deprecation classic FireFox Engine:
As of Tricentis Tosca 12.3 the classic Firefox will be no longer supported.
If you use it, update your Test Cases to the XBrowser Engine 3.0 before you upgrade to Tricentis Tosca 12.3.
Java Runtime removed
The setup does no longer include a Java Runtime. It must be installed separately (make sure that the %JAVA_HOME% environment variable is set correctly).
Tosca 12.2
Product deprecation Webservice Engine 3.0 - Phase 1
Creation of new Webservice Engine artefacts is no longer possible, but execution still works. The Legacy Non-UI scan for APIs is removed.
The ability to create new Webservice Engine artefacts via API Scan can still be enabled via settings.
Note that XML and JSON modules can still be created via the newly added "File Scan" function.
Product deprecation SoapUI importer
The SoapUI importer is removed from Tosca. Use the API Importer from the Tricentis Marketplace instead.
Environment variables
The Tosca installation will now be deployed in %TRICENTIS_HOME% (classic components), %TBOX_HOME% (TBox components) and %COMMANDER_HOME% (Tosca Commander components). It is important to place customizations in the correct folder.
Tosca 12.1
Tosca Analytics
Tosca Analytics is removed from Tosca. The new solution is Tricentis Analytics.
Tosca 12.0
License server
The license server was removed from the Tosca Server setup. From now on it is released as its own setup plus documentation.
Tosca 10.3
UniqueID
The UniqueID of Tosca objects is now a GUID. This means the size of the common repository will increase.
Tosca 10.2
Licensing
Our licensing framework was changed from Sentinel to Flexera. Before upgrading to version 10.2 or higher, all your licenses must be migrated to Flexera
TRicentis License Server
License Server 2.0
Java Runtime removed
The setup does no longer include a Java Runtime. It must be installed separately (make sure that the %JAVA_HOME% environment variable is set correctly).
Tricentis Analytics
Analytics 1.3.0
Upgrade and data
It is not possible to upgrade from Tricentis Analytics 12.0 or 12.1.
From 12.2 on (relabelled as Tricentis Analytics 1.0), it is possible to upgrade and keep the data.