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OpenText AQM v25.1: Enterprise Test Management Updates in OpenText ALM and Aviator Explained by Merito
OpenTextDecember 17, 2025By Chris Carpenter
OpenText AQM v25.1: Enterprise Test Management Updates in OpenText ALM and Aviator Explained by Merito
OpenText ALM’s latest release strengthens enterprise test governance with AI-driven structured tests, version control, workflow enforcement, and execution controls. Merito helps organizations operationalize these capabilities at scale.
This OpenText ALM release focuses on strengthening enterprise test management fundamentals rather than introducing surface-level features. It delivers meaningful improvements for regulated SDLC environments where auditability, traceability, execution control, and operational efficiency directly affect delivery risk.
For Quality Engineering, DevOps, and DevSecOps leaders, these enhancements reduce governance gaps, improve release confidence, and streamline day-to-day testing operations. Merito helps enterprises translate these platform capabilities into practical, governed workflows that scale across programs and regions.
AI Test Creation with Structured Design Steps in Aviator
OpenText ALM Aviator now generates AI-created tests as structured design steps instead of unstructured text. Each step is saved as a discrete, editable entity in the test design.
This change makes AI-generated tests enterprise-ready. Structured steps improve traceability to requirements, enable step-level coverage analysis, and strengthen audit reviews. Compliance teams gain visibility into exactly what the AI generated and how it aligns with controls and acceptance criteria.
For testers and test designers, this significantly reduces cleanup time. Teams can edit or align individual steps with enterprise naming standards, reuse them across test libraries, and quickly prepare regression coverage under release pressure.
Version Control for Requirements & Tests in OpenText ALM Web Client
Version control is now available for requirements and tests directly within the OpenText ALM Web Client. Teams can maintain multiple versions with full historical tracking.
This strengthens enterprise governance by eliminating silent drift between requirements and tests. Audit and risk teams can see which versions were used to validate specific releases, while change advisory boards gain clarity into how assets evolved over time.
Operationally, business analysts and QA leads can update requirements for upcoming releases without destabilizing active production cycles. Test teams can safely branch and refine tests for redesigns while preserving execution history.
Faster Navigation Across Tests, Test Sets & Test Runs
Navigation improvements across OpenText ALM reduce friction in large testing hierarchies.
Teams can now directly locate tests by ID when adding them to test sets, making it easier to assemble targeted regression suites and ensure high-risk coverage. From a test instance, users can navigate directly to the test plan or open full run details without switching modules.
These changes accelerate defect triage, improve impact analysis, and reduce manual cross-referencing during release readiness reviews and root cause investigations.
Attachment Preview for Defects & Test Evidence
OpenText ALM now allows in-platform preview of image, video, and audio attachments without downloading files.
This speeds up defect triage, UAT validation, and audit reviews by making evidence instantly accessible. It also supports compliance by keeping validation artifacts within controlled environments rather than local machines.
Bulk Update of Requirements for Enterprise Change Management
Bulk update functionality enables teams to modify a single field across multiple requirements simultaneously.
This is especially valuable when regulations change, ownership shifts, or release priorities are updated. It reduces manual effort, prevents data inconsistency, and supports accurate portfolio-level reporting and risk classification.
Workflow Enhancements & Extended TDConnection Support
Workflow scripting in the Web Client is now easier to manage, with custom functions organized under their respective events. The TDConnection object supports additional entities such as releases, cycles, test instances, and test configurations.
These enhancements enable stronger enforcement of SDLC and DevSecOps policies. Enterprises can implement rules that prevent execution without approved requirements or block release closure until risk criteria are met. Merito helps design and implement these workflows to align with enterprise governance models.
Administrative Controls for Execution & Compliance
New administrative parameters improve control in regulated environments.
Recycle Bin availability can be enabled or disabled based on retention policies. Manual Runner window controls can be hidden to prevent improper test termination, improving execution auditability and metric accuracy.
These controls help ensure that execution data, release dashboards, and audit reports remain reliable and defensible.
Moving Test Instances Across Test Sets
Test instances can now be moved between test sets within the same OpenText ALM project.
This allows QA leads to reorganize regression suites as release scope changes without recreating instances or losing history. It reduces duplication and keeps test assets aligned with evolving delivery plans.
License Usage Reporting by Domain
License usage reporting can now be filtered by domain, covering all projects within that domain.
This provides leadership with visibility into license consumption by business unit, program, or geography. It supports cost optimization, capacity planning, and chargeback models based on real usage data. Merito helps organizations interpret this data and align license allocation with business value.
Improved User Management & Access Accuracy
User selection now displays email addresses and supports search by username, name, or email. This reduces access errors in large global organizations and strengthens access control audits.
Password reset is also simplified with auto-filled, read-only usernames, reducing support overhead during critical testing windows.
How Merito Helps Enterprises Realize Value from OpenText ALM
These updates collectively strengthen the foundation of enterprise test management rather than introducing isolated features. The real value emerges when organizations align configuration, workflows, and adoption with their SDLC and DevSecOps strategies.
Merito supports enterprises by assessing current ALM implementations, designing governed workflows, defining versioning and AI usage strategies, optimizing license and domain structures, and enabling teams through targeted adoption programs.
FAQs about OpenText ALM & Aviator
What are the key enterprise benefits of the latest OpenText ALM release It improves governance, traceability, execution control, and operational efficiency across regulated SDLC environments.
How does Aviator AI test creation support compliance and audits Structured design steps make AI-generated tests reviewable, traceable, and auditable at a granular level.
Can OpenText ALM version control support multi-release enterprise programs Yes, it allows parallel versioning of requirements and tests while preserving history and release traceability.
How do workflow enhancements improve DevOps and DevSecOps alignment They enable policy enforcement across releases, cycles, and test execution, aligning ALM with CI/CD and security gates.
Why is license usage reporting by domain important for large organizations It links license consumption to business units or regions, supporting cost control and capacity planning.
Can Merito help with OpenText ALM governance and rollout Yes, Merito provides assessment, configuration, cleanup, workflow design, and enterprise-scale adoption support.
Is this release suitable for highly regulated industries Yes, the features specifically strengthen auditability, execution control, and compliance readiness.
