INTRODUCTION
This OpenText Functional Testing release focuses on areas that matter to enterprise SDLC leaders: automation scale, UI stability, and CI CD reliability. The changes improve how large organizations manage regression risk, align test automation with modern engineering stacks, and govern quality signals used in release decisions.
For CIOs, QA leaders, and DevSecOps teams, this release improves automation continuity, reduces operational friction, and strengthens confidence in automated test outcomes used in production gates.
PYTHON TEST AUTOMATION SUPPORT
OpenText Functional Testing now supports Python test scripting in addition to VBScript.
Enterprise Business Value
- Aligns test automation with mainstream enterprise engineering languages
- Expands the pool of engineers who can build and maintain automation
- Reduces dependency on niche scripting skills
- Improves continuity risk when key automation staff leave
Risk and Governance Impact
- Enables reuse of internal Python libraries for security checks and data orchestration
- Supports risk-based test selection using enterprise analytics
- Improves integration with DevSecOps tooling and pipelines
Day to Day Workflow Impact
- QA engineers write UI tests in Python
- Teams share utilities across QA, Dev, and platform engineering
- New hires ramp faster
- Regression suites become easier to refactor and maintain
PYTHON ENGINE INSTALLATION CONTROL
OpenText introduces a Functional Testing Python Engine with controlled installation options.
Enterprise Business Value
- Supports standard desktop images and secure runtime baselines
- Enables predictable rollout across test machines and CI agents