RSAT improvements for the out-of-the-box experience and installation
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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Users, automatically | 
Jan 25, 2022 |
Mar 3, 2022 |
Business value
Regression suite automation tool (RSAT) installation, maintenance, and the cost of Azure DevOps Test Plan user licenses may hold some companies back from trying RSAT to run test automation. This update provides improved automation options for maintaining an RSAT installation, with regular renewal of certification used for authentication with the Finance and Operations test environment.
The Regression suite automation tool will run under a new trial option without connection to Azure DevOps, so that customers can try out RSAT without a subscription to DevOps. This allows companies a way to gain experience with test automation and determine the value and return on investment before committing to an Azure DevOps subscription.
Feature details
This version of RSAT provides support to automate the process for installing certificates and renewal of these certificates within the 60-day expiration period. This version provides a way for certificates to be pushed out from the environment in Dynamics 365 Lifecycle Services by central maintenance to environments that are running RSAT. This reduces the many manual steps that were required with earlier versions of RSAT, and it helps reduce the total cost of maintaining RSAT installations.
RSAT now includes a new trial mode that allows the upload of tests within RSAT and runs tests without a connection to Azure DevOps. Tests that are maintained while running RSAT in trial mode are not shared with other users but instead are for the exclusive use of the user trying the tool. This new trial mode allows users to try the tool experience without having to invest in an Azure DevOps subscription. Customers can subscribe to Azure DevOps on their own schedules. With a DevOps subscription, RSAT runs in "regular" mode and DevOps features light up.
Further changes to RSAT include capture of additional debugging information for troubleshooting purposes when an issue occurs when using the tool. This debugging information improves the support experience and provides quicker turnaround resolution to issues. Customers can provide feedback in RSAT to help guide further development of the tool.