Simscope Release History — v370 — 379

1.379

`feature` Server start/stop notification emails

Simscope now sends an email upon server start/stop, to automatically notify the administrator.

1.378

`feature` Automatic Database Backup

Simscope now has the capability for a weekly automatic database backup.

Set a backup directory in your simscope.config file, and Simscope will automatically perform a weekly database backup to the directory on Sunday morning.

After finishing, Simscope will also send a success/failure notification email.

# Automatic weekly Simscope database backup
[backup]
dir = "/PATH/TO/simscope-backup"

Note: Simscope uses the rsync command to perform the backup efficiently.

Example email notification

1.377

`bugfix` Improved Okta directory support

SIMSCOPE-35

This version has improvements for Simscope polling Okta directory of users, using API tokens.

Simscope should poll the directory hourly, and least-recent users will be deactivated automatically.

1.376

`feature` Added machine memory free notifications

You can now configure Simscope to monitor machine memory free, and send an email notification if memory drops below a minimum level.

For example, if the machine has less than 20% of memory available, send an email notification.

To enable, add the following to your simscope.config file:

[rabbitmq]
# Minimum machine memory free percentage (notifications)
minmemorypercent = 20

Example notification email:

1.375

1. `feature` Added Simscope process memory tracking

Simscope now runs the ps command to get statistics on its process and machine memory statistics. It displays these in the Admin area.

2. `bugfix` Table copy/paste bug fixed

Fixed a table copy/paste bug, where the skip column was not showing its title in the pasted output.

3. `bugfix` Allow unassigned signatures in the Test Metrics

Test Metrics (ie /stats/) now includes unassigned signatures in the Top Signatures table column, if you are using Test Groups.

Previously, this would only display assigned signatures.

1.374

Additional coverage diff improvements.
Fixed a hang bug during Component Purge, where Rabbit/Regression imports would hang until purge completes. Now Simscope will interleave purging and importing.

1.373

1. `feature` Coverage Diff

Added the first implementation of Coverage Diff, to compare the results from two coverage databases (either formal or line/functional coverage).

Statistics differences
Cover point/formal property result changes
Added/removed points/properties

Example screenshot:

2. `feature` Added skip rename

For groups who want to rename the Skip job field to a different name (within the GUI), like Unwritten, you can do that via the simscope.config file.

Note: internally within Simscope, the data is still stored as skip, but renamed within the display.

This example renames Skip to Unwritten:

[sigs]
enableskip = true
# Rename the skip field in display
renameskip = "Unwritten"

Example screenshot:

Now, the user's browser cookie will be deleted after deleting any saved search.

2. `feature` Formal coverage improvements

This release includes a variety of improvements for Formal coverage tracking:

Sort properties by fields in either ascending/descending order.
Use checkboxes to filter by Type or Result fields.
Summary section shows hierarchical sibling coverage.
Added a Reset button, to clear all coverage filters.

For example, chart CPS by hostname, to see which groups of hosts have higher/lower simulation performance over time.
Note: this is a slow query which walks the job table, so performance is limited.

Simscope Administration Guide