Version 8.29

Available from September 2025

What is new?

Availability: Online = The test/feature is available only in VTS online. Offline = The test/feature is available only in VTS offline. No specification: The test/feature is available in both VTS online and VTS offline.

Test/Feature	Details	Availability
New Test: ATAVT-2	A new test is available. ATAVT-2 is the updated and extended successor to the ATAVT test.
Expanded Test Assistant	Test Assistant now offers seven SFS Assessments for testing particularly relevant questions: airline pilots, professional drivers, train drivers, apprentices, academic aptitude, athletes, and a brief neurocognitive assessment. The test selections for the SFS Assessments are based on current scientific findings. Where available, legal requirements and professional guidelines were taken into account. Details can be found in the revised manual. Scoring for SFS Assessments has been expanded and now includes a traffic light system (red-yellow-green) to make result interpretation easier. Selected SFS Assessments now include cross-dimensional FIT scores, which are calculated based on results from current scientific meta-analyses in the respective areas. The SFS Dimensions section lists all dimensions available in the Test Assistant, clearly organized by group. The Test Assistant search function has been enhanced and now includes filters for job profiles, dimensions, assessments, and favorites. Starting with this release, test batteries from the Test Assistant can be used for Direct Testing. To do so, the battery must be marked as a favorite and then assigned to a test taker. Test batteries from the Test Assistant marked as favorites are now visible in the Testing tab. The Test Assistant, with all available batteries and functions, is now also available in VTS offline for local installations and server systems.
help.schuhfried.com	A new online platform is now available, providing Technical Documentation and Help. It offers comprehensive information about the VTS, including technical details, system requirements, available languages, and more.
Progress Monitor	The desktop application Control Monitor has been replaced with the new, fully integrated web-based Progress Monitor, which is accessible via VTS online or VTS offline (new user interface). The Progress Monitor provides users with real-time tracking of testings, consolidating all essential information in one place. No installation or configuration is required on the server or client side. It’s ready to use right away and can be accessed via Tools → Progress Monitor.
Authentication options	External authentication providers can now be used to authenticate users, provided they support the OpenID Connect standard.	Offline

What was improved?

Availability: Online = The test/feature is available only in VTS online. Offline = The test/feature is available only in VTS offline. No specification: The test/feature is available in both VTS online and VTS offline.

Test/Feature	Details	Availability
GDT plugin	When using a test battery and performing an export based on a test battery export definition, the GDT plugin now generates one output file per test. Unlike previous versions, each file now contains only the variables relevant to that specific test. If no export definition is configured for the test battery, the export defaults to the individual export definitions of the single tests.	Offline
HL7 plugin	Improvements to ACK message MSH.9 contains value 'ACK' instead of copying value from the incoming message MSA.2 contains Message Control ID from the MSH.10 of the incoming message Improvements to ORU message OBX.11 contains value 'F' indicating final result OBX.14 contains date time of the observation in format YYYYMMDD Improvements to MDM message OBX.3 contains configurable Observation identifier. By default string 'WTS001^Test Report^L' OBX.11 contains value 'F' indicating final result OBX.14 contains date time of the observation in format YYYYMMDD TXA.2 contains configurable value. By default string 'Report' TXA.17 contains configurable Document Completion Status. By default value ‘AU’ (Authenticated, Freigegeben)	Offline
Test battery import	It is now possible to import multiple test batteries simultaneously into VTS online and VTS offline (new design).
CSV import	The CSV import functionality has been improved. Users can now specify the column delimiter and the date format of the file being imported. A data preview is available before import, allowing entries to be checked and potential issues identified before completing the process.
Person management	The columns Personal ID and Last Testing have been added as optional columns in the Persons tab and can be enabled via Edit Columns. Last Testing shows the date of a person’s most recent test. Personal ID displays the ID used to start the test in Direct Testing.
User interface	In the Testing tab, the version number of a test is now displayed in the info icon to the right of the test name. The login pages have been redesigned and now correspond to match the latest design.
Data export	Test results can now be exported in CSV format using predefined export profiles provided by SCHUHFRIED. This eliminates the need to create custom export profiles. Additionally, users can now select the norm to be used during the export process. Custom export profiles created in the past remain usable.
Removal of demo mode licenses	All existing types of demo licences have been removed. Running tests in demo mode is now only supported in VTS online. This feature has been removed from VTS offline installations. The underlying business logic has been removed. Users can now control directly in the user interface if and when the demo mode is activated.
End of testing	Testing via invitation links has been optimized. At the end of the test, a new message now appears, making it clear to test takers that the testing is completed.
Test administration	It is now possible to administer all types of tests in the Testplayer Client without a personal ID.
Data handling	To keep the database size as small as possible, temporary entries older than 30 days are now automatically deleted.
Cross-server test session handling	Handling of testing sessions has been improved across multiple servers to enable scalable deployment. Testing sessions are now handled properly to allow seamless continuation on any server in multiple-server scenarios.	Offline
Test Generator	The Test Generator now includes an item analysis protocol, a new scoring method for calculating scale means, and the option of automatic navigation to the next test page. In addition, all tests created now have a default .csv export profile.
Test FRF	Based on customer feedback, the FRF test has been updated: The test now automatically navigates to the next test page after an answer has been entered.

What was fixed?

Fixed in: Offline = The bug only affected the test/feature in VTS offline and has been fixed there. Online = The bug only affected the test/feature in VTS online and has been fixed there. No specification: The bug affected the test/feature in VTS online and VTS offline and has been fixed.

Test/Feature	Details	Fixed in
SIMKAP	In the SIMKAP test, feedbacks were sometimes not displayed correctly. This issue has been fixed.
IVPE/PP	The IVPE and PP tests were not displayed in VTS online and VTS offline (new design). This issue has been fixed.
VISGED	A translation error in the Spanish version of the VISGED test has been fixed.
Person import	The registration date was previously mandatory for importing persons from a CSV file. It is now optional and will be automatically set to the current date if not provided. The Personal ID column was previously mandatory for importing persons from a CSV file. It is now optional and will be automatically set to a unique value if not provided.
Data export	In some older tests, data was not properly anonymized when performing an anonymized export to SPSS. This issue has been fixed.
Data export	The header of the column Person’s name in the result export CSV file was rendered incorrectly when opened in MS Excel. This issue has been fixed.	Online
VIS integration (Universal Plugin)	The certificate for the Universal plugin was not updated correctly when changed via the VTSCommand tool. This issue has been fixed. The universal plugin of VIS did not correctly log information during the archiving task. This issue has been fixed. The gender of persons when using the VIS Import/Export plugin was incorrectly imported. This issue has been fixed. Invitation links generated by the universal plugin did not function correctly. This issue has been fixed.	Offline
VIS integration (HL7 Plugin)	Under certain conditions, characters requiring two bytes in UTF-8 encoding were not correctly displayed in a person's first or last name when the person was imported using the HL7 plugin in TCP mode. This issue has been fixed.	Offline
Test Assistant	Searching and viewing test batteries in the Test Assistant caused content rendering issues in the Firefox browser. This issue has been fixed.	Online
Performance	Opening the modal window to create a new person took longer than necessary. This issue has been fixed. Compatibility between the old and new user interfaces was incorrectly handled in terms of subtest selection for some tests/test sets. This issue has been fixed.
VTS installation	In the installer for local VTS installations, it was in some cases not possible to specify a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). This issue has now been fixed.
VTS installation	Under certain circumstances, it was not possible to install a submandant / multi-client via UI. This issue has been fixed. Update on systems with mirrored database failed when shrinking of the database was not possible. The issue has been fixed.	Offline
Test management	Under certain circumstances, settings for test duration were not properly set for Direct Testing. The issue hs been fixed.
Testing	Under certain circumstances, the custom scoring method was unable to generate test results. This issue has now been resolved. Testplayer Web now provides more detailed messages when licenses are missing.
Test Generator - Testing	It was not possible to create an invitation link for a test battery containing tests created with the Test Generator. This issue has now been resolved.
Norms	Under certain circumstances, additional norms imported by customers could not be used in test batteries with customer-specific scoring (BATEVA). This issue has been fixed.

New Translations

Test	New languages
ATAVT-2	English (en-US)
BMT	Portuguese (pt-PT)
CORSI	Lithuanian (lt-LT)
FCB5	Arabic (arb)
INT	Greek (el-GR) Finnish (fi-FI) Arabic (arb)
MECH	Hungarian (hu-HU)
PP-R	Lithuanian (lt-LT)
TACO	Arabic (arb) Lithuanian (lt-LT)
TOL-F	Serbian (sr-Latn)

Norms

Change: Update = An existing norm has been updated with new data. New = New norm data has been added or an old norm has been replaced.

Type: Rep = Representative norm sample. Conv = Norm based on a convenience sample.

Segmentation: Total = No segmentation in sub groups based on demographic criteria. Gender = Separate norms available for men and women. Age = Separate norms available for different age groups. Education level = Separate norms available for different education levels.

Test	Test Form	Norm Nr.	Change	Type	Norm name	Size (N)	Data collection	Segmentation
2HAND	S4	1030-1033	Update	Rep	Representative norm sample	601	2007-2024	Total, gender, age, education level
AMT	all except S4	5010	New	Rep	Representative norm sample - Slovakia	368	2020-2024	Total
ATAVT	all	5010	New	Rep	Representative norm sample - Slovakia	461	2020-2024	Total
COG	S11	5010	New	Rep	Representative norm sample - Slovakia	470	2020-2024	Total
DT	S1	5010	New	Rep	Representative norm sample - Slovakia	507	2020-2024	Total
DT	S1	1000, 1001, 1002, 1521	Update	Rep	Representative norm sample	849	1999-2025	Total, gender, age, education level
IVPE-R	S1	1000-1003	Update	Rep	Representative norm sample	621	2016-2024	Total, gender, age, education level
RT	S1	1030-1033	Update	Rep	Representative norm sample	652	2013-2024	Total, gender (new), age, education level
RT	S3	1030-1033	Update	Rep	Representative norm sample	1070	1996-2025	Total, gender, age, education level
RT	S3	5010	New	Rep	Representative norm sample - Slovakia	444	2020-2024	Total