Why Yardi Patch Updates Are Breaking Your UAT Process (And How to Fix It)

It is a familiar sinking feeling for any IT Director in the real estate sector: Yardi announces a critical update or a new Voyager plugin. While the update promises new features or security patches, it introduces an immediate, overwhelming burden: UAT.

Your team is forced to drop their strategic work and spend days manually clicking through leasing workflows, verifying rent rolls, and checking CAM reconciliations. This "all-hands-on-deck" fire drill is necessary because, in a complex ERP environment, a small code change in one module can inadvertently break a workflow in another.

However, manual testing cannot keep up with the speed of modern software delivery. Industry research indicates that software quality and testing have become persistent bottlenecks for delivery and deployment. In fact, testing is often cited as the primary bottleneck preventing faster delivery of customer value.

The traditional approach to Yardi UAT is not just stressful; it is inherently flawed for three key reasons:

1. Speed vs. Quality Trade-off: When you are rushing to deploy a patch, you can’t test everything manually. You test the "happy path" and hope the edge cases hold up.
2. Lack of Documentation: Manual testers rarely document every single step for audit purposes, creating exposure during SOC 2 or ISO 27001 reviews.
3. Wasted Resources: Highly skilled business analysts waste expensive hours on repetitive data entry.

The most effective fix for broken UAT processes is Automated Regression Testing. This involves using software robots to re-run the same test scripts for every single patch, ensuring that what worked yesterday still works today.

At Assetsoft, we leverage UiPath’s Test Cloud to automate these critical workflows. By moving to an automated model, real estate firms can achieve dramatic efficiency gains. For example, Cushman & Wakefield automated 95% of their regression testing with UiPath, reducing their testing cycle time by 90%.

You might be thinking, "We tried automation years ago, but our scripts broke every time Yardi changed a button."

This is where technology has evolved. We are no longer discussing brittle scripts that fail when a pixel moves. We are entering the era of Agentic Testing.

• Self-Healing Capabilities: Modern AI agents can "self-heal." If a UI element in Yardi Voyager changes slightly (e.g., a button is renamed or moved), the automated test adapts in real time without human intervention, significantly reducing maintenance overhead.
• Parallel Execution: Instead of one tester working sequentially, agents can test multiple features, integrations, or device configurations in parallel, exponentially improving speed and coverage for every release.
• Visual & Cognitive Testing: UiPath utilizes AI Computer Vision to "see" the screen just like a human does. This is critical for testing legacy systems or virtualized environments (e.g., Citrix), which are often used in real estate IT stacks.

The shift to automation provides measurable returns beyond just "peace of mind.

• Speed: Automated execution drives an average of 5-10X improvements in release speed.
• Quality: Resilient, automated execution leads to 60-80% fewer defects on average, protecting your production data from post-patch errors.
• Cost Efficiency: Organizations have reported saving $300,000–$400,000 annually by avoiding the need to hire additional manual testers.

The days of manual "patch panic" should be over. By partnering with Assetsoft, you can implement a robust, AI-powered regression testing suite that handles the heavy lifting.

We help you shift from "test writing" to "strategic oversight," where your team guides the agents rather than manually crafting scripts. Whether you are running Yardi Voyager or Elevate, or managing complex integrations with Salesforce and banks, automated testing ensures your business runs smoothly even on Patch Tuesday.

Ready to automate your Yardi testing? Contact Assetsoft to learn how we can cut your UAT cycle by 90%.