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Jason_S
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

Need help re-using a response item in other tests

I'm a new user that has been tasked with learning SoapUI Pro (ReadyAPI) to test our REST API.   We have used tools like Postman and Telerik to set variables that can be easily reused elsewhere, a...
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  • Jason_S's avatar
    Jason_S
    7 years ago

    Ok, I think I have actually found a solution.

     

    To be clear, documentation on property transfer is outdated and not easy for the inexperienced user to make use of it. It seems intentionally complex when it could be a simplier process.

     

    I was able to use the property tranfser to get this working, but it took a lot of trial and error, and probably could be done better.

     

    For those that might stumble on this question looking for an answer for ReadyAPI:

    In the section of my project I right clicked > Add Step > Properties

    Green plus sign in the top left and added a name i.e. - UseToken

    In the request I right clicked on the token value Transfer To > then in the lower box look for the property and name you just created, click on it

     

    Then in my GET call I created a header:

    Authorization - Bearer ${#[Project Name#Get Token#Access_Token]#UseToken}

     

    Which then worked to complete the request

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gazoo
New Contributor
7 years ago

I Solved this by creating a groovy script that sets the payload for all teststeps. My script is as follows:

 

import com.eviware.soapui.support.XmlHolder
import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
import com.eviware.soapui.support.types.StringToStringMap 

//get response from "Get Token" step (token)
def token = context.expand( '${Get Token#Response}' ).toString()

def slurper = new JsonSlurper()
def json = slurper.parseText(token)
//log.info json.access_token

//construct accessToken
accessToken = json.token_type + " " + json.access_token

//set header for Login step
def header = new StringToStringMap()
header.put("authorization", accessToken)

//set accessToken in each rest call
testRunner.testCase.testSteps.each
{
	if (it.getValue().config.type.equals("restrequest") || it.getValue().config.type.equals("request"))
	{
		it.getValue().getHttpRequest().setRequestHeaders(header)
	}
}

//construct payload for Login step
def refresh_token = json.refresh_token
//log.info  json.refresh_token
def payload = '{"refreshToken":"' + json.refresh_token + '"}'

testRunner.testCase.getTestStepByName("Login").setPropertyValue('Request',payload)
  • Jason_S's avatar
    Jason_S
    Occasional Contributor
    7 years ago

    I'm not familiar with groovy code so this doesn't really help me. And this seems excessive to simply take a response item and create something to then use in other tests, but it might just be my ignorance of SoapUI.

    Is there not a more simple solution built into SoapUI already?

     

    Here are a few items I was looking at initially:

    https://www.soapui.org/docs/functional-testing/properties/transferring-properties.html

    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35499787/property-transfer-from-a-testcase-response-to-a-request-in-different-testcase

    • Jason_S's avatar
      Jason_S
      Occasional Contributor
      7 years ago

      Ok, I think I have actually found a solution.

       

      To be clear, documentation on property transfer is outdated and not easy for the inexperienced user to make use of it. It seems intentionally complex when it could be a simplier process.

       

      I was able to use the property tranfser to get this working, but it took a lot of trial and error, and probably could be done better.

       

      For those that might stumble on this question looking for an answer for ReadyAPI:

      In the section of my project I right clicked > Add Step > Properties

      Green plus sign in the top left and added a name i.e. - UseToken

      In the request I right clicked on the token value Transfer To > then in the lower box look for the property and name you just created, click on it

       

      Then in my GET call I created a header:

      Authorization - Bearer ${#[Project Name#Get Token#Access_Token]#UseToken}

       

      Which then worked to complete the request

      • gazoo's avatar
        gazoo
        New Contributor
        7 years ago

        Your solution should work. If you have multiple steps in your testcase it can be cumbersome to add the token for each step. My solution adds the token to each step so you don't have to take care of of anymore.

         

        Use the solution that works best for you. Happy testing!