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rajs2020
Frequent Contributor
4 years ago

ReadyAPI - How to use code in the custom properties of a test step ?

Say we have a test step which actually calls/runs some test case. One of the properties, say ID has a variable value which is set by something else (script, another test step etc.). E.g. like this: ...
Code
Custom Property
script
test step
  • richie's avatar
    richie
    4 years ago
    Hey rajs2020,

    Yep you can do this. SmartBear call it dynamic property expansion or inline scripting.

    For example i used ${=Java.util.randomUUID()} to autogenerate unique GUIDs/UUIDs.

    If you search the property transfer/property expansion SmartBear help, youll find the inline scripting detail.

    Nice one

    Rich.
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richie
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Hey rajs2020,

Yep you can do this. SmartBear call it dynamic property expansion or inline scripting.

For example i used ${=Java.util.randomUUID()} to autogenerate unique GUIDs/UUIDs.

If you search the property transfer/property expansion SmartBear help, youll find the inline scripting detail.

Nice one

Rich.
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rajs2020
Frequent Contributor
4 years ago

Thanks richie. That helps.

Btw, I wish we could avoid writing the fully qualified names of classes there. It makes the code harder to read & takes up too much space. Maybe we could have imports for the custom properties window to avoid full names. Then, we could still use full names in case we have use a class name which is present in two or more packages.