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sdeevers
Contributor
5 years ago

ReadyAPI header exists assertion failures

Hey all, Noticed something a little strange with the ReadyAPI "Header Exists" assertion. Having a specific header checked to exist seems to be giving me mixed results between test run.   We have ...
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    sdeevers
    5 years ago

    The issue with the header exists was on our side as when a specific query parameter was used in the request, the header information was not returned. The assertion helped us be able to narrow down the exact query parameter in the request which was failing he assertion. Once the updated code was in place, the header exists assertion was successful.
    Just another example of how useful the header exists assertion can be in finding an internal issue. 

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richie
Community Hero
5 years ago
Hey sdeevers

Can you provide a bit more about your issue?
What sort of executable request is it? REST or SOAP or HTTP?
What sort of header are you checking for....is it a typical environmental one or is it a custom functional parameter instead?
Ive never used Splunk so cant comment on that, but are you saying if you check the RAW details of the response you can see the relevant header present, but the Header Exists assertion is intermittently failing despite the fact the header is actually present?

Cheers,

Rich