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Lschoend
Occasional Contributor
6 years ago
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Need to pass REST parameters from a file

I have a REST API that has three parameters in the URL. http://lelvinv-mgr-test-app.itg.ti.com:8080/data/inventory/generateMaterialInventory?material=&plant=&reelCount=&reelQuantity= I have defin...
  • nmrao's avatar
    nmrao
    6 years ago

    Lschoend 

     

    1. Like it was mentioned earlier, you don't load from properties step

    2. Please see the attached screen shot.

    - Test case has custom property DATA_FILE where you provide the property file name

    - In the setup script, use code from below script

    https://github.com/nmrao/soapUIGroovyScripts/blob/master/groovy/testCaseSetup/LoadPropertiesFromFile.groovy

    - You always run the test case (not individual test step, specially when property file content is changed)

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nmrao
Community Hero
6 years ago

Thanks for that.

What type of file are you loading in step1? Is it comma separated file? Sample data would help.

So you wanted to put the data  into Step2 as parameter values which are read from file?

Not sure of the significance of step3.

  • Lschoend's avatar
    Lschoend
    Occasional Contributor
    6 years ago

    Sorry for the delay in responding.

     

    I have attached the file. It seems to be working because the step that loads the parameters from the file is showing the correct values. They are just not being passed to step 2.. Step 3 is transferring the response to a custom project property that I use in my integration with my test tool.

    • nmrao's avatar
      nmrao
      Community Hero
      6 years ago
      Looad these values at custom properties of test case so that there is not need to pass, they can directly used in requests using Property expansion.
      https://www.soapui.org/scripting-properties/property-expansion.html
      • Lschoend's avatar
        Lschoend
        Occasional Contributor
        6 years ago

        Thanks Rao. I must not be using them right. I am new to REST so not completely familiar with where the custom properties need to be included so they will pass as parameters. I have attached a set of screen shots with the flow. I am getting the right property values loaded but they are still not being passed to the request. 

         

        Just FYI I am staying away from scripting because this project will be handed off to BAs who are not comfortable with script code. They can get around in SOAP UI and they can create the properties external file. I have done normal web services using custom properties in the past (you helped me then too, thanks) and it worked fine so it seems it should work here too. 

         

        As always, appreciate all of your patient and kind help.

         

        Linda