Data generator question
Hi
our QA is writing some keyword tests and has asked for me to help provide a solution to give her a different name per keyword test. Sounds easy enough.
At project level, I have generated a list of 1000 firstnames and 1000 surnames using the 'Test > Generate Data' function, these were sent to file.
For each of these I have created a project level variable "from set" using each of those files so each data set has 1000 entries and set the 'generation mode' to random.
However, when I test this and use it in a setText operation it always gets the same value. As if the random selection of values is only ever done once.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
I work with readyAPI and there's an almost identical function, however that DOES return a new value randomly from the set each call.
Figured it out:
use
Project.Variables.randomFirst("randomFirst", Math.floor(Math.random() * 1154))
Hi,
Excuse me for the late reply...
You have got correct solution.
'Random' mode in the Data Generator just means that data will be generated in a random unordered sequence. But the resulting data table is accessed sequentially unless explicitly specified like in your code.
Minor improvement if you don't mind: in order to get rid of hardcoded 1154 value you may use the code like this -
KeywordTests.CreateContactVerifyAndLogout.Variables.ListNames("FirstName",
Math.floor(Math.random() * KeywordTests.CreateContactVerifyAndLogout.Variables.ListNames.RowCount));
