Passing in parameters

Question

There are several bits of information, such as machine names and database names which are necessary to a set of tests I am trying to construct. The test may be run on any one of a number of testing enviornments and these details are not actually things which need testing or confirmation, but they are relevant to file paths and other matters. So, I need to externalize them into parameters which are passed into the test set when it is run.

I've seen the tutorials which show how to make a data loop around a keyword test, and I know you can have a step in a keyword test which simply calls a script, but I can't seem to get all the parts to line up.

Essentially

external file with parameters -> keyword test -. script function receiving parameters.

Have I radically overcomplicated the whole thing or is there a way to get this to work?

tanyayatskovska · Answer

Hi Jim, &nbsp; There are many ways to accomplish your task. For example: 1. You can create a project variable and keep the needed value there. 2. If this value should be changed before executing the test, you can do this based on the "Pass parameters via the command line" article. 3. You can create a csv or Excel file from which you will get the needed data and execute your test in a loop. Go thought the "Data-Driven Testing" article. &nbsp;

vajindarladdad · Answer

Hi Jim,First of all thanks to Tanya for her answer.Just to add further , if you are running multiple projects withing single ProjectSuit , it is better to maintain "ProjectSuit" variables.One more thing , if you want operating system related information , you can use "Sys" object for the same.Here are the properties / methods you can use to fetch the particular information.1) Sys.HostName :The name of the current computer.2) Sys.OSInfo : Returns the information on the currently installed operating system as OSInfo object.3) Sys.UserName : The name of the user under whose account you are currently working.For database Name : you have use data loop or create a ProjectSuit / project variable and define value for it.I hope this has been of some help.

jim_marks · Answer

Sorry for the late response, I was over seas for the holidays.

Thank you for all the information everyone. While not all of it is 100% relevant for this present problem, it will be sooner or later I'm sure.

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