how to clone single test step to multiple testcases in Ready API version 2.8

[Ganitha]

I have a test Step that needs to copied to all testcases in a suite. Clone TestStep allows me to copy to only 1 another testcase. 

in this process, I have to clone teststep one by one to all testcases. this is time consuming as there are around 20- 30 testcases in a suite.

In documentation, I saw there is a way but I am not seeing that option in version 2.8.  

[richie]

Hey @Ganitha,

You can do it with groovy i believe.

I can probably put the groovy together to update 1 test at a time - which wont really save you anytime (over using the embedded functionality) cos my groovy skills bite.

Perhaps @ChrisAdams or @nmrao can save the day?

On a related note, you state that more recent versions of ReadyAPI provides functionality to clone steps to multiple testcases. I didnt realise that. Ive looked in the help and i could find that in there. Could you post a link to where you saw this please? I had a quick look in help and played with the clone stel functionality, but i couldnt see how to do it on later versions.

Cheers,

Rich

[KarelHusa]

@Ganitha ,

you can automate this by a Groovy script:

project = context.getTestCase().getTestSuite().getProject()
step = project.getTestSuiteByName("MySuite").getTestCaseByName("MyCase").getTestStepByName("ToBeCloned")

project.getTestSuiteList().each {
  testSuite = it

  testSuite.getTestCaseList().each {
    testCase = it
    testCase.cloneStep(step, "TheNameOfTheCloned")
  }
}

How it works:

1. First get a test step you want to clone (ToBeCloned)
2. Go through all test suites
3. Loop through all test cases within the suite
4. Clone a selected test step into current test case (you can set a new name)

I recommend to do a backup of your SoapUI project.

Then you can place this script into a Groovy script test step, modify the names a run it.

Best regards,

Karel

[ChrisAdams]

Nice!