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Nico
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4 years ago
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[Solved] DataSource Loops skips every other step

Hello   I have tests set up to iterate through datasets, but I noticed that not all tests are executed. Every other step is skipped by the DataSource Loop.   If I test the DataSource itself all d...
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    richie
    4 years ago
    Hey Nico,

    Im ill at moment so cant be bothered to try and reproduce this at moment.
    However i noticed in your example you havent included a REST or SOAP or RunTestcase step. If i remember correctly the datasource loop needs these types of steps as the target otherwise it doesnt work properly.

    Thats all i got at the moment. I'll try and reproduce when i'm feeling better!

    Ta

    Rich
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richie
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Hey Nico,

Im ill at moment so cant be bothered to try and reproduce this at moment.
However i noticed in your example you havent included a REST or SOAP or RunTestcase step. If i remember correctly the datasource loop needs these types of steps as the target otherwise it doesnt work properly.

Thats all i got at the moment. I'll try and reproduce when i'm feeling better!

Ta

Rich
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Nico
Occasional Contributor
4 years ago

Thanks, that was it.

Even with just an empty groovy script test step my debug loop script now iterates through all rows.

 

The same still doesn't happen for the actual script, but now I get another error which will be suitable for another thread.

Again thanks, and groovyguy thanks to you too.