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tclotworthy
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9 years ago
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Trouble Getting Conditional Goto to Work Properly

I have a test case with a conditional goto that does not behave as I expect. Below is the relevant output  from theTestCase Test Step Data Report. Step 478 correctly recognizes to transfer to UpdateP...
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    TanyaYatskovska
    9 years ago

    Hi Tclotworthy,

     

    I suppose you get this issue because of the fact that your test steps are disabled. I would recommend that you use another approach (without using Groovy) – you can use DataSource feature to simulate running your test in a loop. Please see below of how you can do this:

    1. Enable all your test steps.
    2. Add the DataSource test step to your test as the first step.
    3. In the DataSource tab:
      1. add any property;
      2. Choose Grid in the DataSource combobox;
      3. Click Insert rows and specify how many times you want your test to be executed (50).
    4. Add the DataSource Loop step
    5. Specify the DataSource you’ve just created and your first test step in a circle (CreatePID in your case)
    6. You should get the following structure in the Navigator pane:
    DataSource
CreatePID
CheckCreatePID
…..
GetPID
DataSource Loop

    Does this approach work for you?

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TanyaYatskovska
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
9 years ago

Hi Tclotworthy,

 

I suppose you get this issue because of the fact that your test steps are disabled. I would recommend that you use another approach (without using Groovy) – you can use DataSource feature to simulate running your test in a loop. Please see below of how you can do this:

  1. Enable all your test steps.
  2. Add the DataSource test step to your test as the first step.
  3. In the DataSource tab:
    1. add any property;
    2. Choose Grid in the DataSource combobox;
    3. Click Insert rows and specify how many times you want your test to be executed (50).
  4. Add the DataSource Loop step
  5. Specify the DataSource you’ve just created and your first test step in a circle (CreatePID in your case)
  6. You should get the following structure in the Navigator pane:
DataSource
CreatePID
CheckCreatePID
…..
GetPID
DataSource Loop

Does this approach work for you?

  • tclotworthy's avatar
    tclotworthy
    Contributor
    9 years ago

    Thanks for the great reply Tanya.

     

    Hmm.. However for some reason the Datasource options are disabled/greyed-out, so I can't seem to use them. Any ideas? Thanks, Tim

    • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
      TanyaYatskovska
      SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
      9 years ago

      Could you please post an image of what you see?

      • tclotworthy's avatar
        tclotworthy
        Contributor
        9 years ago

        Hi Tanya. Thanks so much for your help. I did exactly as you said and the looping using the datasource and loop steps performs as you indicated.

         

        I am having separate issues with SoapUI having memory issues when I execute my test runs in parallel (see screenshot). This is preventing me from validating that the conditional looping is working as intented because SoapUI just hangs after awhile.

         

        However, I want to let you know that your instructions were impecable. I am very grateful. If I can figure out my memory issues, I will respond with whether or not the conditional looping is working correctly.

         

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