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Auto Populating and Parameterizing Elements with Data Source Values
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How to auto populate fields with parameterized fields
Under SOAtest 5.5.2 it is possible to automatically populate fields with datasource values, based on the datasource column names.This feature now allows you to specify what shold happen when items are NILable, or if there are multiple instances of that field.
Please review the SOAtest documentation, "Populating and Parameterizing Elements with Data Source Values", which is in the section entitled "Using Data Sources in Test Suites (Parameterizing Tests)".
Why is this usefull:
In cases of large, complex XML message requests, the process of configuring each element and attribute item in the request XML, and then parameterizing it with the correct data source column can be time consuming. Therefore, it is possible to expedite this process with the automatic populate and parameterize feature.
Ultimately, when this feature is used with the associated data source naming conventions, it can provide huge productivity gains, especially when dealing with messages containing hundreds of nested, complex elements. It also allows the user to focus on designing use cases in a data-driven manner (using data sources) instead of focusing on the error-prone method of individually configuring each message parameter.
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