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Assert Value against database
Hi, I would like to know using SOATEST 5.5 how can I assert that the value returend in a SOAP/XML response from my webservice is the same as in the DB. Thanks in advance
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Callback tool needs to ignore failure
Hi, I'm trying to use the callback tool to dequeue messages from a JMS queue in a loop (using a test suite as the looping mechanism). Once the queue is empty, the callback tool reports a failure. Is there a way to mask the failure so that the step continues to report success?
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Rule wizard
Hi. What does the Rules feature do? I was trying to rules with the rule wizard, but I don't know how it is used for SOATest. Are there examples for nonGUI tests (e.g. SOAP tests) that I can run? THanks.
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Validate self terminating tag
Hi, I am using Soatest 5.5. How do I assert a self terminating tag , these are seen when no results are returned. See example below. I want ot verify that the tag bold and italics is present as shown here. ==================================================== <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <s:Envelope…
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Using Test Results from within the a test Suite
Hello, I have 5.5.2 Service pack 10 I have a test suite with 10 individual tests, i would like to have access to the different test results so i can do an SQL insert with that information. Is this information available as a variable? How might you suggest performing this action - I saves me from post-processing the XML -…
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How to close browser
I am using WebTest in SOAtest 6.1. I am running multiple test suites at one time and every time one suite is finished, I like to close the IE or Firefox browser completely before the next suite starts. How can I do that? Do I need to write a script to complete this task? Thanks.
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How to make test report message as differenlt language
Hello, Currently, I have a problem with message report, which I need to send this English report to some French knowing group, So how can I translate these English message to Frencch and where can I find these message files? Here is an instance, the results message shows:" V <IMG>: Height and width should be defined with…
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Can Method Tool return custom XML structure
Normally, when I want to return an XML structure in a Method tool to be chained with a Data Bank I use the command: return SOAPUtil.getXMLFromString(["myStringList"] The format is always a simple list: <root> <z0>myString1</z0> <z1>myString2</z1> ... </root> Is there a way (either in Java or Jython) that I can create my…
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How to best run all tests in batch (nightly process)
Looking to 'automatically' find all tests in a folder structur(SOAtest V6.1) We want to test a large number of Web Services as part of an SOA implementation and we'd like each service's tests to be in it's own .TST file. The developer responsible for each service is responsible for maintaining the tests for that service…
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Modify data bank in Method Tool
Is there a way to directly modify a data bank (actually many of them) in the method tool (using Jython)? I know I can add a databank as an output tool, but this seems very indirect. I'm looking for something similar to MethodToolContext.getVariable(), which only returns test suite variables. Thanks.
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LoadTest Request depending on Hits/Minute
Hi, I am working on Performance Test. Please help me creating below scenario in SOA test, 1) I would like to send 1 request from soa test for evey 37 seconds i.e. 1.6 request/minute 2) When I choose "Hits per minute" in vertical scale still values of the scale are remain unchanged & still showing values of "number of…
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Need to add values to validation sum is 100
Hi, I would like to write a method to summarize these values. Note that XML Data Bank list the percentage value as Percentage, percentage 1, percentage2, etc. There was an example in the forums, but after several attempts, I was not able to get the python script to work. I would like to be able to run the script and verify…
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Add a listener to the stop-button
Hello, I have a test scenario at which I start a SOAP request and check the response via the Call Back Tool. Afterwards I start a Java method with the help of the method tool. This Java class checks another message queue for a correct further processing of my SOAP request. This is done by a repeated lookup at the queue at…
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Command Line -> Not founding Test Configuration - full path suggestion
Hello everybody, I'm having a trouble trying to execute SOAtest from commandline, specifically, the test is not able to find the Configuration File: ERROR: Error: Non-existent configuration examp.properties in workspace: C:\Rodrigo\SOATest\SEO workspace This is the command i'm launching: soatestcli runtest…
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Need to dynamically target multiple Hosts via CLI
What can I use besides the -router option?(SOAtest V6.1) I know that the -router option is deprecated for the 6.1 CLI but . . . I have a requirement that this feature and no other seems to solve. We have a very large number of services, each service with its own .TST file. We need to run a subset of tests from each file…
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Query Alternate Message Queue
Hi, we are trying to test an Websphere MQ Server with SOAtest 6. We are sending a message without synchronous response. However after succesfull processing of the message the backend system is putting a message on a different Channel/Queue which we are trying to read for our verification. Is it possible to query a message…
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Running external Python
hi, I am trying to run external Python (2.5) in SOA 6.1. The script works fine from command line. I have added Python.Home to Window>Preferences > Scripting > Python > C:\Python25 When trying to run script from SOA, test looks inactive and reports a message "Test was not ready and did not run" Here is the python script:…
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Diff tool file comparison
Hi! I'm encountering a problem when using the diff tool for file comparison, hope you can help me out! I have setup my test like this: 1. There is a file data source, each file contains a database query. The database tool component iterates through the data source. Each query results in one or more rows. The output of each…
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Compiling and running a JUnit test case
From the Windows command lineFirst, you can generate a JUnit Java file for a test scenario by selecting the test scenario in WebKing and choosing Tools > Generate Unit Test Cases. (You can also generate a JUnit Java file when recording a test scenario.) To compile and run the JUnit class using Java, your classpath will…
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x-gzip attachment
Hi, I need to send x-gzip attachment with SOAP client. I can only find "zip" among MIME types. I am not trying to decompress it, only send with a different MIME type, than default one. Is there a way to add x-gzip to SOA 6.1 ? Lech
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Signature tests
Anyone know what I need to do to resolve this warning: Key store certificate alias and private key alias/password are required to run signature tests Earnie!
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Not able to load WSDL URI in soatest
Hi all, I am using soatest 5.5.2.The problem i am facing is when i load any WSDL URI it is not loading at all and i am not getting any error.when i click on finish it is hanging there itself.I tried running it from command prompt it got an error.Please refer the attachment for the error message. I am using this WSDL…
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Object Repository with ANT
Hi, I'm trying out using an Object Repository. I created an object and tried getting the value and printing it. When i run it with JTest, it works fine. But when I try to run it using ANT, I get a "jtest.NoSuchValueException: ". Is using the Object Repository possible with an ANT build? Thanks.
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DB Tool output
Does the db tool output always come out as a string? I'm needing the value for a > numeric assertion, but it seems to only be seeing it as text content.
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Retrieve output from external tool
If I were to use a command line external tool in SOAtest which writes its output to the DOS prompt, is there a way to capture this output (XML Data Bank, Writable Data Source, etc.) for use in a subsequent test within the same test suite? Currently, we use a similar tool that writes its output to a file and I then use some…
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Coding problem with webking.api.browser2.WebBrowser
Performs next action without completely populating the textareaHi, I've recorded a path and generated JUnit testcases using WebKing. Now I'm modifying these JUnit testcases using the WebKing API. Problem Descripotion On my webpage there is a textarea and a Save button. My requirement is to populate this textarea with the…
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javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: no cipher suites in common
Hi, I'm using WebKing 6.0.5 for generating simple JUnit test class that hits a URL with https protocol. e.g. https://localhost:8453/abc/xyz/home The Webking records the https URL and generates the following JUnit code. ------------------------------------JUnit Code Starts ------------------------------------------ import…
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Is command line checklinks tool different from GUI?
Is there any reason why a check links test in the GUI would return results and a command line checklinks test wouldn't?* I open the WebKing GUI and be sure to save my Check Links tool preferences. (I assume V6.0 command line invocation still uses the <userid>.wkp preference file when it runs?) * From the WebKing GUI, I…
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JMS message sending into a JMS queue
JMS message sending into a JMS queueHi, I would like to know that how can be sent an JMS message into a JMS queue. Because I did not find the appropriate tool in SOAtest. Has SOAtest abality to do this? Could you please send me a sample .tst in which have an example for JMS message sending? Thanks in advance Kevin
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WCAG 2.0 Update
Hi Now that W3C have finalised WCAG 2.0, I wish to start testing using WCAG 2, but I have noticed that it could do with updating. Some of the references point to Success Criteria and Techniques that no longer exist. Is there an update rule set? Cheers Ylod
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Response is not displayed in XML form
Hi All I am sending a request to get the item details from Database in the schema the item element is defined as string so when the request go to service for get item based on the input fields the service will get all items details from database when i am using Soapui to test i am getting right format, but with SOA test i…
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How can we automate "Save Tree As Text"
In command line API, I have'nt found any command which allows to save Project Tree. Is it possible to do so by using scripting API (com.parasoft...) ? If Yes, which package / class can do it ? If No, how can I proceed to automate a Refresh + Save Tree As Text (I have to do it each month for 70 websites) ? Thanks in…
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Problem Running SOA Test in Slave machines
Problem Running SOA Test in Slave machinesHi I am using the below mentined version of SOATest SOAtest Version: 5.5.3 (Build date: November 18, 2008) Service Pack Version: 1.0 Copyright © 2001-2008 Parasoft Corporation GRS enabled, Server enabled 1000 Virtual Users Java Version: 1.5.0_11 Although, the SOATest Service is…
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Slave machine giving "Foreign SOAtest is busy" message
SOAtest Version: 5.5.3 (Build date: November 18, 2008) Copyright © 2001-2008 Parasoft Corporation GRS enabled, Server enabled 1000 Virtual Users Java Version: 1.5.0_11 I have slave machine defined for the load test with the same SOA test version of load server on Solaris 10 zone. It was working today morning and I was able…
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Environment reference does not work on slave machines during LoadTest
SOAtest Version: 5.5.3 (Build date: November 18, 2008) Copyright © 2001-2008 Parasoft Corporation GRS enabled, Server enabled 1000 Virtual Users Java Version: 1.5.0_11 We are using environment file reference rather than importing environment in our tst project. When we run load tests on remote machines, we get error of…
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Install WTP for SOAtest plugin version [Pre- 9.x]
Eclipse 3.4.1 You can install WTP either through the Eclipse Update Manager or through a zip file. You will need WTP version 3.0.3 To install WTP through the the Eclipse Update Manager: * From within Eclipse, click on "Help > Software Updates...". Open the "Available Software" tab in the form that appears. * Click on "Add…
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How to get .jtest projects to generate elsewhere?
How to get .jtest projects to generateAfter running JTest for a specific project in Eclipse, the .jtest folder is created within my workspace. Is there anyway that I can direct it to generate the files somewhere else? I know that the results can be generated elsewhere, but how can I specify the path that I want the actual…
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SOAtest Load Monitor
JMX MonitorWe are currently running java based web services and unfortunately we have not been able to configure our JMX monitor settings correctly. Can someone please let me know how I can add a JMX monitor to my load tests? Particularly what information would I need in order to correctly configure these settings? Thanks,…
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Iterate inside an xml envelope
Hello All, I have the following xml file <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <SOAP-ENV:Envelope> <SOAP-ENV:Body> <Request> <UpdateReq> <Operator></Operator> <Data></Data> </UpdateReq> </Request> </SOAP-ENV:Body> </SOAP-ENV:Envelope> and the possible values for my tags are Operator = [Galleti, Diogo, Doudou, Jenna] Data…
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Unable to generate security tests for Ajax applications
Hi, I've been trying to get WebKing (v6.0.5) to generate Security tests for an Ajax applications, but had no success so far. Here's an issue I encountered: When I tried creating an Ajax Test Suite (for http://maps.google.com/ for example), with both"Generate Functional Tests" and "Generate Security Tests" checked, right…
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Data flow analysis
Does JTest supports DataFlow Analysis ? If yes how we can perform DataFlow analysis?
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Providing weights to rows in a datasource
I have a test which is reading multiple rows from an excel sheet based data source. Is there anyway to enforce certain weightage for rows in the excel sheet during load test. For example, I would like to see row 1 from the excel picked up 50% more than row2 during load test. Is there anyone to enforce this? Thanks
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How to validate the value in the database
Mentioning the scenarios, faced in our application : 1.The first step is to send a SOAP request to a particular server and getting the Response (here the input is an email id ) 2.Search User step to find whether the user exists ( this is another SOAP request sent to the server) 3.Then to validate the same we are connecting…
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How is .TEST different than NUnit?
NUnit provides only a framework for execution of tests that the developer prepared manually. .TEST embraces and extends NUnit to provide automated test case generation. .TEST's execution engine also provides many other important features, such as coverage reporting, automatic error assignment and distribution, tracking of…
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Can .TEST test GUI applications?
One of the important aspects of GUI applications is that they have event handlers. .TEST can generate NUnit test cases that have calls to the event handlers. The parameters for these handlers will be set to values that .TEST designs automatically. You may need to modify the parameters in some cases. .TEST ships with…
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How does .TEST handle threads? Does it detect thread-related problems?
.TEST ships with some coding standards rules that help in making a multi-threaded program more robust. If you are running NUnit tests with a multi-threaded program, then .TEST handles exceptions thrown by threads other than the main test execution thread to the best extent possible and reports such violations as well.…
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Can I test database connectivity with .TEST?
.TEST provides a powerful execution engine. You can use .TEST in the presence of code connecting to databases in different ways. If you prefer, you can connect directly to the database. If you do not want to connect to the database, then you can use the user level stubs feature that .TEST provides to run the tests in…
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Are private methods tested as part of the unit testing?
By default, tests are not generate for private methods. However, this setting can be changed in the Test Configuration.
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AJAX testing report problem on wrong page.
Me again, We have been creating flows of our eForms, which is in a portal and works very similar to Ajax, so by using the Ajax test suite, it enables us to carry out our accessibility testing. The problem we are having is that when the flow goes to the next page the errors found on that page are recorded against the…
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Change global prereferences from command line
Scripted change of Global HTTP Authentication PropertiesHowdy folks, Please can anyone think of a way to change global preferences (specifically the Global HTTP Authentication Properties) via a script (i.e. non-interactively)? The sitution is: We have several related applications, each with its own SOATest suite (i.e.…