You can create a service test without recording by simply
adding the test elements as required and manually editing the test
element details in the test editor.
Before you begin
Tests are stored in test projects, which are test projects
that include a source folder. You must create a test project before
creating a test.
Ensure that you have a valid WSDL file in your
workspace. Ensure that the WSDL files use the proper syntax for the
test environment.
If you are using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
authentication, ensure that you have any required key files in your
workspace.
If you are using SOAP security, ensure that you have
configured the environment with the proper libraries and configuration
files.
Procedure
- In the workbench, click or click the New Service Test
toolbar button.
- Select a project and then, in Test file name, type a name for the test. The name that you type is
the base name for the recording, test, and other required files. You
see these files in standard Navigator or the Java™ Package Explorer with their distinguishing
suffixes, but you see only the simple (test) name in the Test Navigator.
- Click Finish.
- To add a web service call, select the test element in the
test editor, click Add, and then select Web Service Request.
- Select the WSDL file that corresponds to the call and click Finish.
- Edit the web service request element and add all the required
information to make a valid call.
- Select the Protocol tab to configure
the transport protocol for this call. If necessary, click Change to configure the transport protocol for the entire
test, including proxy and HTTPS parameters.
- On the web service call, click Update Return. This opens the Return Preview window,
displaying the data that will be used to perform the call.
- Click Update Test. This
performs the web service call and creates a message return element
with the return data. If a message return element already exists,
then it is updated with latest return data. The message return test
element enables you to implement data correlation and content-based
verification points.