soapUI - REST API, parameters as variables in request body are empty (*previously posted as guest by accident)

Question

[I am re-posting this; I posted it as "guest" inadvertently.]

soapUI 5.5.0, community edition.

Created REST requests with parameters (style = plain). Wanted to use them in request body as variables, but that did not work. Tried "${#firstName}" and "{firstName}"

The result was

"firstName": "",[\n]"

The call works fine with all values specified.

Answer 1

Steps I followed

1. Create a new Rest project
2. Add plain parameter to request
3. called it in request body using ${test} (${#test} also works)
4. Right-click the request and click 'Add to Testcase'
5. Now run the request under test suite

Note:

Don't try executing the request in step 3, as a request under project does not have access to method parameters

if you want to use parameter for a request under the project and not test suite, then you have to create a custom property by clicking the project and call it as

${#Project#[propertyname]}

Note that you have to use #Project and not the project name

Note:

This has been tested with the below test API,

https://reqres.in/

THe endpoint used for testing is LOGIN - SUCCESSFUL

References:

https://community.smartbear.com/t5/SoapUI-Open-Source/SoapUi-getting-request-parameters/m-p/133615/highlight/true#M22780

https://www.soapui.org/scripting-properties/property-expansion.html

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/soapui/soapui_properties.htm