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Difference between SoapUI and Fiddler testing tools?
The answer is similar to real world examples, both Motor Cycle (2 wheeler) and Car (4 wheeler) provides approximately same speed and can carry a person from one place to another, so why two (or in ...
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How do you perform API Testing? I had an interview question
In general your answers were valid. But to create a better impression you could communicate the points which show you have deeper understanding of APIs and API testing.
You can mention about web ...
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How do you perform API Testing? I had an interview question
Well, an API is such a loaded term. It can be REST, SOAP, RMI, or native C++ library API, etc., so the tooling will depend on that. Particular test scenarios will depend on that as well. For instance, ...
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SoapUI vs Jmeter for webservices
Both fit your requirements so feel free to choose the one you like more.
The only area where JMeter is better is running load tests, SoapUI has limited load testing capabilities and reporting (you ...
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What reasons would companies have to use web testing (Selenium) and API testing (SoapUI) for the same functionality?
Yes, this is typically done in a commercial context, but it does not need to be exactly as described.
As you already noticed, developers should write unit tests. Those tests as you probably know only ...
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What reasons would companies have to use web testing (Selenium) and API testing (SoapUI) for the same functionality?
why companies would have both API tests and web tests when this causes duplication of effort.
In short, because those tests are different in nature, help discover different types of bugs and have ...
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I have 1000+ request message in XML file and want to call SOAP Webservice end point
If you do not have a lot of programming skills you can just run command line utilities like CURL. Here is the post on SO describing how to send a single SOAP request having XML file.
Above example ...
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What are the pro's and con's of writing an API test automation framework at code level as opposed to using a tool
👍Pros of coding:
You can easily integrate your test into CI process
You can code any assertion logic you need in your tests
You can utilize any library that is suitable for your chosen ...
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Difference between SoapUI and Fiddler testing tools?
Fiddler is a proxy that lets you view all network traffic, like WireShark.
SoapUI is a full fledged testing tool.
My recommendation is to try POSTman. It's a free API testing tool, you can save your ...
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Property transfer in SOAP UI using xpath
Here is how I would do it.
Looks like you made a trivial mistake in the xpath.
Here is how the test case is defined with following test step names.
Soap Request Test step named as Test Request
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SoapUI vs Jmeter for webservices
Maybe just use plain JUnit tests? I think JMeter and SoapUI just add an extra layer of complexity. For example making it more complex to schedule the tests. Using JMeter and SoapUI might seem easier ...
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I am about to automate the Web API testing, how to initiate
I believe for your second question you have enough and more answers so I'm not going to touch base on it.
Coming to your first question, I.e what questions you need to ask, sharing some of my ...
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Groovy Script in SOAP UI: What is the scope of groovy script in Testing and beneficial for Future growth?
I started learning automation down the exact same route.
My suggestion is to download a Java IDE and work with Groovy and Java together. Remember Java will, for the most part, work as groovy. So ...
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Change media type of SOAPUI response
Using this tip/trick you can modify the response's header. The example shows modifying the content but you should be able to get the gist.
if( request.response == null )
return
// get response ...
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Assertion about size of an XML tag
Regexp is your friend
matches(//ns:XPathToIt/ns:password,'\w{7,}')
The \w{7,} will match a string with 7 characters. In the Expected Result put "true".
SoapUI Assertions
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How to organise multiple SoapUI test scenarios to the same REST endpoint?
I have working in a not dissimilar industry and had the following setup;
TrainTestSuite (this might be per supplier/operator)
-testcase->SingleBooking
-testcase->ReturnBooking
Both would utilize ...
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Integrating JIRA with Test Link using REST Interface
We've succesfully integrated TestLink 1.9.10 with Jira in the Cloud. My configuration for the issue tracker record in TestLink is:
<!-- Template jirarestInterface -->
<issuetracker&...
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How do you send a ZIP file in the request body in SoapUI / ReadyAPI
Figured out how this must be done.
When you add an attachment you can set its "Media Type" to match its "Content Type"
Your RAW request will then NOT display any content of the file (instead showing ...
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How do you generate an AWS Signature in ReadyAPI/SoapUI
This is really easy if the use of the AWS JDK is an option for you. I tried many hours to generate my own signature for REST API access to AWS. After I discovered the AWS JDK it was a matter of ...
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java.sql.SQLException: No suitable driver found for jdbc:db2://URL/Database - pom.xml
It cant find your driver. You need to download the driver from here: https://www.soapui.org/jdbc/reference/jdbc-drivers.html
and then save the .jar file to your c:\Program Files\SmartBear\Soapui5.x\...
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Using REST Assured library for testing SOAP webservices
Yes, it is possible, however not necessarily easy.
SOAP Web service is (usually) receiving HTTP requests with XML in the body and sending back HTTP responses with XML in the body.
REST-assured can ...
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Using REST Assured library for testing SOAP webservices
Yes it is possible. I have written this code and it is working form me:
Created a file SoapRequestFile.xml with the content:
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/...
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SoapUI response: Integer range validation
Here are the steps:
Prepare a request returning the data you need
Create a Test Suite
Create a Test Case within that Test Suite
Add that request as the step to the Test Case
Open that step editor
In ...
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Web Service Testing Site
Try https://www.mockable.io
There is a free plan that will allow you to build your own REST and Soap services and that will be enough to practice your interaction trials.
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What kind of Database Testing could be done based on soapui trnasactions?
Although SOAPUI is NOT for database testing, perhaps you can test the effects on the database as with any messaging system.
Does a successful 'new' message create the database object as expected ?
Is ...
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soapUI - REST API, parameters as variables in request body are empty (*previously posted as guest by accident)
Steps I followed
Create a new Rest project
Add plain parameter to request
called it in request body using ${test} (${#test} also works)
Right-click the request and click 'Add to Testcase'
Now run the ...
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How do I test a Web-Service with Single-Sign-On authentification?
Have never used SoapUI before, but in similar situations one way is to manually log in via SSO, then grab the cookie (or similar) it leaves from browser DevTools and copy that into the requests sent ...
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SoapUI: Refresh/update test step's payload or request headers from REST resource's request definition?
I would accomplish this with a groovy script, effectivly you would get the request from your project then use that to update your test step
You can do it with something along the lines ofthe psudo ...
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How to access database from SoapUI for test-data generation?
There is no need for Groovy. You can use a JDBC TestStep for that.
https://www.soapui.org/jdbc/getting-started.html
You can extract value from the, as a xml presented, results at the same way as you ...
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How to access database from SoapUI for test-data generation?
First of all you need to download DB driver, e.g. ojdbc7.jar and place it in bin\ext folder of SoapUI dir:
C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\SoapUI-5.3.0\bin\ext
Then you can use groovy script to ...
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