User Input

Generally, it is desirable if user input recorded during recording sessions can be easily identified and changed (for example, randomized) in recorded scripts.

This is especially true for Siebel Web client scripts because Java applets often send values for all input fields to the server. If a new database record is created (for example, for a new customer) and the record is subsequently edited or viewed, input (for example, customer name) may appear multiple times in recorded scripts.

The Silk Performer Web Recorder:

• Detects user input by assuming that form field values are user input when one of the following is true:
  • Values are enclosed in $ symbols
  • Values are enclosed in underscores(_)
  • Values begin with the character sequence i.
• Generates a variable for each user input and uses that variable in a script, in place of the original value.

var
  gsInputNewName     : string init "$NewName$";
  gsInputNewSite     : string init "_NewSite_";
  gsInputiHttp_x_com : string init "i.http://x.com";

// ...

dclform
  SALES_START_SWE020 <ENCODE_CUSTOM> :
    "SWEMethod"   := "GetQuickPickInfo",
    "SWEViewId"   := "",
    "SWEView"     := "Account List View",
    "SWEApplet"   := "Account List Applet",
    "SWEField"    := "s_1_2_46_0",
    "SWERow"      := "0",
    "SWEReqRowId" := "1",
    "s_1_2_38_0"  := "N",
    "s_1_2_39_0"   := gsInputNewName, // value: "$NewName$"
    "s_1_2_40_0"   := gsInputNewSite, // value: "_NewSite_"
    "s_1_2_41_0"  := "(999) 999-9123",
    "s_1_2_37_0"  := gsInputiHttp_x_com, 
                           // value: "i.http://x.com"
    "s_1_2_49_0"    := "",
    "s_1_2_46_0"    := "",
    "s_1_2_44_0"    := "",
    "SWEBCVals"     := "@0`0`0`1``3``2`0`FieldValues`3``FieldArray"
                       "`4*Name8*Location17*Main Phone Number"
                       "`ValueArray`14*" + gsInputNewName + 
                       "14*" + gsInputNewSite + "10*9999999123`";