User-Input Data Customization

The goal of user-input data customization is to customize the values of submitted XML data elements and attributes. Data that may, for example, come from recorded SOAP traffic.

With HTML, hard-coded form-field values, as declared in the DCLFORM sections of test scripts, are replaced with random variables. In such instances, parameterization takes place in form declarations.

With XML, hard-coded element and attribute values, as declared by the post data parameters of corresponding functions, are replaced with random variables. Parameterization takes place in the post data parameters of WebUrlPostBin, WebCustomRequestBin, and WebPagePost calls (WebPagePost is generated by .NET Explorer. It is the page-level API call used for HTTP-POST commands).

User-input data customization can be used for the following:

Perform functional tests by challenging servers with different values each time certain transactions are executed.
Simulate real-world user behavior by selecting submitted values based on given probability distributions.

Note: To set up parameterization for the values of submitted XML data elements and attributes, proceed with the user-input data process outlined for Web-based applications.