Anyone pursuing computer courses always benefits from tips and advice from more experienced or better informed people that helps in their learning and speeds up knowledge acquisition.
Learning any software is complex today given the advancement in technologies. Should a student decide to pursue a specific course to further his career, it is best to join a top institution and receive personalized training. Even then, there are certain things he has to learn on his own and know some things that will make it easier to use any specific software package.
Corporate training programs is recommended for fresher’s as well as experienced computer graduates wishing to gain specialized knowledge of this versatile tool. It helps in the testing of different web APIs and supports a host of protocols. Tips are always welcome for the beginner learning Soaped. Here are a few :
Test Case to Test Suite
It is easy to create test cases in test suite by right clicking on the Soap request and add it to the test case after which one provides a name for the Test Suite. One can then go on to clone test case and test steps quickly and easily when needed. One can also drag-drop request in one to another this way.
Naming Convention
It is good practice to assign a name to test suites and test cases and add an alphanumeric after the name for easy identification and to keep track of progression. The alternative is to give specific names based on function.
Use right clicks
Seleniumlabs Corporate training programs a clean and simple interface so one may scratch one’s heads as where to find relevant functionality. This is done by picking an object and right clicking on it to know all that can be done.
Testing and assertions
As one progresses one has to test the web service in which case it is based on assertions. Once a web service is created and a message sent, one expects a response but it can be narrowed and targeted by the use of assertions such as making use of contains assertion. One can open the assertion window and choose the contains assertions and proceed by clicking on the add button after which one inputs parameters and strings, click OK and run the test case to view response.
Checking the logs of test case and test suite
Beginners pursuing soapui training are advised to make it a practice to check the logs of test suite and test case to check execution and status of such actions.
SoapUI logs
It is also a good idea to keep referring to the SoapUI tools logs that will list all errors generated during execution of test cases.
Soap UI transfer properties
Using property transfer is simple. Right click on test step, go to drop down menu, add step and then in the resulting drop down menu click on property transfer that shows a pop up in which one specifies the name and clicks OK. It shows the property transfer window in which the value can be set to connect source and target.
Load test
Load test is essential part of soap UI training. Right click on test case and pick new load test option after which click on top left corner green play button to view test result.
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Mock a service
Run a mock web service instead of an actual one from within soap UI by right clicking and selecting generates mock service to load WSDL. Specify parameters and edit response of the operation. Explore this in detail and it will be a wonderful tool.
Stay updated
The soapui training may finish but a student should always keep a watch on fresh updates and implement them in order to stay current.
