Steps

Overview

The Flow modules allow you to use the steps defined in the Step module or add a new step to the project within the module.

Create a step in the Flow module

To create a new step in the Flow module, follow these steps:

  1. Click the scenario where you wish to create a step.

  2. Select the step type.

  1. Enter a valid values in the Create / Select Step, Step Description (optional), and Timeout fields.
  1. Add the necessary details by clicking the Details button. For more information, see:
  1. Optional. Enter valid values in the Source and Target fields. For more information, see Step sources and Step targets. You can also add new steps following the newly-created one.
  1. Click Save.

You can link steps to pass parameters to each other. However, you can only link steps that are part of the same scenario.

Step sources

The following are the possible sources for a step:

Source Description
Current step request payload Uses the value of a JSON node from the current request payload as a source for the selected step.
Current and previous step response payloads Uses the value of a JSON node from the previous and current response payload as a source for the selected step.
Previous variables Uses the value of a test flow variable defined in the step prior to the selected step.

Step targets

The following are the possible targets for a step:\

Target Description
Request body Uses the value of a JSON node from the current request payload as a target for the selected step.
Query params Assigns the value of the source to a query parameter defined within the selected step.
Path params Assigns the value of the source to a path parameter defined within the selected step.
New variable

Creates a new test flow variable as the target for the selected step.

The created variable can be used in succeeding steps or validations of the current step as a source.
Previous variables Uses a test flow variable defined prior to the selected step or scenario as a target.

Modify a step in the Flow module

To modify a step in the Flow module, follow these steps:

  1. Click the step type link on the upper-right corner of the step node.

  2. Click the edit icon.

  1. Make the necessary changes in the Edit Step window.

Rename a step

To rename a step, follow these steps:

  1. Select the step node.
  2. Enter a new name.
  3. Select Rename to <new name>.
  4. Click Rename on the popup window.

The step with a new name is displayed.

Clone a step

To clone a step, follow these steps:

  1. Select the step node.
  2. Enter a new name.
  3. Select Clone to <new name>.
  4. Click the Clone button.

The cloned step replaces the older step.

Delete a step

To delete a step, click the step type link on the upper right corner of the step box. More otions are displayed, click the Remove Step icon.

A confirmation popup window will be displayed. Click the Remove node button.

Steps usage

In the step usage tab, all the flows using the selected step node are displayed.

When the hyperlink is clicked, a new tab will open displaying the selected flow.