ATF Parametrized Testing - How to Get Test Parameter Values from ATF Server Script

[dougconnell]

I am using an ATF Server Script to test a Script Include that I developed.  My  new step is the first step in my Test.   I would like to use Parameterized testing and include one of the Parameters as an argument for testing one of the methods in my Script Include,  How do I retrieve a Parameter value from inside the script?

The comments in the template of the Server Side Script mentions jasmine and functions such as:  

1. steps(PREVIOUS_STEP_SYS_ID).<variable name>
2. assertEqual()
3. stepResult.setOutputMessage("");
4. outputs.<variable name>

I guess, I was expecting a method such as:

1. parameters.getValue("variable_name")

[Luke Van Epen · Accepted solution]

Server tests are not supported unfortunately, from their docs page:

https://docs.servicenow.com/bundle/madrid-application-development/page/administer/auto-test-framework/concept/parameterized-tests.html

[Alberto Roma_ac]

Here's an alternate solution:

1. Record Insert  (for example, an Incident)

• • Store a parameter in the description field

2. Server-Side Script

• • Retrieve the record inserted and use the description field as the parameter

// In server-side script
//*************************
var createBufferIncident = 'a1...d7'; // sysid of previous Record Insert step
var bufferIncident = new GlideRecord('incident');
bufferIncident.get(steps(createBufferIncident).record_id);

// Use bufferIncident.description to access the stored parameter
gs.info(bufferIncident.description);

Hope this helps!

Alberto

[Michele22]

Oh, what a pity.
This limit seems still valid on Tokyo release.
There is a workaround to run a test on a function in a server include with a set of different parameters? Or I have to create a test step for each different param that I want to test?