General ATF questions

[David247]

Hello all, I'm attempting to create some CHG ATF tests since our flows are custom.

I have read it is best to keep the tests small which is what I'm trying to do.

Here are my main questions:

1. When a test is complete, it rolls back all the data. Is it possible to stop this?

2. I want to have tests in a suite. I need to create a change request in the first test, then open the record created in the first test in the 2nd test. I don't think this is possible since the record that is created in the first test is rolled back when it finishes. So is it possible to open a record that was created in a previous test when ran in a suite?

Thanks for your help!

[Maik Skoddow]

Hi @David247 

1. No, you cannot stop this as this is a fundamental feature which makes absolutely sense.

2. Rolling back is performed at the end of an ATF run. So if you execute a suite, you of course can reference a record created in step 1 within a following step. Everything else would not make sense for the overall ATF topic.

Maik 

[David247]

Greetings Maik, thanks for responding.

Your reply for question 2 did not clear up my question. You said I can reference step 1 within a following step, which I know how to do. But, can I reference a record in a step in TEST 1 in TEST 2?

[Shaqeel]

Hi @David247 

Answers:

1. Yes it is possible to stop roll back.

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/atf-setting-the-quot-exclude-from-rollback-quot....

2. The best practice is to create one TEST which will include both TEST1 & TEST2 as they are depended. It is good to have 4-5 test(big) for INC instead of 10 small test.

Regards,

Shaqeel