Can someone with more ATF experience help me with this?

[paulomafra]

I need to submit a Catalog Item during a test, but there is a mandatory attachment field. 

The issue is that when using "Set Variable Values" the input appears as a String/Single Line Text field, so I can't mock a generic image (for example) which would be sufficient, since the field itself isn't the focus of the test, just a requirement for submission. 

Even using a "File Attachment" parameter doesn't seem to work. Does anyone know a workaround for this to submit the form via ATF?

It is worth mentioning that I have already tried using a sys_attachment sys_id in this input. I also tried using a different "Add Attachments" test step, but it only works for that OOB field at the bottom of the form, not for custom variables.

[Rafael Batistot]

Hi @paulomafra 

Get the ⁠sys_id⁠ of any valid attachment from the ⁠sys_attachment⁠ table.

In the Set Variable Values step, pass that ⁠sys_id⁠ into your attachment variable. The form will accept it as a valid uploaded file.

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/how-to-upload-files-into-catalog-item-variables...

[paulomafra]

Unfortunately, it still hasn't solved my problem—even after querying `sys_attachment` for a valid record and adding that ID to the input. I also can't use that return value with a dynamic parameter.

The result is the same as mocking a sys_id directly in the input without a prior query: Invalid value.

[Ankur Bawiskar]

@paulomafra 

did you check this?

Adding attachment to record producer in ATF 

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[Ankur Bawiskar]

@paulomafra 

it did work for me

Steps: I gave sysId of any 1 sys_attachment record as input

Output: File attached to variable

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