Automated Test Framework use case: retrieve an incident using REST-Inbound

The Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test is provided with the Automated Test Framework, and uses the REST - Inbound and assert steps.

Before you begin

Review the REST APIs and the Send REST Request- Inbound- REST API Explorer configuration step information before creating this test.

Role required: atf_ws_designer

About this task

This test creates an incident record, uses a REST- Inbound step to retrieve the record, and then uses assert steps to determine whether the request was successful.

You can use the Send REST Request- Inbound REST API Explorer step to build and test the request, or you can manually create the request using the Send REST Request- Inbound step. In either case, you must specify the basic authentication information on the Send REST Request- Inbound step form.

When creating your test, start with your REST API and determine what behavior you want to validate. You can then determine what test data to create. You can use other test step configuration categories to create, update, or delete records, and then use a Send REST Inbound step to retrieve, update, or delete the test data. Conversely, you can use the Send REST Inbound step to create records, and then use other test step configuration categories to validate that the records were created correctly.

This task steps you through creating the Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test.

Procedure

1. Create a test.
   1. Navigate to Automated Test Framework > Tests, click New.
      The Test new record form is shown.
   2. Enter a test name and a description, and click Submit.
   3. Click the test created in the previous step.
      The Test form is shown.
2. Create test data.
   1. Click the Add Test Step button.
      The Add Test Step form is shown.
   2. Click a test configuration category, and then click a test configuration.
      To replicate the Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test, click Server > Record Insert, and then Next.
      The test configuration form you selected is shown.
   3. Fill in the information needed for the test configuration you selected.
      To replicate the Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test, on the Record Insert form, specify the incident table, and add a value for the Short description field, and click Submit.
3. Create the REST request.
   1. Click the Add Test Step button.
      The Add Test Step form is shown.
   2. Click a test configuration category, and then click a test configuration.
      To replicate the Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test, click REST > Send REST Request - Inbound REST API Explorer, and then Next.
      The REST API Explorer is shown.
   3. Fill in the information needed for the REST request, and click Send.
      To replicate the Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test, fill in the fields.

      Name	Value
      Namespace	now
      API Name	Table API
      API Version	latest
      tableName	incident

      When you do not specify the Basic authentication, the REST API Explorer uses your credentials.

      The Create Automated Test Step is shown after you click Send.

   4. When ready, click Create Automated Test Step.
      The Send REST Request - Inbound test step is created.
   5. Click the Send REST Request - Inbound step, and in the Basic authentication field, specify a basic auth configuration.
      If no configurations are available, you can create a basic auth configuration by clicking New on the Basic Auth Configurations form.
   6. To replicate the Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test, in the Path field, click the contextual search button, and then click Record Insert > Record.
   7. Click Update.
4. Create assert steps to verify the REST response.
   1. Click the Add Test Step button.
      The Add Test Step form is shown.
   2. Click a test configuration category, and then click a test configuration.
      To replicate the Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test, click REST > Assert Status Code, and then Next.
      The Assert Status Code form is shown.
   3. Enter the information needed for the form, and click Submit.
      To replicate the Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test, in the Operation field, select is and in the Status Code field, enter 200.

      To replicate the Get Newly Created Resource via REST API Test test, repeat this step to create Assert Response JSON Payload is Valid, and Assert JSON Response Payload Element test steps.