Prerequisites

 Download and install the open source version of SoapUI from their website.
 Download jxl.jar and place it in lib folder of SoapUI.
 For example: ‘C:\Program Files\SmartBear\SOAP UI\lib’

‘jxl.jar’ is the jar file which supports all Excel operations, this jar supports
only ‘.xls’ format.

Procedure for Data Driven Testing using SOAP Request

 Right click on ‘Project’ and click on ‘New Test Suite’ to create a test suite. Now
right click on ‘Test Suite’ and then ‘New Test Case’ to create a test case under
test suite. Test case consists of test steps where the actual automation takes
place.

Note: We can create any number of test cases under a test suite.
  Right click on ‘Test Case’ and select Add Step > Properties, these properties are
there to hold the values of defined variables.

 Right click on ‘Test Case’ and select Add Step > SOAP Request (which consists of
actual request to parameterize). The one marked in yellow is getting
parameterized.

 Right click on ‘Test Case’ and select Add Step > Groovy Script. Now, place the
below script and click on ‘Save’ option.

1 import jxl.*
import jxl.write.*
2
import java.io.File;
3 import com.eviware.soapui.support.*;
4 import java.util.*;
5 import java.lang.*;
6 import jxl.read.biff.BiffException;
Workbook wk;
7 WritableWorkbook workbookCopy;
8 def fr;
9 try
10 {
11 fr = new File("C:\\SOAP Projects CSC\\My Own Projects\\Check Domain
Groovy\\CheckDomainTestData1.xls")
12 wk = Workbook.getWorkbook(fr);
13 def s1 = wk.getSheet(0);
14 workbookCopy = Workbook.createWorkbook(fr, wk);
15 WritableSheet sheetToEdit = workbookCopy.getSheet(0);
def r = s1.getRows();
16
// -------------------------------------------------------------
17 // Defining object “fr” for Excel workbook
18 // Assigning Workbook Object to “wk”
19 // Getting Sheet1 into variable “s1”
20 // Creating and Assigning workbook to “WorkbookCopy”
// Defining writable sheet and getting Sheet1 to “sheetToEdit”
21 // Getting row count to “r”
22 // -------------------------------------------------------------
23 for(def i=1;i<r;i++)
24 {
25 def c1 = s1.getCell(0, i)
def c2 = s1.getCell(1, i)
26 // -------------------------------------------------------------
27 // Iterating through Excel rows
28 // Assigning cell “A2” to “c1”
29 // Assigning cell “A3” to “c2”
// -------------------------------------------------------------
30 testRunner.testCase.testSteps["GroovyProperties"].setPropertyValue("Do
31 getContents())
32 testRunner.testCase.testSteps["GroovyProperties"].setPropertyValue("TL
33 ents())
34 // -------------------------------------------------------------
// Using testRunner object we are assigning content in cell “A2” to property “DomainN
35 to Property “TLD”
36 // -------------------------------------------------------------
37 testRunner.runTestStepByName("CheckDomainCommand")
38 def EndPointURL =
39 testRunner.testCase.testSteps["GroovyProperties"].getPropertyValue("En
// -------------------------------------------------------------
40 // Using “testRunner.run” we are executing the actual command
41 // “EndPointURL” defines in which environment the test need to execute
42 // -------------------------------------------------------------
43 def groovyUtils = new com.eviware.soapui.support.GroovyUtils(context)
// -------------------------------------------------------------
44 // Defining “groovyUtils” to access the utility methods of GroovyUtils class
45 // -------------------------------------------------------------
46 def holder = groovyUtils.getXmlHolder("CheckDomainCommand#Response")
47 // -------------------------------------------------------------
48 // Defining “holder” to capture the XML response
// -------------------------------------------------------------
49 soapReturn = holder.getNodeValue( "//soapExecuteReturn" )
50 soapResponse = groovyUtils.getXmlHolder(soapReturn)
51 responseStatus = soapResponse.getNodeValue("//ResponseStatus")
52 // -------------------------------------------------------------
// Capturing SOAP response to “soapResponse” and “Status” to “responseStatus”
53
// -------------------------------------------------------------
54 if ("FAILURE".equalsIgnoreCase(responseStatus))
55 {
56 log.info("Check Dmoain Status ////////////////: " + responseStatus)
57 ErrorResponse = soapResponse.getNodeValue("//ErrorMsg")
log.info("Check Dmoain Status ////////////////: " + ErrorResponse)
58 Label label1 = new Label(2, i, responseStatus.toString());
59 cell1 = (WritableCell) label1;
60 sheetToEdit.addCell(cell1);
61 Label label3 = new Label(4, i, EndPointURL.toString());
62 cell3 = (WritableCell) label3;
sheetToEdit.addCell(cell3);
63 Label label4 = new Label(5, i, ErrorResponse.toString());
64 cell4 = (WritableCell) label4;
65 sheetToEdit.addCell(cell4);
}
66
else
67 {
68 isAvailable = soapResponse.getNodeValue("//IsAvail")
69 log.info("Check Dmoain IsAvail ////////////////: " + isAvailable)
70 Label label1 = new Label(2, i, responseStatus.toString());
cell1 = (WritableCell) label1;
71 sheetToEdit.addCell(cell1);
72 Label label2 = new Label(3, i, isAvailable.toString());
73 cell2 = (WritableCell) label2;
74 sheetToEdit.addCell(cell2);
75 Label label3 = new Label(4, i, EndPointURL.toString());
cell3 = (WritableCell) label3;
76 sheetToEdit.addCell(cell3);
77 }
78 // -------------------------------------------------------------
79 // Based on the response status “FAILURE” or “SUCCESS” writing error message to log f
“log.info”
80 // Defining label and capturing the required response field from complete response
81 // Assigning the captured label value to a cell
82 // Finally writing it on sheet which is editable
83 // -------------------------------------------------------------
84 }
workbookCopy.write();
85 }
86 catch (Exception e)
87 // -------------------------------------------------------------
88 // Catching exception and writing it to error log
89 // -------------------------------------------------------------
{
90 log.error(e)
91 }
92 finally
93 {
if(workbookCopy != null)
94 {
95 workbookCopy.close();
96 }
97 if(wk != null)
98 {
wk.close();
99 }
10 }
0 log.info("Testing Completed")
10 // -------------------------------------------------------------
Catching final exception using “finally” block
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Closing workbook if it is not null
10 Closing Worksheet if it is not null
2 Writing a note “Test Completed” to log file using “log.info”
10 // -------------------------------------------------------------
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Sample Input Sheet Appears as Follows

Sample Output Sheet When we get FAILURE Response

Conclusion
We can perform data driven testing related to database, and any SQL operation with
a customized query using Groovy script and Excel as a data source. We can also
capture test results in the same spreadsheet to generate user-friendly reports.
Additionally, test results can be presented based on our requirements using the
various features available in Microsoft Excel.