[external] Automated UI test: Using the REST API to generate test data

External content by Daniel Krüger; May 5, 2024 ; WEBCON BPS Version: 2023.1.3.118
The original post has appeared on daniels-notes.de

I've finished a new post about using Playwright with WEBCON BPS.
As I needed to add support for more field types, I didn't want to define the test data for each step and field type on my own. 

Therefore, I focused this time on generating the form data using the REST API. After all, we already have the workflow steps, field, and field matrix, why should we define this again for Playwright? :)

What has happened:

• I focused on PowerShell this time for accessing the REST API.
• I got interested in PowerShell classes. Since we already have swagger.json, which defines the REST API, I created a script to generate the PowerShell classes.
• If you define the database id and the workflow id, you can generate an Excel file to define, which field should have which value in which step.
• Using this information, you can generate the form data, which can then be used in your tests.

You can find more detailed information in my post.

If you have any questions you will have the chance to ask me in person next Tuesday at 5 pm:

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