Navigate the API Testing menu

The API Testing menu consists of four sections:

API Testing menu 

Module Attribute

Use the Module Attribute section of the API Testing menu to add, buffer, or edit Module Attributes.

You can use Module Attributes to steer message elements in your TestCase. For more information on how to use Module Attributes, see chapter "Module Attributes overview".

The following options are available in the Module Attribute section:

Option

Description

Add

Add Module Attributes. The dropdown menu offers the following options:

Buffer

Add and buffer Module Attributes. The dropdown menu offers the following options:

Body

Create a Module Attribute from the whole body of a message (see chapter "Create body Module Attributes").

Validate

Check whether the Module Attributes in your API Modules are valid (see chapter "Validate Module Attributes").

Update

Update Module Attributes for your API Module if the payload or schema has changed (see chapter "Update Module Attributes").

Connection

Use the Connection section of the API Testing menu to open the API Connection Manager and to add connections.

You can use the API Connection Manager to manage all your API connections and environments in one place. For information on how to work with the API Connection Manager, see chapter "Use the API Connection Manager".

The following options are available in the Connection section:

Option

Description

Manage

Open the API Connection Manager.

Create

Create a connection from an API Module to the API Connection Manager (see chapter "Manage API connections").

Tools

Use the Tools section of the API Testing menu to open Tricentis Tosca API Scan, open selected Modules in API Scan and to convert OSV scenarios into API TestCases.

The following options are available in the Tools section:

Option

Description

API Scan

Start API Scan or open selected Modules in API Scan.

Convert to TestCase

Convert an OSV Scenario into an API TestCase.

Message

Use the Message section of the API Testing menu to search message payloads, add files to your message, generate XTestStepValues, and to format the visible message. Additionally, you can update API Modules if the schema has changed.

The following options are available in the Message section:

Option

Description

Update

Update API Modules (see chapter "Update API Modules and Module Attributes").

Add Files

Add a file to the payload of your message or as an attachment.

Search in Payload

Search for strings, regular expressions and wildcards in the message payload (see chapter "Search the payload").

Auto fill Values

Generate XTestStepValues from the default values of the linked Module or from values pasted from your clipboard.

Pretty Print

Format the visible message in the Technical View of the selected Module.

Word Wrap

Break long text and wrap it into the next line in a selected module.