How to use class level variables in data driven recorded step

[Dipali]

Hi Telerik Team,

for the automated tests I want to generate a unique data for testing. I am creating a record in my application for which the Record Name must be unique so that it would be easy to search. To generate unique record name I am appending DateTime value to the ‘Record Name’ I am reading from input xls via a coded step.

Though I am able to create a new record having unique name by appending Datetime, while searching I want the exact name which I had entered while creating a record. I have declared record name as a class level variable. So I can access it in all the coded steps. But the search functionality has all recorded steps. How can I use a class level  variable from a coded step, in the data driven recorded step?

[Dipali]

Hey guys,

I am waiting for your reply.

[Plamen]

Hello Dipali,

Unfortunately you cannot bind a recorded step to a string variable. The closest thing is to use the SetExtractedValue method as seen in this article. For example, you can add the following coded step as a very first step:

public void WebTest1_CodedStep()
{
    SetExtractedValue("UniqueRecordName", System.DateTime.Now.ToString() + " " + Data["Record Name"].ToString());
}

Then you can bind a recorded step to the 'UniqueRecordName' value. Check this video to see how it works. The sample test attached.
 
Regards,
Plamen
the Telerik team

[Dipali]

Hi Plamen,

Thanks for solution. This is perfectly working fine for me. Additionally its giving me advantage of accessing the extracted value in other tests as well. I could sucessfully bind the extracted value to the recorded stepp from the same test as well to the recorded step from the other test.
Thanks a bunch!!!