Updating session properties in bulk

[Andrew]

Looking to understand whether values that fall in the Inspectors -> Webforms tab can be updated without manually “Unlocking for Editing” each session

[Nick Iliev]

Hello Andrew,

 

You could use the AutoResponder to mock different WebForm values through different rules. For example, you can drag and drop a selected session in the AutoResponder tab and quickly create a rule that tests another key-value pair - below is a pretty basic demonstration that changes the clientId value. 

Regards,
Nick Iliev
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[Andrew]

Thanks Nick. Couple follow up items - 

(1) I've tested the function in "AutoResponder". However, I am having trouble finding the settings to change the values I need to update (see screenshot fiddler1.png - I am trying to update the values FY20, Sep, and Actual). The dropdown box I get contains the items below, which I do not believe correspond with the values I need to change:

(2) We are hoping to be able to directly change the property (i.e. FY20 / Sep / Actual) of a session and export a set of sessions using different values to simulate various users' operations.

If the option outlined does not work, do you have any other ideas of how we can leverage a single session as a "template", and somehow "import" / update properties in bulk?

 

Thanks for your help with this and let me know if you need added clarification. 

[Nick Iliev]

The listed options from the screenshot are the predefined actions Fiddler Classic provides.  For more complex actions, you can use FiddlerScript and apply your own custom logic (e.g., that modifies the request based on specific criteria) in events like OnBeforeRequest. Learn more about different approaches in this documentation article and in this blog post.

For example, you can access the whole URL of a given session and change specific parts of it

if (oSession.fullUrl.indexOf("value") > -1) { 
  oSession.fullUrl = oSession.fullUrl.Replace("oldString", "some-new-value");
}

 

 

As a side note, you can also try the new Fiddler Everywhere and its Rules tab, which changes how a rule can be created. For example, with Fiddler Everywhere, you could do a rule like this:

Note that Fiddler Everywhere is a different product from Fiddler Classic.