trying to use Request Data Copier

[Nikhil Singh]

hi ,
i am trying to assign the attribute id_reference_internal to value id.

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">

    <soap:Body>

        <SubmitXMLRequest xmlns="http://rrrrt/" xmlns:ns2="http://www.docrrrrusirrrrgn.net/API/3.0">

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            <_sRequestXML>

                <inteflow>

                    

                    <application_details>

                        

                        <id_reference_internal>1-186913284594442</id_reference_internal>

i have checked the attribute option and inserted value "_sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external" in first coloumn and "id" in second but it is always blank value

[Danny Saro]

Hi Nikhil,

 

Not really sure what your exact requirement is?

 

Are you trying to copy the value of request argument "_sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external" Into a DevTest property with the name "id".

The Request Data Copier copies ALL the arguments and/or attributes and/or metadata (depending on what you check) from your incoming request into properties. It keeps the same name the only thing you can do is add a prefix and/or a suffix to the already existing name. So, how you filled in the RDC you will get a property called "_external_sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_externalid" (and for each other argument a property staring with _external and ending with id.

 

Are you trying to rename the argument  "_sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external" To just plain "id" in your incoming request and in your .vsi?

Then use a Request Data Manager with 2 actions first action you copy argument "_sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external" to an argument named "id", Second action you delete the original argument "_sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external".

 

Hope this helps,

 

Cheers,

Danny

 

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[Nikhil Singh]

Im trying to basically invoke another XML web service call and pass just the below argument and ignore other arguments.
<id_reference_internal>1-186913284594442</id_reference_internal>
The value of this argument is present in request .

I thought of just copying that argument value into a new argument and use it in the invoke XML request body

[Danny Saro]

Ok, I suggest you define your Request Data Copier by selecting arguments and then adding "request_" as prefix. The reason to use "request_" is that all properties with names starting like this get cleaned up after the Respond step (this avoids that a next iteration of the .vsm where this argument is missing in the request for whatever reason would use the value of the previous iteration).

 

Now you can use the expression {{request_<yourArgumentName>}} wherever you want that value.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Cheers,

Danny

 

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[Nikhil Singh]

hi danny,

for some reason im still not able to access the attributes.
i have  generate the model with the help of recorder:i need to get the highlighted attribute

in my request data copier i have added "request_<attributename>"
to access the attribute should i use {{request_Body_SubmitXMLRequest__sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external}}
or
based on my actual request body:

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">

    <soap:Body>

        <SubmitXMLRequest xmlns="http://rrrrt/" xmlns:ns2="http://www.docrrrrusirrrrgn.net/API/3.0">

​​​​​​​            

            <_sRequestXML>

                <inteflow>

                    

                    <application_details>

                        

                        <id_reference_external>1-186913284594442</id_reference_external>
i should use :-  {{request_request__sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external}}???

[Danny Saro]

Hi,

 

In RDC when you add "request_" (not "request_<attributename>"???) then you can use {{request_Body_SubmitXMLRequest__sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external}} where you need that value.

 

However inside the .vsm you can NOT use the value after the Respond step because the latter will remove all properties starting with "request_". If you call to a 3^rd WebService is after the Respond step then use another prefix like "req_"

 

As a sidenote it looks like your recording and/or .vsm does not have the SOAP protocol enabled? Only the XML data protocol? Not using SOAP makes your operation name generic and makes your argument names longer. I guess all your operation names will be called "Envelope"? Using SOAP DPH your operation name will be SubmitXMLRequest and your argument names _sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external, ...

Cheers,

Danny

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[Vaibhav Jain]

Hi Nikhil,

Another option is to extract the value of required tag in a property and then use it later wherever needed in the service.

Thanks

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Regards,
Vaibhav Jain
Capgemini
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[Nikhil Singh]

hi vaibhav,

can you please help with the step on how it is done?
and also the attribute name that i see generated from recoder is: Body_SubmitXMLRequest__sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external
based on the request i send it will be :_sRequestXML_inteflow_application_details_id_reference_external

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">

    <soap:Body>

        <SubmitXMLRequest xmlns="http://rrrrt/" xmlns:ns2="http://www.docrrrrusirrrrgn.net/API/3.0">

​​​​​​​            

            <_sRequestXML>

                <inteflow>

                    

                    <application_details>

                        

                        <id_reference_external>1-186913284594442</id_reference_external>

[Vaibhav Jain]

Hi Nikhil, 

Directly using {{request_argumenttag}} will retrieve value in vsi only by default.

If you want to use Request Data Copier, follow the below steps:

Assume your request is as below: [and you want to retrieve value of one of the tags]

Add Request Data Copier protocol:

In vsm, it will be as below:

Now you can use the values of attribute by using below format anywhere:

  <test>{{req_Body_doGoogleSearch_oe}}</test>

Hope this helps.

Thanks

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Regards,
Vaibhav Jain
Capgemini
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[Nikhil Singh]

Thanks Vaibhav and Danny this solved the confusion I had