Once everything is in place, the test is ready to run.
You have a test case with a data source, a test step that uses this source, and a data source loop executed during the test run.
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You can run the test case now. Click 
on the test case toolbar to do that.
To see the details of the test run, take a look at the Transaction Log. To open the log, click Transaction Log on the test case toolbar.
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The Transaction Log shows the following test run details:
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You did not use any assertions to validate requests, so the assertion status for the request is [UNKNOWN]. You can see it in the Status column. The data source and the data source loop are always Passed, since it is impossible to assert them. |
To check the response for a particular request made during the run, click Open in the respective row:
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Add an assertion
Let’s add an assertion to verify the server response.
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Open the Request 1 test step and click Add Assertion:
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Select the Property Content > JsonPath Match assertion. To quickly find the required assertion, start typing its name in the Search field:
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ReadyAPI shows the Configure JSONPath Match Assertion dialog:
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In the JSONPath Expression section, click
and use the ensuing dialog to specify the $['results'][0]['address_components'][0]['long_name']node.
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Right-click the Expected Result field and select Get Data from the context menu.
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In the Get Data dialog, select the test suite, test case, the Data Source test step and the
Expected resultproperty.
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Click Add.
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Click Save to create an assertion.
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You can find the added assertion in the Assertion panel:
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Open the test case and click
again. After the test run finishes, examine the assertion statuses in the Transaction Log.
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