I needed a quick alternative solution to Soap UI Pro as Pro version was little costly for a small project. I had no time to start a scripting tool to do the same. OATS (Oracle Application Testing Suite) came to my rescue. OATS is a complete, integrated testing solution for Web applications, Web Services, packaged Oracle Applications and Oracle Databases.

1. OATS An Alternative to SOAPUI
Anurag Deb
HUB4TECHIE.COM

2. 1 Introduction
Here we have quick tutorial abouthow to useOATS as alternativeto SOAP UI.
1.1 Start OpenScript Application
Open your directory where you installed open script like(D:OpenScriptopenScriptOpenScript.exe).

3. 2 Functionaltesting through OATS Tool.
2.1 Creating Script
1. We will nowcreate the web services
Go to File -> New -> General -> Web Services
2. Select the samples workspace-> name itand click Finish
“Treeapi” scriptis ready with 3 methods Initialize, Run, Finish
treeapi

4. 3. OpenWSDL Manager and clickadd wsdl file.
4. Selectyourwsdl file.
5. Clicknextandcheck the requests available inyourwsdl fileif youwant.ThenclickFinish

5. 6. UploadedWsdl file appearsinthe WSDLManager window.
7. Followbelow stepstoAddthe wsdl file tothe script“treeapi”youcreated.
8. Clickon the Runbuttonto expand.
All the requestswill be listed.
1. Click on wsdl file which you added.
2. Right click and Add to script.
3. It will be added under Run method

6. 9. Clickon anyrequesttoexpandfurther,inthiscase clickingon“Create” request.
10. Change yourendpoint.
Click here to open “Ws Post Navigation” Window. Edit the URL(Endpoint)

7. 11. To viewDetailsClickon View> Details.
12. Clickon XML Postdata to editthe requestlike provisioningthe data.
13. To viewitin readable formatRightclickon “Details”Tab and Clickon “Format”.

8. 14. Nowif you wantto execute justthe firstrequestthenskipthe remainingrequestsasbelow.Else
otherrequestswhichmightnothave beencorrected/provisionedwillalsogetexecuted.
This wholeRun method implements Ifloop.
Requests which areskippedcomes under if(false)
condition.
In this examplewe will berunning only “getECNTree”
request.

9. 15. To Execute we have twooptions.
16. Afterexecutingwe cancheckthe response asbelow
1. Playback
2. Iterate
DetailedResponse
Also clicking herewillopen theresult

10. 3 Load Testing
For loadwe needbulkinputssowe have options:
1) Csv file
2) Database
3.1 How to Add Databank for bulk execution
1. Clickon endpointandselect “GetDatabaseRecord”.
2. Which recordyou wantthe tool totake.
Recordmeansrow of inputinyour excel(csv)sheet/database.
Save your excel incsvformat.

11. 3. SelectCSV or Database Databank
4. In thisexample we have selectedCSV databank.Now selectyourcsvfile.
5. Afterthat Databankwill be addedtoyour request.
Nowwe will substitutevalueswithreal valuesfrom excel.
Selectthe value toreplace like here Iwanttosubstitute treenamevalue fromexcel.
In thisexample selectingtreename valueandrightclickandselect“Substitutevariable”option.
Databank added here.
Tree is the name of file
2 represents the no. ofrows
present in csv file.
Select value
ofthe tag

12. 6. You can create new databankor use the existing(createdinabove steps).
7. Choosinga newdatabank.Click“Addnew Databank”optionas inStep6.
Choose “CSVFile”option.
Create new Databank
Existing one which we created in
above steps

13. 8. Selectingcsv file “tree.csv”andname an alias.
9. ClickingNextbuttonwillgive youthe rowspresentinthe csvfile.
ClickFinish .
Mapping
with the
excel

14. 10. Goingback to Step5(substitute variable)
11. Substitute Variable Dialogue willappear.
12. Original value will be replacedbysubstitutedvalue.
Select tag value (site2 in my case)
and right click and click “Substitute
Variable” option.
Select column
containing the
value
Original value Site2
changed to

15. For results