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Application variables

If a set of values changes often and is used across many test cases, updating each test by hand is slow and error-prone. Application variables let you declare the values once, at the application level, and change them in one place.

These variables can supply input to a step or the expected value in an assertion in any test case.

1. Declare the variables

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  1. Open the Variables tab in Settings.
  2. Enter a variable name and a variable value.
  3. Select the plus (+) button.
  4. Select Save.

The Variables tab in application settings

2. Use them in test cases

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You can use declared variables in Edit Steps in two ways.

In steps and assertions. Enter the variable name in place of a text value, wrapped in double underscores. Example: __loginid__.

A step that uses an application variable

In custom scripts. Read the variable as cloudqa.variablename. Example: cloudqa.loginid.

A script that reads an application variable

Notes

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  • Changing an application variable’s value affects every test case that uses it.
  • CloudQA doesn’t show a warning when you modify or delete a variable, so check where it is used before you change it.
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