Step Settings Tab

Step Settings Tab

The Step Settings tab of the Property Loader step contains the following options:

Sources —Specifies the list of property loader sources on which the step operates. Use the buttons to the right of the control to add, remove, and reorder the sources. The various options that can be configured using sources are as follows:

  • Source Name—Specifies the name of the property loader source. Use the checkbox to enable/disable the currently selected source.
  • Source Type—Specifies the types of the property loader source from which values are imported to TestStand properties.
  • Source Location—Specifies location of the property loader source from which data will be imported to TestStand properties. If property loader source is file, this specifies the file path and if property loader source is database, this specifies the connection string.
  • View—View the contents of the currently selected property loader source.
  • Add—Adds a new source.
  • Remove—Removes the currently selected source.
  • Move Up—Moves the currently selected source up by one level.
  • Move Down—Moves the currently selected source down by one level.

Import All Properties from Source —When you enable this option, TestStand ignores the selected property list and imports all properties from the property loader source.

Apply Imported Values to Related Executions —When you enable this option, related executions share the imported values. Related executions include the original execution that the application and all subsequent executions TestStand invokes using a SequenceCall step initiates. For example, when you use the Batch process model, related executions include the following: the controlling execution, all test socket executions, and any additional executions these executions invoke.

Import Values To —Specifies the target sequence to which values will be imported.

Note Select <Current Sequence> to import values to the current sequence and <All Sequences> imports values to all the sequences in the target sequence file.

When Property Not Present in Source —Specifies the action performed when a property is not found in the source.

When Property Not Present in Destination —Specifies the action performed when a property is not found in the target sequence.

Note ‘Create Property’ requires property loader source to have the type information.

Comments —Specifies the comment associated with the currently selected Property Loader source.

Import Preview —Launch the Import Preview dialog which displays the preview of the changes for the target sequence file when performing import from the current selected source.

Import Preview from All Source —Launch the Import Preview dialog which displays the preview of the changes for the target sequence file when performing import from all the enabled sources.

Note All the sources which are enabled should be importing values to the same target sequence file.

Log Data —Use the dropbox to select the kind of result logging that needs to be done while generating report for the property loader step type. The various options that are present are as follows:

  • All Information - Choose this option to log property loader source information, sequence file path and list of updated properties with its old and new value.
  • Summary - Choose this option to log property loader source information and sequence file path.
  • None - Choose this option to don’t log anything in the generated report.