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Open the Grouping Criteria dialog (e.g., by clicking Add or Duplicate, or by double-clicking) an existing grouping criteria entry.
If desired, customize the name of the responder/test client and/or data set that will be generated.
In the Grouping Criteria tab, modify the grouping criteria as desired. Each grouping criteria entry can specify grouping by any combination of the following: HTTP Methods, URL Paths, URL Parameters, and/or Request Body.
Grouping Strategy Description HTTP Methods Grouping Configuration Virtualize: Specifies HTTP methods that will determine whether or not the message is processed.
SOAtest: Groups messages by HTTP methods. Customization of HTTP methods grouping criteria is automatically disabled to prevent the creation of groups with mixed methods (e.g., both POST and GET).
URL Paths Grouping Configuration Virtualize: Specifies URL paths that will determine whether or not the message is processed.
SOAtest: Groups messages by URL paths.
URL Parameters Grouping Configuration Virtualize: Specifies URL parameters that will determine whether or not the message is processed. You can configure the correlation to match all messages that include specific parameters (no matter what value they are set to), or only match messages where specific parameters are set to specific values. You can also indicate whether a correlation should be applied if the request has the exact URL parameters present—no more and no less.
SOAtest: Groups messages by URL parameters that will determine whether or not the message is processed. You can configure the criteria to include all messages that include specific parameters (no matter what value they are set to), or only include messages where specific parameters are set to specific values. You can also indicate whether a message should be included if the request has the exact URL parameters present—no more and no less.
Request Body Grouping Configuration Virtualize: Specifies XPaths within the message that will determine whether or not the message is processed.
SOAtest: Groups messages using XPaths.
To see the details of the detected messages, open the Message Details tab and select the related message block.
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HTTP methods grouping criteria apply to assets that will be accessed over HTTP/HTTPS.Customization of HTTP methods grouping criteria is automatically disabled to prevent the creation of groups with mixed methods (e.g., both POST and GET).
To configure the HTTP methods correlation:
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For an asset deployed under the path http://myserver:9080/MyAsset/MyPath, the following URL Parameters are specified in a responder:
| Parameter Name | Value |
|---|---|
| param1 | value1 |
| param2 | value2 |
SOAtest Example
For an endpoint of http://myserver:9080/MyAsset/MyPath, the following URL Parameters are specified in the grouping criteria:
| Parameter Name | Value |
|---|---|
| param1 | value1 |
| param2 | value2 |
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