In this section:

Introduction

The ICE 4.8 custom message extension enables SOAtest and Virtualize to support the ICE 4.8 message format. ICE 4.8 is one of the formats used in the FIX (Financial Information eXchange) protocol. Installing the extension adds the ICE 4.8 Client for SOAtest and the ICE 4.8 Message Responder for Virtualize, as well as enables other messaging tools to leverage the ICE 4.8 format.

Requirements

The FIX Message Listener must be installed in order to use the ICE 4.8 Message Responder.
The FIX Transport must be installed in order to use the ICE 4.8 Client.

Installation

The tool can be installed from the UI or command line.

UI Installation

Go to Parasoft > Preferences and click System Properties
Click Add JARs and choose the com.parasoft.soavirt.messages.fix.ice-<VERSION>-<DATE>-ice48.jar file.
Repeat this process to install any FIX formats you are using.
Click Apply.
Restart SOAtest/Virtualize.

Command Line Installation

Add the com.parasoft.soavirt.messages.fix.ice-10.5.1-<VERSION>-<DATE>-ice48.jar file to the system.properties.classpath property in your settings properties file. For example:

system.properties.classpath=<PATH_TO_JAR>/com.parasoft.soavirt.messages.fix.ice-<VERSION>-<DATE>-ice48.jar

Once the classpath is modified, all of the required dependencies will be loaded.

Adding the ICE 4.8 Clients

You can add standalone ICE 4.8 Clients to your suite using the Add Test wizard or chain ICE 4.8 tools as an output of another tool using the Add Output wizard.See Adding Projects, .tst files, and Test Suites for details.

Adding ICE 4.8 Message Responders

You can add ICE 4.8 Message Responders to your suite using the Add Responder wizard.

Configuration and Usage

Refer to the Parasoft FIX Extensions documentation for details about configuring and using the ICE 4.8 format in your tools.