UIApp Revisited
Back to the UIApp hidden field. Apparently, the real issue is that it needs to be grabbed in real time. A user fills out a form and submits it to create a new application. After submission, UIApp is created by the server, supplied with a value and is sent client-side with the next web page. That page is created client-side referencing UIApp.
So far during web testing, I have to supply a static value into the test for the first appearance of UIApp and the subsequent pages access and alter UIApp without a problem. However, the content is basically static. The test is retreading over a previously created application.
The tests seem to rely on data pulled from the previous web page, but my developers tell me that I need UIApp (and perhaps other information) real time.
So, being a tester and not a strong programmer, I have gathered that the web test will POST the page, then add recorded/supplied data to form fields and lastly extract hidden values for use on the next page. My limited programming skills have not led me to how to tweak the test to submit the form, POST the next web page, grab the newly creately UIApp value immediately, then add data to the form fields including UIApp. This is the only way that the web tests will be dynamic, create/edit applications and fully test our app and db.
I appreciate any guidance (or examples) a developer can supply.
