Navigate the API Testing menu

The API Testing menu consists of four sections:

API Testing menu

Module Attribute
Connection
Tools
Message

Module Attribute

Use the Module Attribute section of the API Testing menu to add, buffer, or edit Module Attributes.

You can use Module Attributes to steer message elements in your TestCase. For more information on how to use Module Attributes, check out "Module Attributes overview".

The following options are available in the Module Attribute section:

Option	Description
Add	Add Module Attributes. The dropdown menu offers the following options: Add Module Attributes with Dynamic List Item(s) Add Module Attributes with Static List Item(s) Open the Attribute Assistant to add Module Attributes
Buffer	Add and buffer Module Attributes. The dropdown menu offers the following options: Buffer Module Attributes with Dynamic List Item(s) Buffer Module Attributes with Static List Item(s) Open the Attribute Assistant to add and buffer Module Attributes
Body	Create a Module Attribute from the whole body of a message (check out "Create body Module Attributes").
Validate	Check whether the Module Attributes in your API Modules are valid (check out "Validate Module Attributes").
Update	Update Module Attributes for your API Module if the payload or schema has changed (check out "Update Module Attributes").

Connection

Use the Connection section of the API Testing menu to open the API Connection Manager and to add connections.

You can use the API Connection Manager to manage all your API connections and environments in one place. For information on how to work with the API Connection Manager, check out "Use the API Connection Manager".

The following options are available in the Connection section:

Option	Description
Manage	Open the API Connection Manager.
Create	Create a connection from an API Module to the API Connection Manager (check out "Manage API connections").

Tools

Use the Tools section of the API Testing menu to open Tricentis Tosca API Scan, open selected Modules in API Scan and to convert OSV scenarios into API TestCases.

The following options are available in the Tools section:

Option	Description
API Scan	Start API Scan or open selected Modules in API Scan.
Convert to TestCase	Convert an OSV Scenario into an API TestCase.

Message

Use the Message section of the API Testing menu to search message payloads, add files to your message, generate XTestStepValues, and to format the visible message. Additionally, you can update API Modules if the schema has changed.

The following options are available in the Message section:

Option	Description
Update	Update API Modules (check out "Update API Modules and Module Attributes").
Add Files	Add a file to the payload of your message or as an attachment.
Search in Payload	Search for strings, regular expressions and wildcards in the message payload (check out "Search the payload").
Auto fill Values	Generate XTestStepValues from the default values of the linked Module or from values pasted from your clipboard.
Pretty Print	Format the visible message in the Technical View of the selected Module.
Word Wrap	Break long text and wrap it into the next line in a selected module.