Payload Validations

Output payloads after processing by integration platform are validated against previously stored references.

The basic test execution in Int4 Suite will compare the messages (reference and current execution) and report any differences as errors, causing the test to fail. While this may be acceptable for some migration scenarios, not all message differences are errors; some discrepancies are even expected.

This configuration enables adding rules with exceptions that will allow for differences like document numbers, current time and date and others.

Parameter name	Description	Example
Description	Free text for the exception rule	Field1
Expression Type	Expression type. Available options: unspecified XPath Flat expression This field is optional for all interfaces where there is a single type of output. However, for interfaces that output might be both XML and flat file, it is mandatory to specify the expression type, then it would be only apply to specific file format (XML/JSON or flat file)	XPath
Expression	Path pointing to the field/node where the exception should be applied. Available syntaxes: XPath, JSONPath, Int4 Flat File Syntax or REGEX JSONPath and XPath are well-known and popular standards for structured data manipulation. You can find a lot of references and educational material on-line. Worth noting are the testing tools that allow You to experiment with XPath or JSONPath definitions. See here: https://jsonpath.com/ http://xpather.com/ Please note that Int4 does not maintain these tools and can’t guarantee for their accuracy.	//ORDER/DATE/text() (XPATH expression) or START_TAG(BGM+220+)&&END_TAG(+)&& (Flat file expression) or $.order.date (JSONPath expression) or REGEX(BGM\+220\+(.)\+) (REGEX expression)*
Rule	Says how the difference should be marked Warning Marks the compared fields with yellow color as a "warning". Warning when different based on variable replacement In case compared values are different Int4 Suite compares them with specified variable. If reference/current value pair from comparison matches variable values result is marked as "warning". Variable name used for checking the values has to be specified in the Processing Parameter column. Warning when different based on value mapping object In case compared values are different Int4 Suite compares them with specified values in the Mapping Object. If reference/current value pair from comparison matches mapping values result is marked as "warning". Mapping Object name used for checking the values has to be specified in the Processing Parameter column. Ignore Even if it is different in the content, it is not highlighted. Change Request The difference will be highlighted green in the test report. Change Request rule are active only when Test Case is run within Test Run type: Change Request Test
Parameter	Additional parameter for rules