Description

The CaseActionGen Generator emulates multiple if-then-else cases. Like a case statement in a programming language, it returns the first case that evaluates to true. 

Usage Example: Check the status of a value and generate test data based on that status.

If status == pending

       then return "send reminder"

if status == processing

        then return "start processing"

if status = rejected

        then return "send a rejection email"

else default value

In This Article

• Video Training
• Generator Parameters
• Example - Generate User's Mode of Transportation based on Random Case
  • Generation Sequence From Left To Right
  • Step 1 - Assign the Required Generators to Attribute
  • Step 2 - Enter 'walk' for Default Value
  • Step 3 - Enter Corresponding Actions for each Case
  • Sample Output

Video Training

The following video can be used to see a quick tutorial on how to use the CaseActionGen Generator:

Generator Parameters

The following parameters may be configured for the CaseActionGen Generator. Items with an asterisk* are required.   

• default* - Defines the value selected if no cases are met.
  
• caseList - Defines a list of cases whose value should be Boolean.
  
• actionList - Defines a list of actions with each action matching one case.
  
  
  

Example - Generate User's Mode of Transportation based on Random Case

Determine the mode of a user's transportation based on the random case the falls into:

1. if case 1 is true, then take a Car
2. if case 2 is true, then take a Train
3. if case 3 is true, then take a Plane
4. else Walk  

Generation Sequence From Left To Right

1. Randomly generate a true or false value.
2. Randomly generate a true or false value.
3. Randomly generate a true or false value.
4. Choose a final result based on the precedence of which case is true or choose the default case if none are true.

Note: This example shows the configuration with linked generators; however, users can also reference Attributes.

Step 1 - Assign the Required Generators to Attribute

1. BooleanValueGen - car
2. BooleanValueGen - plane
3. BooleanValueGen - train
4. CaseActionGen - generates output based on values generated by other linked generators

Step 2 - Enter 'walk' for Default Value

When all generated boolean values are 'false', the generated value will be 'walk'.

Step 3 - Enter Corresponding Actions for each Case

The generated value is based on the first generated boolean, 'true'. For example: 

• value1 = false
• value 2 = true
• value 3 = true
  
  

The generated value will be based on value 2, and value 3 is ignored.

Sample Output