Parameterisation

Parameterisation

Parameters are referenced by the parameter name in curly braces ( { and } ) e.g. the parameters created by the 0rand Step can be accessed as {c0RandNum} and {iRandNum}.

The following Step Type can create Parameter values:
- Data
- 0rand
- SaveParam
- FormattedDateTimeString
- MathParam
- PromptParam

Parameterisation is available in all columns of a Step Sequence or Data Set except the ID (first) column.

Parameters can be concatenated to strings and other parameters or even concatenated inside another parameter name.

Example usage:

Given the following datasheet that is stored at \TestingServer\TestingShare\DataSheets\BP23Data.tsv

iID	DataCol001	DataCol002	AnotherDataCol
BP23Case001	something	Jackson	2010-08-08
BP23Case002	Data	ThatFeild	BP23Case005
BP23Case003	Framework	Franklin	Lincon
BP23Case004	震嶽	張	Stepping
BP23Case005	Col002	Elephant	Tiger

iID	iSeq	cStepType	cField	cValue	cTiming	cExpect	cOnError
Text001	1	Data	BP23Case002	BP23Data	\TestingServer\TestingShare\DataSheets
Text001	2	SaveParam	MyExample	{DataCol001}
Text001	3	SaveParam	MyExample2	{AnotherDataCol}
Text001	4	SaveParam	MyExample3	{DataCol002}
Text001	5	0rand	1	5
Text001	6	Data	BP23Case00{c0RandNum}	BP23Data	\TestingServer\TestingShare\DataSheets
Text001	7	Data	{MyExample2}	BP23Data	\TestingServer\TestingShare\DataSheets
Text001	8	Text	{MyExample2}	{{MyExample}{DataCol001}}

In this example Step Sequence, Step 6 Loads a row of data determined by a random number generated in step 5, Likewise the text field identified as "ThatFeild" in the application had the value "Elephant" entered into it.