FitNesse - Verify all dropdown values without populating the field

RE: FitNesse - Verify all dropdown values without populating the field

JohnBourdeaux — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:44:04 GMT

That is fair. I wasn't thinking of it from the angle of how much do I really need to test, just that it all needed to be tested. Thank you!

RE: FitNesse - Verify all dropdown values without populating the field

juergeng393 — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:38:46 GMT

Thanks for the more detailed explanation. But I think in this case, you just have to test if for2 values if they are added correctly.
You might compare this approach to the formula calculating the interest. If it is working for 2% and for 4% - there is no need to test it for all other possible rates. It will work.

I think the same will happen in your case. (Except you are going to add 1 million values) :-)

RE: FitNesse - Verify all dropdown values without populating the field

JohnBourdeaux — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:31:49 GMT

Let me clarify a little more on the functionality I am testing:

The particular drop down fields I am testing are populated with data entered in a different section.

During these tests I am adding values to the dropdown field, then navigating to that page to verify that all values have been added to the drop down grid.

In some cases I need to add large batches of values to the dropdown fields, then verify that all of them have been added.

My goal was to figure out if there was a way to do this without populating the field and verifying over and over.

RE: FitNesse - Verify all dropdown values without populating the field

juergeng393 — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:22:28 GMT

It looks like you are not testing functionality instead verifying data quality / completeness.
In this case it is better to request from the developer a list of the 'Choice Labels' and 'Choice Values' in this particular UI / drop down field.
You can easily run the content with a Diff Checker against your expected values.