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Hello World: Learn how to test Web services with Rational Tester for SOA Quality and Rational Performance Tester Extension for SOA Quality

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Level: Introductory

Brian Bryson , Technology Evangelist, IBM 

15 May 2007

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Get a high-level overview of both IBM® Rational® Tester for SOA Quality and IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Extension for SOA Quality. By following the step-by-step instructions, you get hands-on experience in creating a service-oriented architecture (SOA) Web service test, enhancing the test through the built-in data-driven techniques, and executing the test. This tutorial begins with the functional testing capabilities of Rational Tester for SOA Quality and concludes with an example of performance testing using the Rational Performance Tester Extension for SOA Quality.

Objectives

After completing this tutorial, you will have gained the knowledge necessary to perform both functional and performance testing of SOA Web services without GUIs.

Prerequisites

This tutorial is for testers new to testing SOA Web services. No prerequisite knowledge of SOA applications, Web services, or the tools is assumed or required.

To complete the exercises in this tutorial, install IBM Rational Tester for SOA Quality. If you want to run the performance testing example, you also need to install the Rational Performance Tester Extension for SOA Quality.


System requirements

The exercises in this tutorial are use a live Web service. Therefore, you need Internet access to complete all of the exercises.

To view the demos included in this tutorial, JavaScript™ must be enabled in your browser and Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher must be installed. You can download the latest Flash Player on the Macromedia site.


To view the demos included in this tutorial, JavaScript must be enabled in your browser and Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher must be installed. You can download the latest Flash Player at http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/.


Duration

1 hour or less


Formats

html, pdf


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