Selecting a reference in a response
When a response contains
multiple matches for the regular expression that defines a reference,
you can select which match is used subsequently as the data source.
You can specify a particular occurrence, or you can specify a random
occurrence.
About this task
An application under test might return responses that contain multiple matches for a regular expression that defines a reference. For example, a response might contain multiple links to rows of data, where each row represents a different user. You can control which occurrence of the regular expression is used as the data source in subsequent data correlation.
If you edit the Regular Expression that is associated with a reference, and then click Verify or OK, and the new regular expression still connects to the highlighted string in the preview window, then the Specific occurrence number is updated automatically, overwriting any changes.