How to Create Assertions

To create assertions:

You perform assertions to verify variable data or process flow. Assertions enable you to validate test data in an entire XML document, a part section of a message, a nonleaf element, or a leaf element as a process is executed. This is done by extracting a value and comparing it to an expected value.

Access the Wire Actions dialog by following the steps in How to Emulate Outbound Messages.
Click the Asserts tab.

Figure 51-16 shows this dialog:

Figure 51-16 Wire Actions Dialog with Asserts Tab Selected

Description of "Figure 51-16 Wire Actions Dialog with Asserts Tab Selected"
Click the Add icon.

The Create Assert dialog appears.

Select the type of assertion to perform at the top of the dialog, as shown in Table 51-10. If the operation supports only input messages, the Assert Input button is enabled. If the operation supports both input and output messages, the Assert Input and Assert Output buttons are both enabled.

Table 51-10 Assertion Types

Type	Description
Assert Input	Select to create an assertion in the inbound direction.
Assert Output	Select to create an assertion in the outbound direction.
Assert Callback	Select to create an assertion on a callback.
Assert Fault	Select to assert a fault into the application flow.

See the section shown in Table 51-11 based on the type of assertion you want to perform.

Table 51-11 Assertion Types

For an Assertion on...	See...
A part section of a document A nonleaf element An entire XML document	Creating Assertions on a Part Section, Nonleaf Element, or Entire XML Document
A leaf element	Creating Assertions on a Leaf Element