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How to use C# scripting to modify certain array item

Jakub

Using COPY FROM function modifies all array items. If you want to modify only a specific one, you need to use scripting. The approach shown below is to traverse the array and once correct item is identified, modify it. Original response: <s:Envelope…
- 5 months ago
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Scripting: How to work with JSON payload in Binary/HTTP Virtual Service using C# Scripted Rule

Jakub

In current version SV is using Newtonsoft.Json 3rd party library, which you can utilize in your C# scripted rules as well. Here is a basic example. Let's assume following response JSON payload (which is from Claim Processing Fraud REST Demo): { …
- over 1 year ago
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SV Server High Availability Deployment

Jakub

Even though SV does not support high availability deployment out of the box, you might be able to achieve it with some custom configuration. Prerequisites SV Server license (SV is Class 1 product, so this will give you several non-production licenses…
- over 1 year ago
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How to backup and restore data when SV is running in Docker

Jakub

Prerequisite is your SV Server is using volumes for app.config, work and logs folders as desribed in https://admhelp.microfocus.com/sv/en/2023/Help/Content/Installation/Docker-SV-server-Linux.htm Before running any command from below don't forget to…
- over 1 year ago
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Scripting: How to route requests to different services

Jakub

This example shows how to use the Binary/HTTP virtual service together with the C# scripted rule to forward requests to different services based on the SOAPAction HTTP header. using HP.SV.CSharp; using System.Collections.Generic; using System; …
- over 2 years ago
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Useful Tools

Jakub

Following tools helps you get more productive with Service Virtualization. Generic Tools Notepad++ - generic purpose text editor. You often need to work with JSON/XML, for which you can install “JSTool”/“XML Tools” respectively Wireshark - network…
- over 2 years ago
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How to avoid Administrator permissions for creating HTTP agents

Jakub

Creating new HTTP agent requires Administrator permission as this action involves opening firewall and registering HTTP listener in Windows. In some situations however, SV Designer users don't have Administrator permission to create new HTTP agents…
- over 2 years ago
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How to run Backup/Restore or install a patch under another user

Jakub

This method is applicable for SV Server 5.4 or lower. To successfully run Backup and Restore, or to install an SV Server patch, you need to be logged in under the account that originally installed SV, or the account that runs the SV Server as a Windows…
- over 1 year ago
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How to run SV Server under a different user

Karel Moulik

Motivation: During installation, you can select a user under which SV Server will run as a Windows service. By default, it will run under the Local System and most people use this option. There 2 possible drawbacks of running SV Server under the Local…
- over 3 years ago
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How to enable in-memory simulation

Jakub

By default SV Server uses database to get the required data during simulation. It has however an ability to pre-load the data and run the simulation just from the memory (although the database is still needed for everything else). This can typically result…
- over 2 years ago
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Scripting: How to reconstruct request URL in the REST virtual service

Jakub

using HP.SV.CSharp; using System.Text; namespace HP.SV { public class CSharpRule { public static void Execute(HpsvRootObject sv) { sv.Logger.Error("Request URL: [" + GetRequestUrl(sv, 7200) + "]"); } /// /// Get's approximation of request URL…
- over 3 years ago
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How to resolve AutoPass License Server upgrade failures

Jakub

Symptoms When you try to uninstall AutoPass License Server, it fails Diagnosis This issue occurs only in version <10.9 and that too only on windows 2016. Solution STOP the APLS service Delete the Autopass folder…
- over 3 years ago
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Scripting: How to Read/Write Excel

Jakub

Example of how to access Excel from C# scripted rule on SV 4.0 and newer: SV uses open source NPOI library to work with Excel files, so you can utilize it in your script too. using System.IO; using HP.SV.CSharp; using NPOI.SS.UserModel; using…
- over 2 years ago
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Scripting: Concatenating multiple fields from a request to a response

Jakub

This example shows how to concatenate several fields from the request to response using JavaScript and C#. Javascript&colon; // name structure from the REQUEST var name = hpsv.request.memberSearch.name; // member structure from the RESPONSE var member…
- over 3 years ago
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Scripting: How to access a database

Jakub

Below examples shows how you can read data from a database and store it in the response. For simplicity and easy reproduction, I'm using the same database as a Service Virtualization itself. If you would like to use a different database vendor, just add…
- over 1 year ago
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Scripting: How to share data between services

Jakub

Storing value from a request in a Server context In virtual service A: using HP.SV.CSharp; namespace HP.SV { public class CSharpRule { private const string FirstNameKey = "FirstName"; public static void Execute(HpsvRootObject sv) { string…
- over 2 years ago
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Scripting: How to work with a binary payload

Jakub

using System; using System.Text; using HP.SV.CSharp; namespace HP.SV { public class CSharpRule { public static void Execute(HpsvRootObject sv) { byte[] binaryData = Convert.FromBase64String(sv.Request.BinaryContent.Data); string requestStringData…
- over 1 year ago
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Scripting: How to call a HTTP service

Jakub

In case you have some specific requirements, which cannot be satisfied via a Service Call Activity, you can fallback to scripting. More precisely C# scripted rule. Please note that in order to use it on SV Server you either need to disable C# sandbox…
- over 2 years ago
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Scripting: How to do a XML validation

Jakub

Even if Micro Focus Service Virtualization doesn't have built-in support for XML validation, you can still do it thanks to it's scripting capabilities. Let's consider HTTP based service for now. The idea is to split XML validation and regular simulated…
- over 1 year ago
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Why there is a need to invoke 3rd party service during simulation?

Jakub

In majority of the cases virtual services are just services. They are waiting for an incoming request and then send back a response. This is however sometimes not enough and virtual service needs to act as a client as well and send a request during simulation…
- over 3 years ago
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How to set new header default colors in a Data Model Editor

Jakub

Since SV version 5.3, column headers are colored based on a function, which is set on them. This "Colorize Functions" feature was in SV for a long time, but not enabled (and was called Column Highlighting) and was using intense green/red colors like this…
- over 3 years ago
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Stub VS Virtual Service

Jakub

Stubs, Mocks and Virtual Services are all for replacing dependencies, which you don't have or have issues, so you can develop or test without limitations. Here are some generic differences, pros and cons between Stub and Micro Focus Service Virtualization…
- over 3 years ago
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How to download from FTP URL

Jakub

Sometimes we share some data via FTP and provide a download URL similar to below example: ftp://bob:secret@ftp-pro.houston.softwaregrp.com Such URL has username and password in it. From above example the username is "bob" and password is "secret"…
- over 3 years ago
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SVConfigurator Examples

Jakub

LIST Services SVConfigurator.cmd LIST -url https://localhost:6085/api -usr admin -pwd hpsv --trust-everyone Name Mode ID Runtime Issue(s) MemberAccounts Simulating 145059a3-78a4-47df-a467-7a4f8291db64 No Issues Fraud Service StandBy 7d12819e-8374-4d28…
- over 2 years ago
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Service Virtualization Tips

How to use C# scripting to modify certain array item

Scripting: How to work with JSON payload in Binary/HTTP Virtual Service using C# Scripted Rule

SV Server High Availability Deployment

How to backup and restore data when SV is running in Docker

Scripting: How to route requests to different services

Useful Tools

How to avoid Administrator permissions for creating HTTP agents

How to run Backup/Restore or install a patch under another user

How to run SV Server under a different user

How to enable in-memory simulation

Scripting: How to reconstruct request URL in the REST virtual service

How to resolve AutoPass License Server upgrade failures

Scripting: How to Read/Write Excel

Scripting: Concatenating multiple fields from a request to a response

Scripting: How to access a database

Scripting: How to share data between services

Scripting: How to work with a binary payload

Scripting: How to call a HTTP service

Scripting: How to do a XML validation

Why there is a need to invoke 3rd party service during simulation?

How to set new header default colors in a Data Model Editor

Stub VS Virtual Service

How to download from FTP URL

SVConfigurator Examples

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