Creating Procedure Resources

Procedure resources are TestComposer scripts that were exported to the application's resource database for re-use in the same script or across multiple scripts.

A procedure resource from the resources database can be inserted into a TestComposer script using an Import Procedure operation, or it can be invoked from a test script using a RunProcedure step.

Alternatively, if the procedure resource was exported from the resources database to an external file, the procedure can also be inserted into a TestComposer script using the Import Procedure > Import Procedure from disk command.

To create a procedure resource:

  1. While in Edit mode, create a step sequence as you would normally create any script, adding any number of steps. The step sequence can contain calls to inline procedure blocks.
  2. Click the Export Procedure button.
  3. From the window that appears (Figure:Procedure Selection Window), select the entity—the upper level procedure of the current tab or any of the procedures defined inline within the tab—that you wish to save as a procedure resource.
  4. Figure:Procedure Selection Window

    Multiple procedures can be saved at once using the common Windows Shift + Click selection paradigm. Click Ok.

    Since the Export Procedure command works on the script from the currently active tab, make sure to select the appropriate tab whose contained procedure you wish to save.

  5. In the Resource Manager window that appears, navigate to a folder under the Procedures category and click the Save button.


    Procedure resources can also be created using the Save As command, which saves the entire content of a TestComposer tab. To save en entire tab as a procedure resource, right-click the tab header , then choose the Save as command from the popup menu that appears.

When saving a script as a procedure resource, it is saved in a folder under the Resources folder comprising all procedure resources. If you want to save a procedure to a different location, either on the same machine or on another network machine, use the Export command from the Manage Resources window instead, as described in Manage Resources.

See Also

What Is an IxLoad TestComposer Resource?

Creating Response Templates

Creating CSV Template Resources