Reg: Test Configuration with Default variant

Question

Hi Guru's
  I am new here.. Guide me to achieve this.
  I do created the Test script ,Test data and also the Test Configuration
  Whats my problem is  I do run the TC with external variant (File that i have mapped) .
   its works fine but Default variant is not triggering all other variant are triggering.
   What to do to run all the external variant including default variant . Guide me with steps.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Anandh

Answer 1

Hi Anandh,
ECATTDEFAULT is a special variant which is not intended to be uploaded from external files.
If you use the download option to prepare your external variant file as a sample, you will see that ECATTDEFAULT is deactivated by using * in front. It's only downloaded to the sample file for giving the scripts import parameter defaults as a reference.
If you like use these default values for individual fields of other variants simply leave those fields blank in the other variants.
To have your test executed with the whole record of ECATTDEFAULT simply copy the *ECATTDEFAULT line in your external data file and give it an other similar name, e.g. ECATTDEFAULT1.
Kind regards
Jens