How to have a SoapUI test successfull if SOAFault has a particular message?

Question

I have a SoapUI test that performs a WSDL call.

This WSDL call is considered a success if either

• response is a valid SOAPResponse
• response is a SOAPFault with a specific faultstring

How can I write a SoapUI test that will be successfull in both cases (and obviously only those cases) ?

EDIT my test case already has 3 assertions defined :

• SOAP Response
• Schema compliance
• Not SOAP FAULT

I would like to have something like

• SOAP Response
  • Schema compliance
  • Not SOAP FAULT
• SOAP Fault
  • XPath Match

Answer 1

SoapUI will not be able to do what you want out of the box. All assertions you specify have (equivalent of) boolean AND: they all have to pass, to pass the step.

I can see two options to solve your dilemma.

1. Restructure your test case(s), so that you can check the fault separate from the non-fault.
2. You will have to use a Groovy script assertion, do handle your logic.

Possibly something like:

def status = messageExchange.responseHeaders["#status#"][0]
if(status.contains("500")) {
    log.info "Fault"
    def faultStr = context.expand( '${#Response#//*:faultstring}' )
    assert faultStr.contains("something special")
} else {
    log.info "Non Fault"
}

Your other two assertions, SOAP response and Schema compliance, should apply regardless of fault or not.