The following script is an example of a testgrinder data load script. Take a moment to read through it to see for yourself how easy it is to understand its purpose. This script is designed to create a new location, assign it to the PRIMARY system, and create an asset within the location. The script is made up of two main components: the scenario with steps and the table of examples. When the script is run, the scenario will be executed once for each data row in the examples table. Any placeholders (enclosed in angular brackets < >) in the scenario will be replaced with actual data from the table during execution.

If you need to repeat the same steps on different data later on, you can simply replace the examples table with new data and execute the script again.

Script: Load Locations with Assets
 
Scenario Outline: Create Asset <Asset> for Location <Location>
 
Given 
I login to Maximo as User
 
And 
I go to the Assets / Locations application
 
And 
I click the 'New Location' toolbar button
 
And 
I enter '<Location>' in the Location field
 
And 
I enter '<Description>' in the description field of the Location field
 
And 
I enter 'OPERATING' in the Type field
 
And 
I enter '<GL Account>' in the 'GL Account' field
 
And 
I successfully save the record
 
Then 
I select action 'Associate Systems with Location'
 
And 
I click the 'New Row' button in the 'System' table
 
And 
I enter 'PRIMARY' in the System field
 
And 
I enter '<Parent>' in the Parent field
 
And 
I click the OK button
 
Then 
I go to the Assets / Assets application
 
And 
I click the 'New Asset' toolbar button
 
And 
I enter '<Asset>' in the Asset field
 
And 
I activate the detail menu for the Location field
 
And 
I click menu item 'Select value'
 
And 
I enter '=<Location>' in the Location filter in the unlabelled table
 
And 
I initiate search in the unlabelled table
 
And 
I see 1 row in the unlabelled table
 
And 
I choose the first row in the unlabelled table
 
And 
I see the value '<Location>' in the Location field
 
And 
I enter '<Serial>' in the 'Serial #' field
 
And 
I successfully save the record
 
And 
I logout
 
Examples: 
 
| Location | Asset  | Parent | Description      | GL Account   | Serial      |
 
| FT26042  | A26042 | BOILER | Service Water    | 099.9999.888 | 123534234   |
 
| FE26052  | A26052 | BOILER | Potable Water    | 099.9999.888 | 134235-543  |
 
| FV26402  | A26402 | BOILER | UPW flow control | 099.9999.888 | 56234234-65 |
 
| FT27032  | A27032 | BOILER | Chilled Water    | 099.9999.888 |             |
 
| PT28032  | A28032 | BOILER | Condensate       | 099.9999.888 | Z0342121312 |
 
| LG28102  | A28102 | BOILER | Ammonia          | 099.9999.888 | LG45542344  |

When the above script is executed in testgrinder, it generates a run report as shown below. Each row in the examples table produces a separate iteration of the scenario, which can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding row in the report. Although each iteration took approximately 85 seconds to complete, the total runtime was under two minutes as they were executed simultaneously.

View the run report