Implementing Scenario Outlines
In the previous recipe, we learnt how we can send test data in Steps itself, which can be used by the application for processing. Until now, the data was associated with one particular Step (implemented by Data Tables); but what if I want to send data which is related to the whole Scenario, and what if I want to repeat all the Steps of a Scenario again and again for different sets of data? This is a classic case of data-driven testing. This will be implemented by using a Scenario Outline.
Getting ready
Let's create a Scenario for a login functionality where we want to test all the possible Scenarios where the login will fail. Based on what we have learned so far, this is how our Scenario will look:
Scenario: login ...
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