Viewing a test in the Protocol Data view

The Protocol Data view displays test content as standard HTML data.

The organization of HTTP data in the test editor is optimized for editing. The Protocol Data view supplements the test editor. It presents test data (read-only) in the familiar HTML arrangement that you see in an HTML or text editor or with your browser's View Source option. In addition, it provides a browser view of the data. (The browser view is identical to what your browser presents except that it doesn't resolve graphics.) As shown in the following figure, the tab that opens the Protocol Data view appears by default under the test editor area.

To view test content in the Protocol Data view:

  1. Open the test.
  2. Underneath the test editor work area, click Protocol Data to activate the view. As shown in the figure, the tab color changes to blue and the view's 4 tabs appear.

    If you cannot locate the Protocol Data tab, you can open this view by selecting Window > Show View -> Protocol Data.

  3. In the test editor, click the line corresponding to the page, request, or response that you want to view.
  4. In the Protocol Data view, click the tab corresponding to the type of data or view of interest. The selected data is presented. Right-click the Protocol Data tab to expand the viewing area or see viewing options.

Parent topic: Editing tests

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