Variables

Definition

Variables are symbolic names to which a value can be assigned.  Variables can be used to:

• Populate HL7 message fields
• Create dynamic file paths
• Create dynamic SQL queries
• Validate tasks

Variable are in the ${variable_name} format

There are 2 variable types:

1. System variables:  They are variables managed automatically by the application
2. User-defined variables:  Variables managed by the user building the test scenarios