Course Overview
About Course
APIs form the backbone of contemporary systems, making robust testing essential. This 40‑hour SoapUI Training equips QA engineers, developers, and automation professionals with full-spectrum skills to design, validate, secure, and automate API testing using SoapUI Open Source and Pro/ReadyAPI.
We begin by establishing a strong foundation—examining XML, WSDL, and the SOAP vs REST paradigms. Participants learn to navigate the SoapUI interface, create projects, TestSuites, TestCases, and essential TestSteps enriched with assertions like property, XPath, and SLA conditions. Labs guide them through functional API validation using both SOAP and REST protocols.
To bolster test coverage and realism, the curriculum includes data-driven methodologies via the DataSource/DataSink pattern, enabling bulk test variations from CSV or other sources. Groovy scripting modules empower learners to craft dynamic logic—handling server responses, generating custom payloads, and implementing error handling. Simulation skills are honed via mock services, allowing testing in isolation and debugging of dependent systems.
Performance and security modules provide practical hands-on experience in load testing and identifying vulnerabilities such as SQL injection or XML bomb attacks. This ensures participants grasp not just correctness, but resilience. REST flow modules focus on path/query parameters, methods, and response validation, deepening API fluency.
Integration with CI/CD pipelines allows SoapUI to become part of deployment workflows—using command-line runners, Jenkins, and Maven automation. Reporting best practices and project structure sessions demonstrate generating actionable HTML reports, maintaining composite projects, and implementing version control for team-based development.
An advanced module addresses JMS and JDBC workflows—enabling enterprise scenarios. The capstone project consolidates all modules into a cohesive master test suite: API definitions, mocks, functional/data-load scripts, performance/security scenarios, and pipeline integration—tested, automated, and peer-reviewed.
Supported by experienced instructors, rich artifacts (scripts, templates, recordings), and aligned with ReadyAPI certification, graduates leave empowered to lead API testing efforts—capable of delivering well-tested, secure, and scalable APIs in agile or DevOps environments.
Course Syllabus
Module 1: Introduction to Web Services & SoapUI (4 h)
- Topics: XML basics, SOAP vs REST APIs, WSDL, namespaces
- Description: Lay the groundwork for SOAP and REST API testing. Learn key concepts like WSDL, XML/XSD, and their relevance to SoapUI.
- Features: Live tool overview—installation, workspace navigation, project setup.
Module 2: Building Functional Tests (6 h)
- Topics: TestSuites, TestCases, TestSteps, assertions (SOAP, JSON), status/time SLAs
- Description: Construct and validate test flows using assertions and response checks.
- Features: Hands-on labs with assertions, status/time checks, and REST service tests.
Module 3: Data‑Driven Testing (5 h)
- Topics: DataSource/DataSink, DataSourceLoop, parameterization, property transfers
- Description: Automate tests using different data sets to enhance coverage.
- Features: CSV-driven labs, groovy scripts for dynamic data flows.
Module 4: Groovy Scripting (6 h)
- Topics: Script TestSteps, logging, object manipulation, exception handling, collections
- Description: Extend SoapUI’s capabilities through groovy for custom logic and validation.
- Features: Script creation exercises: loops, custom assertions, data transformations.
Module 5: Mock Services & Virtualization (4 h)
- Topics: Mock endpoints, response simulation, WSDL-based mocking
- Description: Emulate web services for isolated testing.
- Features: Setup mock services; simulate error and offline scenarios.
Module 6: Performance & Load Testing (4 h)
- Topics: Load testing basics, concurrency simulation, reporting
- Description: Assess API performance under stress tests.
- Features: Create load scenarios within SoapUI; analyze performance metrics.
Module 7: Security Testing (4 h)
- Topics: OWASP attacks, SQLi, XML bombs, authentication testing
- Description: Evaluate API resilience against common security threats.
- Features: Labs test vulnerabilities like injection attacks.
Module 8: REST and SOAP Integration (4 h)
- Topics: REST project creation, HTTP methods, authentication, message validation
- Description: Properly configure REST requests and responses.
- Features: Real-world API interactions, path/query/body handling, assertions.
Module 9: CI/CD & Command Line Execution (3 h)
- Topics: Command-line runners, integration with Maven/Jenkins
- Description: Automate test execution in pipelines.
- Features: Script and integrate SoapUI tests into CI workflows.
Module 10: Reporting & Best Practices (3 h)
- Topics: Reporting, project structure, logging standards, version control
- Description: Enhance team collaboration through structured project management.
- Features: Generate HTML reports, organize composite projects, use VCS.
Module 11: Advanced Use Cases & Review (4 h)
- Topics: JMS/JDBC testing, advanced property transfers, complex scenarios
- Description: Deep dive into enterprise-level API scenarios.
- Features: Labs on JDBC calls, message queuing, and integrated workflows.
Capstone Project (3 h)
- Description: Teams design and execute a comprehensive master project—defining services, mocks, test flows, performance/security checks, and CI integration.
- Features: End-to-end project, peer-reviewed, production‑style delivery.
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Key Features
- Live instructor-led sessions (onsite/virtual)
- ~60% practical labs: functional, data-driven, scripting, mocking, performance, security
- Real-world tool exercises: using SoapUI Open Source & Pro/ReadyAPI
- Groovy scripting support: dynamic assertions and custom logic
- Reporting & CI/CD integration with Jenkins/Maven
- Capstone project teaches full-featured API testing lifecycle
- Self-study assets: recordings, scripts, templates, test data
- Certification alignment: ReadyAPI/SoapUI certification prep
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Training Timetable
| Batches Online/Offline | Batch Start Date | Session Days | Time Slot (IST) | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 7:00 AM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 11:00 AM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 5:00 PM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Week Days (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Mon-Fri | 7:00 PM (Class 1-1.30 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 7:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 10:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
| Weekends (Virtual Online) | Aug 28, 2025 Sept 4th, 2025 Sept 11th, 2025 | Sat-Sun | 11:00 AM (Class 3 Hrs) | View Fees |
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