SOAP UI: Using a value from XML for a service request - web-services

Question

Can some explain the best way on SOAP UI Free to achieve the below scenario
Load the response value from one Test Case Web service as a request value on second Test Case Web service.
in Test case 1 Script Assertion
import com.eviware.soapui.support.XmlHolder
def respXmlHolder = new XmlHolder(messageExchange.getResponseContentAsXml())
respXmlHolder.declareNamespace("ns1","http://www.moj.com/api/services/checkout")
def finsess = respXmlHolder.getNodeValue("//ns1:sessresp/ns1:sessionId")
log.info finsess
Log Info shows below 70c8a6f80b6ff0c72502
Now how to automatically load this above sessionid onto Test Case 2 Web Service as shown below.
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:typ="http://www.moj.com/api/services/final">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<typ:FinSessionRequest>
<typ:correlationId>1234</typ:correlationId>
<typ:sessionId>70c8a6f80b6ff0c72502</typ:sessionId>
<typ:username>abcd</typ:username>
<typ:password>1234</typ:password>
</typ:FinSessionRequest>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Answer 1

You can use Property transfer test step for this task, without Groovy scripting. See more at SoapUI docs. You just pick the source XML element with XPath and similarly the target element. SoapUI will do the replacement when you execute the test step (or the test case). I recommend to use this way as it is transparent.
If you really need to transfer the value with Groovy scripting, you can set a test suite property value in your assertion script:
def testSuite = context.getTestCase().getTestSuite()
testSuite.setPropertyValue("MyId", finsess)
And then place the MyId into your request message:
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:typ="http://www.moj.com/api/services/final">
<soapenv:Header/>
<soapenv:Body>
<typ:FinSessionRequest>
<typ:correlationId>1234</typ:correlationId>
<typ:sessionId>${#TestSuite#MyId}</typ:sessionId>
<typ:username>abcd</typ:username>
<typ:password>1234</typ:password>
</typ:FinSessionRequest>
</soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>
This works as long as the two test cases belong to the same test suite.
Karel