Property Transfer from a testcase response to a request in different testcase - json

Question

Testing a rest service in SoapUI, I need to do a property transfer from a testcase response to a request in different test case.
JsonResponse in the first testcase is as follows:
{[{
"items":[{
"id": "1234",
"state": "XYZ",
"type" : "ABCD"
},
{
"id": "12345",
"state": "XYZV",
"type" : "ABCDF"
}
]}
The id(just one) from the response has to be directed to the Json request of the second testcase via property transfer
{
workItemsId: ["1234"],
field: "ABCD"
}
I have tried using items[0].id, but that transfers only the value. I need it as an array in the response. Any help would be deeply appreciated. I am so new to SOAP-UI.

Answer 1

IMO the easy way to do so is using the property expansion. For you case you can use the follow notation approach ${Test step name#Response#JSONPath}.
Supposing you have a first testStep named REST Test Request with the follow response:
{
"items":[
{"id": "1234","state": "XYZ","type" : "ABCD"},
{"id": "12345","state": "XYZV","type" : "ABCDF"}
]
}
And you want to use the first id from items array in a second testStep request and setting it inside array you can use the follow notation:
{
workItemsId: [${REST Test Request#Response#$items[0].id}],
field: "ABCD"
}
UPDATE
If as you comment you want to use the JSONPath expression in a property transfer, add a Property transfer testStep, select as source your request, as property response, as path language JSONPath then put the expression $items[0].id and finally select the property where you want to put the result. Finally your property transfer will looks like:
Hope it helps,

Answer 2

Are you using two test cases for this or just two test steps?
Anyways, rather than transferring the property directly to next request, you can set it as a property on test case and then use that property in next request with property expansion.
So,
create a property "id" on test case.
In property transfer step set the value of this property using items[0].id
In next request use property expansion to populate the value, so json will look like:
{
workItemsId:["${#TestCase#id}"],
field: "ABCD"
}
Here are more details about property expansion : https://www.soapui.org/scripting---properties/property-expansion.html