soapui is a cross-platform tool. it supports windows, linux, and mac operating systems.
prerequisites
processor − 1ghz or higher 32-bit or 64-bit processor.
ram − 512mb of ram.
hard disk space − minimum 200mb of hard disk space for installation.
operating system version − windows xp or later, mac os 10.4 or later.
java − java 6 or later.
download process
step 1 − go to www.soapui.org and click download soapui.
step 2 − click ‘get it’ to download soapui open source. it will start downloading 112mb .exe file in the system. wait till the download process is complete.
installation process
step 1 − after downloading, run the .exe file as “run as administrator”.
windows will start the set up process as shown in the following screenshot.
step 2 − once set up, the process window displays the following screen, click next.
step 3 − accept the license agreement and click next.
step 4 − choose the installation directory or keep it as the default path selected by the system. click next.
step 5 − choose the components that you want to install. click next.
step 6 − accept the license agreement for hermesjms and click next.
step 7 − select the target directory to save tutorials and click next.
step 8 − choose the start menu folder location or else leave the default location as is and click 'next'.
step 9 − enable the checkbox 'create a desktop icon' and click 'next'.
now, the installation starts. it will take a few minutes to complete.
step 10 − after completion of installation, click finish in the following wizard.
upon clicking on finish, soapui is launched.
- menu bar
- tool bar
- project navigation bar
- workspace properties
- log panel
configuration process
the first step is to create a workspace that can contain multiple projects.
step 1 − go to file → new workspace.
step 2 − add the name of workspace and click ok.
step 3 − now, select the path where workspace xml will be saved.
step 4 − select the path and click save.
workspace is created as shown in the following screenshot. workspace properties is also exhibited.
