Value types in Katalon Studio

While designing automation tests in Katalon Studio, you might need to configure data for certain test steps, such as:

• Pass input parameters to a test step.
• Get the output value from a test step.

You can select from a wide range of value types supported by Katalon Studio as below:

Value Type	Description
Constant	The data is a value that will not change over time.
Variable	The data is a value that might be changed during execution. This type of data can only be referred to within the scope of the test case where it is defined.
Global Variable	The data is a value that might be changed during execution. This type of data can be referred to anywhere in the project.
Test Data Value	The data is a value coming from a test data file.
Binary	The data is a binary expression.
Boolean	The data is a Boolean value that can be evaluated from a Boolean expression.
Test Case	The data is a test case.
Test Data	The data is a test data file.
Test Object	The data is a test object.
Method Call	The data is a method call.
Property	The data is a public property value of an object.
List	The data is a list of values.
Dictionary	The data is a collection of keys and values.
Number	This is a numeric value of which data type can be short, long, integer, double, float, byte.

This list describes how to provide data for each data type:

Value Type	How to provide value for the property?
String Integer	Enter value directly into the Value cell.
Variable Global Variable	Select preferred option from the Value drop-down list.
Boolean	Select preferred option from the Value drop-down list.
List	Click on the Value cell. The List Property Builder displays. Add new properties to the list, then click OK to save. The defined values are added in the Value cell:
Dictionary	Click on the Value cell. The Dictionary Property Builder displays. Add new properties to the list, then click OK to save. The defined values are added in the Value cell:
Number	Enter value directly into the Value cell.