Steps to pass an encrypted user value to a javelin flow through the portal

Products

• CA Test Data Manager (Data Finder / Grid Tools)

Issue/Introduction

Portal 4.9.341 and javelin 4.9.161

@encryptjavelin(password)@ and Variable of Password Type

When we use the password variable type with Portal UI, It does mask it the variable in the portal.
The problem is when the variable is passed to Javelin, the password is passed as clear text.
How do we encrypt a variable in TDM Portal so that it does not show in Javelin as clear text?

Environment

TDM Portal 4.9.1X
javelin 4.9.1X

Resolution

This is a two steps process.
The first step is to create a variable the user can provide in cleartext in the generator in TDM Portal.
This will collect the value from the user during the self-service process.
(Please see KB link in additional information on steps to do this)

Next, create a second variable in the generator that uses the @envryptjavelin function to encrypt the clear text variable:


Then use the second variable in your generator to send to Javelin.
Javelin will then use the encrypted value in the flow.

 

Additional Information

How can I collect user input from TDM Portal and pass it to an application to run?