How to get a JSON response for XML request using SoapUI

This is a small tip on how to  get a JSON response from XML request while you are working with soapUI.

1. Download and start the latest version of Application server. (at the moment its 5.2.1) . In order to get the JSON response you need to change the following configurations.

2.Add following parameter to 'axis2_client.xml' in AppServer_HOME}/repository/conf/axis2/' directory. because the default is set to false.

'<parameter name="httpContentNegotiation">true</parameter>'

3. Now restart the server.

4. Deploy the Jaxrs_Basic service to simulate this.

5.Open SoapUI and create a new project for Jaxrs_Basic service.

6. Now the new REST project is created and you need to set the  media type to "application /xml"

7. Add header name value pairs  Name :" Accept" Value :"application/json"

 

you can see the converted response to JSON.

8.Same as you can convert the JSON request to XML