Azure Load test service throws "File Path not allowed in Test Plan CSVDataSet Config." on file validation

Question

We have Windows (local), Linux (VM tests), and Azure(production) environments for working with our JMeter load test scripts. Since Azure and the others have a different folder structure for the file locations, I've set the "CSVDataSet" paths for each csv file reference as "./${__property(users/)}file.csv"

This works without an issue on every environment, except Azure. On uploading the .jmx file, the error "File Path not allowed in Test Plan CSVDataSet Config." pops up. What exactly about the path isn't allowed?

Answer 1

Hello,

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Azure Load Testing does not allow arbitrary file paths in CSVDataSet configurations. The path you mentioned, "./${__property(users/)}file.csv" is considered dynamic or relative to a user-defined directory, and Azure rejects it.

Try using:

1. All CSVs should be in the same directory as the .jmx test plan
2. Be referenced using only the file name (no path)

You can use like: ${__P(users,10)} but not ${__P(csv_path)}users.csv

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