PODAM FAQs
Ok, so you have set a property firstName with the annotation @PodamStringValue(strValue = "Michael"). This means that PODAM will fill every instance of the annotated POJO attribute with the value "Michael". Unfortunately, there is no easy way around this: when you use a PODAM custom annotation, the values driven by the annotation are assigned to every instance of the annotated POJO. There is an acceptable solution though: you can have PODAM to fill the POJO for you and then manually change the attributes for which a particular run needs particular values. This is obviously possible if the POJO allows for changes in state. For immutable-like POJOs there is no easy way to get around this issue and ultimately you might want to manufacture an immutable-like POJO by hand.
...In Client.java @PodamStringValue(strValue = "Michael") private String firstName; [etc.] ...In your client Client client = PodamFactory.manufacturePojo(Client.class); //firstName is now set with the value "Michael" but you can change it //with the value of your choice (provided the POJO is not immutable) pojo.setFirstName("MyOtherValue");