public static void activateParams( VariableSpace childVariableSpace, NamedParams childNamedParams, VariableSpace parent, String[] listParameters,
                                     String[] mappingVariables, String[] inputFields ) {
    activateParams(  childVariableSpace,  childNamedParams,  parent, listParameters, mappingVariables,  inputFields, true );
  }
@Test
  public void activateParamsTestWithNoParameterChild() throws Exception {
    String newParam = "newParamParent";
    String parentValue = "parentValue";

    TransMeta parentMeta = new TransMeta();
    TransMeta childVariableSpace = new TransMeta();

    String[] parameters = childVariableSpace.listParameters();

    StepWithMappingMeta.activateParams( childVariableSpace, childVariableSpace, parentMeta,
      parameters, new String[] { newParam }, new String[] { parentValue }, true );

    Assert.assertEquals( parentValue, childVariableSpace.getParameterValue( newParam ) );
  }