Support once-only execution of Specflow steps in the Background, similar to Nunit OneTimeSetup.
To achieve this, and be super clear about this atypical behaviour, the following approach is taken
Background:
Given I execute Background steps1️⃣ only once
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Scenario: Background steps1️⃣
Given the database engine is started
And standard reference data is created
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Scenario: Employee details can be retrieved with reference data
...
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Scenario: Reference data can be updated for all employees
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