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Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes tasks that you can perform to test application code in HCL OneTest™ Embedded for Eclipse IDE. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
Testing with HCL OneTest™ Embedded for Eclipse IDE
Read these topics to learn how to use the product.
Testing software components
Test cases
Creating data pools
Data pools are links to a CSV file that is either in the file system or in the workspace.

Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes tasks that you can perform to test application code in HCL OneTest™ Embedded for Eclipse IDE. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
- Testing with HCL OneTest™ Embedded for Eclipse IDE
  Read these topics to learn how to use the product.
  - Getting started with HCL OneTest™ Embedded for Eclipse IDE
    HCL OneTest™ Embedded for Eclipse IDE is designed to integrate into your existing Eclipse-based tool chain. Use this section as a guide to a typical workflow for testing and evaluating your C source code in the Eclipse CDT environment.
  - Importing C projects
    You can either create a new C project with the Eclipse CDT tools or you can import your existing C source files or Eclipse projects into your HCL OneTest™ Embedded workspace.
  - Importing HCL OneTest™ Embedded examples
    HCL OneTest™ Embedded is provided with several sample projects to help you get started.
  - Analyzing source code
  - Coupling Analysis overview
    Coupling Analysis consists of Control Coupling and Data Coupling.
  - Application Profiling
    Application Profiling is gathering the main features that provide profiling information at the application level: the Worst Stack Size feature and the Worst performance (coming soon) feature.
  - Testing software components
    - Component testing overview
      Component testing provides a unique, fully automated, and proven solution for applications written in C/C ++, dramatically increasing test productivity.
    - Test assets overview
      HCL OneTest™ Embedded several types of assets, which each describe different levels of the test environment.
    - Creating test projects
      In HCL® OneTest™ Embedded, projects are similar to C/C++ projects, but contain extra folders and a specific toolchain for component testing and runtime analysis.
    - Test cases
      - Test case structure
        The main objective of a test case is to define the variable checks that will compare the values obtained during the run with the expected values defined in the test case.
      - Variable initial expressions
        The initial expressions are used to assign an initial value to a variable under test. The initial expression for each variable check is displayed in the test case.
      - Variable expected value expressions
        The expected expressions are used to specify a test criteria by comparison with the value of a variable. The test receives a passed verdict when the actual obtained value matches the expected value expression.
      - Creating a test case from the project explorer
        You can create a test case from the project by simply selecting a source file or a function. Each test case focuses on a particular function.
      - Using the test case editor
      - Using the data dictionary
      - Creating data pools
        Data pools are links to a CSV file that is either in the file system or in the workspace.
    - Test harnesses
    - Test suites
    - Test configurations
    - Running a test
    - Test scripts files
    - Stubbing functions
  - Application monitoring
    With HCL OneTest™ Embedded for Eclipse IDE you can monitor the global variables of cyclic executive applications.
- Testing with Studio

Creating data pools

Data pools are links to a CSV file that is either in the file system or in the workspace.

About this task

The data pool contains series of values, or data patterns, that can be used as initialization or expected values for use in a test case or the data dictionary. The data pattern can also be used to produce a 2D or 3D chart with the test results.

Data pools do not import the data contained in a CSV file. When a CSV file is updated externally, any tests that refer to the data pool will use the data contained in the updated CSV file.

Procedure

To create a datapool link to a CSV file:

Click File > New > Other > > Data Pool.
In the Create Data Pool wizard, click Browse to locate the CSV file, click Open, and click Next.
Select a folder in the workspace, type a name for the new data pool, and click Finish.
The data pool editor opens.
In the data pool editor, select the Import parameters and Separator options.
Ensure that the selected language matches the locale settings used to generate the CSV file.
When the Preview area displays the correct data, save the data pool and close the editor.