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Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test assets in Rational® Test Automation Server and publish test assets to the Git repository that you have configured. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
Generation of test data
To test an application, you use data that is passed to get real-time results. Since creating test data manually is time-consuming, you can use HCL® OneTest™ Data, an automated tool to generate random test data. You can generate the test data in various file formats.
Schema fabrication
A schema is a graphical structure to represent different types of data. You can fabricate a schema for the generation of test data.
Schema creation
When you do not have an existing schema or you do not want to generate a schema in any database, then you can create a schema by using HCL® OneTest™ Data.

Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test assets in Rational® Test Automation Server and publish test assets to the Git repository that you have configured. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
- Datasets overview
  A dataset provides tests with variable data during a run. The test that uses a dataset at run time replaces a value in the recorded test with variable test data that is stored in the dataset.
- Generation of test data
  To test an application, you use data that is passed to get real-time results. Since creating test data manually is time-consuming, you can use HCL® OneTest™ Data, an automated tool to generate random test data. You can generate the test data in various file formats.
  - Schema fabrication
    A schema is a graphical structure to represent different types of data. You can fabricate a schema for the generation of test data.
    - Schema import
      HCL® OneTest™ Data requires a schema to generate the test data. If you have a schema in your local file system, then you can import the same schema into your project.
    - Schema generation
      When you want to generate the test data in any external resource, you must generate the schema by using that specific resource.
    - Schema creation
      When you do not have an existing schema or you do not want to generate a schema in any database, then you can create a schema by using HCL® OneTest™ Data.
      - Composing a schema
        To generate the test data, you require a schema. You can compose a new schema if you do not have an existing schema or you do not want to generate the schema by using any external resource.
      - Copying artifacts of a schema to another schema
        When a schema in your project includes artifacts, and you want to reuse those artifacts in another schema in the same project, then you can copy the artifacts of a schema to another schema by using HCL® OneTest™ Data.
    - Schema management
      In a schema you can perform certain tasks such as editing and deleting of a schema. You can also split a schema view.
  - Schema design overview
    When you compose a schema by using HCL® OneTest™ Data you must define the types of the schema. You can also modify the types of the schema when you import any schema from local file system or use the schema generated by using any external resource.
  - Test data generation from structured schemas
    When you want to test your application by using randomly generated test data, then you must generate the test data from the structured schemas.
  - Status of generated test data
    You can view the status of all the test data generated jobs performed in your project, on the Jobs page.

Schema creation

When you do not have an existing schema or you do not want to generate a schema in any database, then you can create a schema by using HCL® OneTest™ Data.

To create a schema, you need to design a schema by defining the types, setting the properties for each type of schema, and designing a structural view of schema. You can also set restrictions or apply functions to the defined types.