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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.
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.
Jobs management
When you run a job to generate the test data, you can view the job details on the Jobs page. The Jobs page helps you to view and to manage the list of all the jobs that you execute.
Canceling a test data generation job
After initiating a test data generation job, if you want to modify the schema or terminate the job before the job completes, then you can cancel the running test data generation job.

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 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.
    - Usage of test data generation job
      When the job to generate the test data is complete, you can download the test data generated job from the Jobs page. You can use the job details to troubleshoot the failed jobs and to regenerate the successful jobs.
    - Jobs management
      When you run a job to generate the test data, you can view the job details on the Jobs page. The Jobs page helps you to view and to manage the list of all the jobs that you execute.
      - Deleting a test data generated job
        When any of the generated test data is of no further usage, you can delete that specific test data from your project.
      - Canceling a test data generation job
        After initiating a test data generation job, if you want to modify the schema or terminate the job before the job completes, then you can cancel the running test data generation job.

Canceling a test data generation job

After initiating a test data generation job, if you want to modify the schema or terminate the job before the job completes, then you can cancel the running test data generation job.

Before you begin

You must have a test data generation job in the In Progress status.

About this task

You can cancel only one test data generation job at a time. You can view the details of API endpoints of the canceled job on the API History page. Later, if you want to reuse the same schema to generate the test data, you must select Regenerate Job to regenerate the test data. However, you cannot download the test data of the canceled job.

Note: You can hover the cursor over the job to view the details of the member who canceled the job along with the timestamp.

Procedure

Go to the Jobs page and select the test data generation job that you want to cancel.
Click Cancel Job from the menu of the selected job.

A notification is displayed that the selected job is canceled.

Results

You successfully canceled the running job. The canceled job appears on the Jobs page with the status as Canceled.

What to do next

You can modify the schema by using the schema designer and generate the test data.