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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.
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.
Generated test data in JDBC database
When you want the generated test data in any Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) supported database, you can generate the test data by using HCL® OneTest™ Data. Subsequently, HCL OneTest Data inserts the generated test data directly in the configured JDBC supported database.
Creating a sample schema in a database
To generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data, you must create a schema with a table in the database.

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.
    - Generated test data in JDBC database
      When you want the generated test data in any Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) supported database, you can generate the test data by using HCL® OneTest™ Data. Subsequently, HCL OneTest Data inserts the generated test data directly in the configured JDBC supported database.
      - Creating a sample schema in a database
        To generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data, you must create a schema with a table in the database.
      - Establishing a JDBC connection
        You must establish a connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and the JDBC supported database to generate the schema and to write the generated test data in the database.
      - Generating a schema in HCL OneTest Data
        After you establish the connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and the JDBC supported database, you can generate a schema in HCL OneTest Data from the configured database.
      - Inserting the generated test data in a database
        After you generate the schema from the configured database in HCL® OneTest™ Data, you can directly insert the generated test data in the database.
    - Generated test data for SAP IDoc or DXOB
      When you want to generate the test data for an SAP Intermediate Document (IDoc) or Data Transfer Object (DXOB) file, you can generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data by using the structured schema of the SAP IDoc or DXOB file. You can then generate the test data by using the generated schema in HCL OneTest Data.
    - Generated test data for SAP BAPI
      When you want to generate test data for SAP Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI), you can generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data based on structured schema of SAP BAPI function modules. You can then generate the test data by using the generated schema in HCL OneTest Data.
    - Generated test data in MongoDB
      When you use MongoDB as a database in your application testing environment and you want the generated test data in MongoDB, then you can generate the test data by using HCL® OneTest™ Data. Subsequently, HCL OneTest Data inserts the generated test data directly in MongoDB.
    - Generated test data for an Excel file
      When you use Microsoft Excel as a database in your application testing environment and you want to use the structure of an Excel file to generate test data, then you can generate the test data for the selected Excel file by using HCL® OneTest™ Data.
    - Generating test data
      When you have a defined and structured schema for the entire data, you can generate test data to perform application testing.
  - 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.

Creating a sample schema in a database

To generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data, you must create a schema with a table in the database.

Procedure

Download the JDBC connector jar file to your local file system.
Copy the connector jar file from your local file system to the HIP REST and HIP Server pod by using the following commands from the command prompt.
For example, run the following commands if you are using the MySQL database:

For HIP REST pod

kubectl cp /<source path/mysql-connector-java-8.0.19.jar {my-ots}-hip-rest-5d4d6b6d66-kbj5l:/opt/runtime/extjar/mysql-connector-java-8.0.19.jar

For HIP Server pod

kubectl cp /source path/mysql-connector-java-8.0.19.jar {my-ots}-hip-server-0:/opt/hcl/hip/extjar/mysql-connector-java-8.0.19.jar
Notes:
- Depending on the database you use, you might have to modify the commands for the database.
- When you install or restore HCL® OneTest™ Data, you must copy the connector jar file again.
Create a schema with a table in the database by using the following commands from the command prompt.
For example, if you want to use the MySQL database, you can use the following command in the MySQL Workbench to create a schema with a table:
```
create schema <schema_name>;
use <schema_name>;
    CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS <table_name> (
    task_id INT PRIMARY KEY,
    title VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    description TEXT
);
```
This command creates a schema in the MySQL database.
Remember: In HCL® OneTest™ Data, you must refer to the schema name and the table name that you created by using this command.

Results

You have successfully created a sample schema in the database.

What to do next

After you create a schema in the database, you must establish the connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and the JDBC supported database. See Establishing a JDBC connection with HCL OneTest Data

Note: You can view the schema name that you created in the database as the value of the Catalog property in HCL® OneTest™ Data.