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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.
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.

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.
        Importing data from local file system
        If you have data or a sample file, you can import it into your project and can use that data to design a schema.
      - 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.

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.

Before you begin

You must have a project.

Procedure

Select your project in Rational® Test Automation Server and go to the Data Fabrication page.
Click New from the Schemas. Otherwise, select Create a schema from Quick Links.
The New Schema dialog box is displayed.
Provide a schema name.
Select the default project folder or enter any project folder name.
Enter keywords as tags which can help for quick search.
Provide a brief description of the schema and click OK.
The schema opens in the schema designer as Root as the data dictionary. You can view the schema name as a tab in the workspace.

Results

The schema is displayed in the schema designer.

What to do next

You must define the types in your schema. For information about defining types, see Defining types.