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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 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.
Establishing an SAP BAPI connection with HCL OneTest Data
When you want to generate a schema for SAP BAPI, you must establish a connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and SAP BAPI.

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.
    - 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.
      - Installing the SAP connector files in HCL OneTest Data
        To generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data, you must install the SAP connector files in HCL OneTest Data.
      - Establishing an SAP BAPI connection with HCL OneTest Data
        When you want to generate a schema for SAP BAPI, you must establish a connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and SAP BAPI.
      - Generating a schema in HCL OneTest Data
        After you establish the connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and an SAP BAPI, you can generate a 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.

Establishing an SAP BAPI connection with HCL OneTest Data

When you want to generate a schema for SAP BAPI, you must establish a connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and SAP BAPI.

Before you begin

You must have installed the SAP connector files in HCL® OneTest™ Data. Ensure that you have installed the connector files a few minutes back. See Installing SAP connector files in HCL OneTest Data

Procedure

Select your project in Rational® Test Automation Server and navigate to the Data Fabrication page.
Click Connections.
Click New to create a new connection type.

The New Connection dialog box is displayed.
Select SAP BAPI from the Type drop-down list, and then click Next.
Set the following properties under Connection Properties, and then save the changes:
- Enter the SAP System host name in the Host ID field.
- Enter Client Number and System ID of the SAP System.
- Provide the SAP System credentials in the User and Password fields for authentication.
Go to the Connection Properties pane of the Data Fabrication page, and then click Test to verify whether the connection is established successfully.
Note: Your connection might fail to establish because of any one of the following reasons:
- Trouble at the SAP server port.
- Firewall blockage between Rational® Test Automation Server and the SAP server.
- Unsuccessful copying of the connector files.
- Unsuccessful refresh of the HIP Server pod.
Click Next, and then provide a name for the SAP BAPI connection that you established.
Click OK.

You can view the name of the SAP BAPI connection under the Connections tab.

Results

You have successfully established the connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and SAP BAPI.

What to do next

You must generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data by using the SAP BAPI. See Generating a schema in HCL OneTest Data.