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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 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.
Inserting the generated test data in a database
After you associate a schema with a database of MongoDB, you can generate the test data and insert the generated test data directly in the database 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 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.
    - 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.
      - Establishing a MongoDB connection
        You must establish a connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and MongoDB to associate a schema with the database.
      - Associating a schema with MongoDB
        After you establish the connection between HCL® OneTest™ Data and MongoDB, you must associate a schema with a database of MongoDB. You must select the schema that you want to use to generate the test data.
      - Inserting the generated test data in a database
        After you associate a schema with a database of MongoDB, you can generate the test data and insert the generated test data directly in the database by using HCL® OneTest™ Data.
    - 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.

Inserting the generated test data in a database

After you associate a schema with a database of MongoDB, you can generate the test data and insert the generated test data directly in the database by using HCL® OneTest™ Data.

Before you begin

You must have associated the schema with MongoDB. See Associating a schema with MongoDB.

Procedure

Select your project in Rational® Test Automation Server and go to the Data Fabrication page.
Select the schema that you associated with the database from the Schemas tab.
Select the group type of the schema for which you want to generate the test data.
Click the menu of the selected group type, and then click Generate Data.

You can view the list of all item types associated with the selected group type in the structure view.

The Generate Data dialog box is displayed.
Select the Connection option.
Select the MongoDB connection name that you established from the Connections drop-down list.

Note:
When you select MongoDB to insert the generated test data, you can generate only one record of test data at a time.
Provide a value for Numeric Seed Value, and then click OK.

Results

You have successfully generated and inserted the test data in MongoDB.

What to do next

You can click the Jobs tab to view the status of the job. When you hover over the status of the job, you can view the following details in the tooltip:

Connection URL that includes details of host name and port number.
Name of the collection.
Database name with which the schema is associated.

Important:

You cannot download the generated test data from the Jobs page because the test data is written directly in the MongoDB database and the generated test data is not available in HCL® OneTest™ Data.

You must log in to the database to view the generated test data.