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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.
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.

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.

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.

Before you begin

You must have created a project.
You must have a data file in your local file system in CSV or Excel files.

About this task

The Files tab on the Data Fabrication page is one of the design components of a project. By clicking this tab, you can create a file. This tab helps you to import an existing file from the local file system, for which you want to generate test data.

Procedure

Select your project in Rational® Test Automation Server and go to the Data Fabrication page.
Click the Files tab.
Click New from the Files to create a file.
The New File dialog box is displayed.
Select a file that you want to import from your local file system.
Provide a name to a file, folder details, keyword as Tag for quick search, and a brief description of the file.
Click OK to import and create a file.

Results

You achieved the following results:

View the list of all the files imported for this project in the Files tab.
Use the Search field to search any file from the existing files.
Sort the list of files by name, folder, and recently used files.

What to do next

After you have created a file into your project, you can import a file into schema designer to create a schema.

Importing files into schema designer

To create a schema by using the data you imported, you must import the data file into schema designer.

Before you begin

You must have imported a data file into your project from the local file system.

About this task

When you want to create a schema, you require data. You can use the data which you have imported from your local file system.

Procedure

Click Import from the Schemas.
The Import dialog box is displayed.
Select the file type as CSV.
Select the file that you want to import from the Sample File Path and define the import properties of the data.
Provide a schema name for this data and click Import.
The schema appears in the schema designer.
Save the changes.

Results

You can view the imported file listed under the Schemas tab.

What to do next

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