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Reference Guide
This guide describes conceptual information about data design environment components when you want to use the data fabrication feature in HCL OneTest™ Server.
Schema design
A schema is a graphical data dictionary that contains metadata definitions of the structure of a document to generate test data. Schema provides visual cues for understanding the structure and complete definition of an object.
Type properties
The properties of a type define the characteristics of the data objects of that type.
Item properties
Syntax item subclass properties
Syntax objects with variable values

Reference Guide
This guide describes conceptual information about data design environment components when you want to use the data fabrication feature in HCL OneTest™ Server.
- Files
  You add a file to a project to use it as input in the project. You can upload a file from your local file system to a project from the Files tab to generate test data. Alternatively, you can upload it when you define an action.
- Connections
  A connection defines the properties that are required to connect to an external resource. An action uses a connection to provide source data to a project or write data from a source to a target. Multiple actions can use the same connection. You can define both connections and actions at the project level.
- Schema design
  A schema is a graphical data dictionary that contains metadata definitions of the structure of a document to generate test data. Schema provides visual cues for understanding the structure and complete definition of an object.
  - Introduction to schema design
    Use the Schemas tab to define, modify, and view schemas. A schema describes the syntax, structure, and semantics of your data.
  - Type properties
    The properties of a type define the characteristics of the data objects of that type.
  - Item restrictions
    Item restrictions are an optional feature you can use to specify valid or invalid data objects for an item type. Item restrictions are grouped into three categories: Value, Character, and Range.
  - Components
  - Partitioning
  - Type inheritance
  - Schema analyzer
  - Distinguishable objects
  - Functions and expressions

Syntax objects with variable values

About this task

Using a syntax item to specify delimiters, initiators, terminators, and release characters is required when the value of syntax objects (delimiters, initiators, terminators, and release characters) may vary.

The restrictions of syntax items define the variable literal values.

To define a variable syntax object:

Procedure

Create an item type with an Item Subclass of Syntax to represent the syntax object.
Define the restrictions for the syntax item type.
For the item or group type with the variable syntax object, for the Variable delimiter, initiator, terminator, and release character, select the item from the Item drop-down list in the Properties view.
For the Find property, select Yes.
Only item types defined with an Item Subclass of Syntax appear in the drop-down list.