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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
Number item subclass properties
Pad
Pad > Apply Pad

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

Pad > Apply Pad

Use the Apply Pad property to specify when to apply the pad character. Choose a value from the drop-down list.

Fixed Group: Apply the pad characters only when the item appears in a fixed group.
Any Context: Apply the pad characters when the item appears in any context.

Each item in a fixed group must be padded to a fixed size or have the same value for the minimum and maximum content size.

For example, suppose the item Name has a space pad character with this value:

Mary<sp><sp>

If the Apply Pad property is Fixed Group, the two spaces at the end are treated as pad characters only when the item appears in a fixed group. If the Apply Pad property is Any Context, then the spaces are always treated as pad characters.

Each item in a fixed group must be padded to a fixed size or have the same value for the minimum and maximum content size.