This guide describes conceptual information about data design environment components when you want to use the data fabrication feature in HCL OneTest™ Server.
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.
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.
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.
Use the Schemas tab to define, modify, and view schemas. A schema describes the syntax, structure, and semantics of your data.
The properties of a type define the characteristics of the data objects of that type.
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.
The GETITXUID function returns a universally unique identifier (UUID).
The GETLOCALE function returns the locale setting of the computer.
The GETRESOURCEALIAS function returns the resource alias value specified in a Resource Registry resource name file (.mrn).
The GETTXINSTALLDIRECTORY function returns the HCL® OneTest™ Data product installation directory.
The GETENV function returns the value of the environment variable. If no variable exists, an empty string is returned.
The GETOSNAME function returns the name of the operating system.