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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.
Basic type properties
Initiator

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

Initiator

An initiator is a syntax object that appears at the beginning of a data object. Defining an initiator for a type specifies that when data of that type appears, the initiator appears at the beginning of the data object. The initiator becomes part of the data type definition.

None: There is no initiator.
Literal: The initiator is literal. Expand the Initiator property to enter the literal initiator value and data language of the initiator value.
Variable: Allow for possible values. Expand the Initiator property to define the variable terminator Default, Item, and Find properties.

If each record begins with an asterisk *, define the * as a literal initiator of the record type.

The following data represents the classes in a college English department. An asterisk * is displayed at the beginning of each ClassRecord.

For information about other symbols used in the Value field of the Initiator property, see the Type Tree Importer documentation.