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Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test assets in HCL OneTest™ 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.
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.
Generated test data for SAP IDoc or DXOB
When you want to generate the test data for an SAP Intermediate Document (IDoc) or Data Transfer Object (DXOB) file, you can generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data by using the structured schema of the SAP IDoc or DXOB file. You can then generate the test data by using the generated schema in HCL OneTest Data.
Schema generation for an SAP IDoc or DXOB file
When you want to generate the test data for an SAP IDoc or DXOB file, then you must generate a schema for the selected SAP IDoc or DXOB file.
Generating schema by using an SAP IDoc or DXOB file
When you want to generate the test data for an SAP IDoc or DXOB file, then you must generate a schema for the selected SAP IDoc or DXOB file.

Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test assets in HCL OneTest™ 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 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.
    - Generated test data in JDBC-supported databases
      When you want the generated test data in any Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) supported database, you can generate the test data by using HCL® OneTest™ Data. Subsequently, HCL OneTest Data inserts the generated test data directly in the configured JDBC-supported database.
    - Generated test data for SAP IDoc or DXOB
      When you want to generate the test data for an SAP Intermediate Document (IDoc) or Data Transfer Object (DXOB) file, you can generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data by using the structured schema of the SAP IDoc or DXOB file. You can then generate the test data by using the generated schema in HCL OneTest Data.
      - Schema generation for an SAP IDoc or DXOB file
        When you want to generate the test data for an SAP IDoc or DXOB file, then you must generate a schema for the selected SAP IDoc or DXOB file.
        Importing an SAP IDoc or DXOB file
        When you want to establish a connection with an SAP IDoc or DXOB interface, you must import the SAP IDoc or DXOB file into your HCL® OneTest™ Data project from your local file system.
        Establishing an SAP IDoc or DXOB interface connection with HCL OneTest Data
        When you want to generate a schema for an SAP IDoc or DXOB file, you must establish a connection with the SAP IDoc or DXOB interface.
        Generating schema by using an SAP IDoc or DXOB file
        When you want to generate the test data for an SAP IDoc or DXOB file, then you must generate a schema for the selected SAP IDoc or DXOB file.
    - Generated test data for SAP BAPI
      When you want to generate test data for SAP Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI), you can generate a schema in HCL® OneTest™ Data based on structured schema of SAP BAPI function modules. You can then generate the test data by using the generated schema in HCL OneTest Data.
    - Generated test data in MongoDB
      When you use MongoDB as a database in your application testing environment and you want the generated test data in MongoDB, then you can generate the test data by using HCL® OneTest™ Data. Subsequently, HCL OneTest Data inserts the generated test data directly in MongoDB.
    - Generated test data for an Excel file
      When you use Microsoft Excel as a database in your application testing environment and you want to use the structure of an Excel file to generate test data, then you can generate the test data for the selected Excel file by using HCL® OneTest™ Data.
    - Generating test data
      When you have a defined and structured schema for the entire data, you can generate test data to perform application testing.
    - Generating the test data by using multiple schemas
      You can generate the test data either by using multiple JDBC-supported or non-JDBC schemas.
    - Generating DDL statements for schemas
      When you want to know the Structured Query Language (SQL) statements to create a table from non-JDBC schemas that you created in HCL® OneTest™ Data, you can generate the Data Definition Language (DDL) statements for those selected schemas.
  - Status of generated test data
    You can view the status of all the test data generated jobs and Data Definition Language (DDL) statements generated jobs performed in your project, on the Jobs page.

Generating schema by using an SAP IDoc or DXOB file

When you want to generate the test data for an SAP IDoc or DXOB file, then you must generate a schema for the selected SAP IDoc or DXOB file.

Before you begin

You must have established the connection with the SAP IDoc or DXOB interface.

Procedure

Log in to HCL OneTest™ Server and open the team space that contains your project.
Open your project.
The Overview page is displayed.
Click Author > Data Fabrication.
The Data Fabrication page is displayed.
Click Connections.
Select the SAP IDoc connection name that you established, and then click New Action from the menu.

The New Action dialog box is displayed.
Select Target as the action type, and then click Next.
Enter the following properties for the new action:
1. Select one of the following file types from the Data record type drop-down list.
  - ALE - 1000 byte segments (ALE/RFC port)
  - EDI - Segments terminated by line feed (file port)
  - DXOB - Data Transfer Object
2. Select the imported SAP IDoc or SAP DXOB file name from the IDoc or DXOB File drop-down list.
3. Select Native from the Character set drop-down list.
Click Next.
Click Generate to generate a new schema by using the imported SAP IDoc or SAP DXOB file.

A schema is generated as anonymous_schema_<number>.
Select Schema type.
Click Next.
Provide the name to the new action, and then click OK.

The new action is created and listed under the SAP IDoc or DXOB connection name that you established.
Note: You can create multiple actions for each established connection.
Click Save.

Results

You have successfully generated a schema for the SAP IDoc or DXOB file in HCL® OneTest™ Data.

Note: You can modify the schema name anonymous_schema_<number> from the Schemas tab.

What to do next

You can generate the test data by using the generated schema. See Generating test data.