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You can learn to start using HCL OneTest™ UI by reviewing the information in the Tutorials for the UI Test perspective and Functional Test perspective.
Tutorials for testing in the UI Test perspective
You can use the tutorials to get started with testing in the UI Test perspective in HCL OneTest™ UI.
Lesson 6: Creating a dataset
You can learn about creating a dataset for a test so that you can fetch the variable dataset values at the run time. A dataset is a collection of related data records that you can use to substitute the data in the test.

Tutorials
You can learn to start using HCL OneTest™ UI by reviewing the information in the Tutorials for the UI Test perspective and Functional Test perspective.
- Tutorials for testing in the UI Test perspective
  You can use the tutorials to get started with testing in the UI Test perspective in HCL OneTest™ UI.
  - Lesson 1: Recording actions on an AUT
    You can learn about recording actions that you perform on a web application in the UI Test perspective.
  - Lesson 2: Creating a verification point
    You can learn about creating a verification point for an action that you recorded on an application under test (AUT). Verification points verify that a certain action has taken place, or they verify the state of a control or an object during the play back of tests.
  - Lesson 3: Running a test
    You can learn about running a test to verify whether a test scenario is played back successfully by HCL OneTest™ UI.
  - Lesson 4: Test log and reports
    You can learn about the test log and reports that are generated by HCL OneTest™ UI after a test run is complete. You can use the data in the log and reports to analyze the test results and confirm whether the test run was successful.
  - Lesson 5: Splitting actions in a test
    You can learn about splitting the actions of a test into test segments with different nodes. If a test contains many actions, you can split the test to create multiple nodes with meaningful test segments. You can then perform various actions such as inserting a loop, inserting a condition, and so on to the test segments of the selected nodes. You can also move a node from the existing test to a new test, and add the new test to a compound test that consists of various other tests that can be run sequentially.
  - Lesson 6: Creating a dataset
    You can learn about creating a dataset for a test so that you can fetch the variable dataset values at the run time. A dataset is a collection of related data records that you can use to substitute the data in the test.
  - Lesson 7: Associating a dataset with a test
    You can learn about associating a dataset with a recorded test to add actual data to the test during the playback. The associated dataset is accessed during the playback of the test and the actual data in the test is substituted with the variable data in the dataset.
  - Lesson 8: Creating a compound test
    You can learn about creating a compound test with multiple tests. Every individual test within the compound test performs a part of the main scenario. When you run the compound test, the individual tests are run in sequence.
  - Lesson 9: Adding a loop
    You can learn about adding a loop to a test so that the test runs repeatedly for a specified number of time, while fetching values from an associated dataset. You can either select a count-based, a time-based, or an infinite loop for the test. You can set the loop to infinite if you want the test to fetch the data from all the rows in a dataset.
- Tutorials for testing in the Functional Test perspective
  You can use the tutorials to get started with testing in the Functional Test perspective in HCL OneTest™ UI.
- Tutorials for testing in the Visual Studio IDE
  HCL OneTest™ UI tutorials contain educational materials to help you learn the technologies and concepts behind products.

Lesson 6: Creating a dataset

You can learn about creating a dataset for a test so that you can fetch the variable dataset values at the run time. A dataset is a collection of related data records that you can use to substitute the data in the test.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

Generated a Web UI test. See Lesson 1: Recording actions on an AUT.
Read and been familiar with the concept of datasets. See Dataset overview.

About this task

For the test scenario in this tutorial, you can create a dataset that consists of three animal names, other than the one that you already entered in the application under test (AUT) while you record the test.

Procedure

Right-click myProj in the Test Navigator panel, and then click New > Dataset.
Perform the following steps in the New Dataset dialog:
1. Select myProj as the parent folder.
2. Enter AnimalsDataset in the File name field, and then click Next.
3. Optional: Enter Dataset for animal names in the Description field.
4. Select 1 as Columns and 3 as Rows for the dimensions of the dataset, and then click Finish.
5. Click Yes in the Open dataset dialog.
  The AnimalsDataset dataset is displayed in the CSV Editor in a browser.
Perform the following actions below Column1 in the dataset:
1. Enter Tiger in the first row, and then press the Down Arrow key.
2. Enter Panda, and then press the Down Arrow key.
3. Enter Lion.
Click the Save icon to save the dataset.

Results

You have learned to create a dataset for a test script.

What to do next

You can learn about associating a dataset with your test.

You can use the dataset to substitute the data in the test with the variable data from the dataset at the run time. See Lesson 7: Associating a dataset with a test.