TestData - Expert module

The Module TestData - Expert module combines the functionality of other TestData Modules and provides you with additional functionality on top.

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This Module is part of the Standard subset. You can find it under Standard modules->Test Data Management->Test Data Service.

Test data task allows you to perform the following actions:

• Create: create an item as you would with the Module TestData - Create & provide new item.

• ReadOnly: read data from an item. You can then verify certain attributes, for instance (see the example below).

• Find: find an item as you would with the Module TestData - Find & provide new item.

• Update: update an item or move an item as you would with the Modules TestData - Update item and TestData - Move item to type.

• DeleteItem: delete an item as you would with the Module TestData - Delete item.

• DeleteType: delete an existing TDS type along with all its associated items.

• DeleteAll: delete all contents of a Tricentis Test Automation for SAP Test Data Service database. You can't cancel this operation and all your test data will be lost.

• LockItem: lock an item. You need to find an item first. Use alias name to refer to it when executing the steps.

• UnlockItem: unlock an item. You need to find an item first. Use alias name to refer to it when executing the steps.

• LockType: lock all items in a type. By default, Tricentis Test Automation for SAP marks all the items in the test run as locked and when the test run process ends, unlocks them.

• UnlockType: unlock all items in a type.

  By default, Tricentis Test Automation for SAP marks all the items in the test run as locked and when the test run process ends, unlocks them. Optionally, you can mark the items manually during long test runs. If you set an item as locked in the Module TestData - Expert module, it appears as locked for editing in Web UI.

  In this example, complete the following actions:

  • Enter ReadOnly for Test data task.

  • Enter car for Existing or new TDS type.

  • Enter mycar for Alias name (item).

  • Optionally, enter the Position valueof your choice. Default is 1.

  • Optionally, enter a query expression to find an item in Query.

  • Populate the values of Data search filter as shown in the screenshot below.

  • Select Sorting as ascending.

In this example, you read the data from an item named mycar. Then you verify whether the Make attribute has the value Ford. Verify test data