Load input test data

About this task

The format of the test data depends on how the Flat File Schema is used in your orchestration as described in the following examples:
  • If your orchestration contains a Read Flat File activity that reads in Flat File data, test the Flat File Schema using the incoming Flat File Data. The resulting data from the test is XML data.
  • If your orchestration contains a Write Flat File activity that writes in a Flat File data file, test the Flat File Schema using the incoming XML data. The resulting data from the test is Flat File data.
In the left input sub-pane of the test pane, you can enter the test data directly or load a test data from a file on the file system:

Procedure

  1. In the test pane, specify the path and the filename for the data file using one of the following options:
    • Enter the path and file name for the input data file into the Test File field.
    • Click Browse to navigate to the file:
      1. In the Open Sample Data File dialog box, select the input data file.
      2. Optional: Select an encoding for the input data, using one of the following options:
        • From the encoding list located in the upper left side of the dialog box, select one of the default encoding types.
        • Enter your encoding type directly by clicking in the encoding field and typing in your encoding type
      3. Click Open.
      Note: The size of the data displayed and transformed is determined by the settings of the Flat File preferences. These settings are important when loading very large data files.  For more information, see the Flat File section of the table in Setting Preferences.
  2. Optional: You can change the how the input data is displayed by clicking the Display in Hexadecimal ( ) icon to toggle between displaying the text in the following two ways:
    • Display just the text.
    • Display the hexadecimal representation next to the text.
    Note: If the input data is displayed in hexadecimal form, you cannot test or edit the data.



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Timestamp icon Last updated: Wednesday, February 17, 2016


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