A datapool is a test dataset, a collection of related data records which supplies data values to the variables in a test script during test script playback.
You use datapools to supply realist data and to stress an application with a realistic amount of data.
When you create a data-driven test by using Functional Tester, you select the objects in an application-under-test to data-drive. Functional Tester creates a datapool in which you can edit and add data. You can use a single test script repeatedly with varying input and response data.
You can use the datapool feature in several ways:
To add realistic data to a test script
To import data from a Functional Tester datapool, an IBM Rational TestManager datapool, or a .csv file created using a spreadsheet application.
To create a datapool manually and add data to a datapool
To edit datapool values or change data types
To export datapools to use in other Functional Test projects or to a .csv file to edit in a spreadsheet application.
To change the datapool record selection order to determine how the test script accesses an associated datapool during playback.
Every test script that you create has a private test datapool associated with it. The initial private test datapool is a placeholder and is empty until you data-drive a test script, or add new data to it.
You can create a shared datapool by creating a new datapool, or you can associate a datapool with several test scripts to share a datapool.
Related Topics:
Associating a Datapool with a Test Script
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