Data Management actions are responsible for gathering and / or manipulating data. Each action can be used to fulfil a unique role within a test:
They can prepare tests by ensuring the expected results are up to date.
Clean-up an environment before or after a test execution.
Summarize data in preparation for asserts.
Generate test data for usage within a test.
Data Generation
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The Data Generation action creates data using a BI xPress Data Generation solution.
Required Assets
Connection
Data Generation Solution
Once the editor has loaded, you need to input the following properties:
Asset
Description
Connection Asset
The connection string that's used during data generation.
Data Generation Solution Asset
The property stores the location to the BI xPress Data Generation solution.
Execute Query Command
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The Execute Query Command action takes the specified query command and runs it against the desired location. This element uses various assets to accomplish filling in the required information.
Execute Query Command Editor
Function
Description
Connection Asset
Determines the database that the command is run against.
Query Asset
The query command you want to execute.
Timeout
Controls how long the command runs before failing with a timeout.
Execute Query Grid
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The Execute Query Grid action runs a query against a connection, then stores the information gathered into the resource key defined in the element's editor. This element is used for retrieving a grid of information to be compared in the assertion step. If the query pulls multiple grids, you can specify which grid to use using the Result set index. The default is zero, which is the first result set pulled.
Execute Query Grid Editor
Function
Description
Connection Asset
The connection to the data source.
Low memory mode
Toggles whether the grid is stored on disk or in memory.
Query Asset
The query that runs against the connection.
Result Set Index
Selects the result set to use if multiple sets are returned from the query.
Timeout
Controls how long the query runs before failing with a timeout.
Execute Query Scalar
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The Execute Query Scalar action retrieves a single piece of data to compare and then store in the resource key defined in the element's editor.
Execute Query Scalar Editor
Function
Description
Connection Asset
The connection to use for the query.
Query Asset
The query that runs against the connection.
Resource Key
The resource key where the data is stored from this element.
Timeout
Controls how long the query runs before failing with a timeout.
Extract Grid Checksum
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The Extract Grid Checksum action checks for changes in a grid set. This action would be used in conjunction with an integer compare assert. The grid checksum takes in a grid, and then returns out an integer that represents its current state. This integer state can then be compared to another integer to see if there has been any changes to the structure or content of the grid.
Extract Grid Checksum
Function
Description
Grid Resource
The grid where the checksum is extracted.
Target Resource Key
The name given to the result in the Test Resources. This key is used when populating an assert.
Filter Grid
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The Filter Grid action filters an already loaded grid. If possible, avoid using this action. For example if the grid being loaded comes from an Execute Query Grid action, then modifying the query to perform the filtering at the source performs better. It's not always possible to run sufficient filtering at the source, and this is why the filter grid action is present.
Filter Grid Editor
Function
Description
Grid to filter
The grid that you want to filter.
Filter expression
The filter expression to use. For more information about filter expressions, please see the filtering topic.
Get Grid Row Count
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The Get Grid Row Count action takes in a grid and returns the amount of rows in the grid.
Get Grid Row Count Editor
Function
Description
Grid
The grid where the row count is extracted.
Resource key
The name given to the result stored in the Test Resources.
Load Excel Scalar
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Loads a selected excel cell file from a connection asset.
Function
Description
Excel Cell Reference
String reference to the excel cell in the following format :
"SheetName!A1"
Expected type
The type of value expected in the cell.
File reference asset
The file reference or content specifying the data to load.
Refresh data sources before loading
Refreshes all data sources and power pivot tables in the excel file before loading.
Resource Key
Name of the resource key that stores the results.
Load Excel Data Grid
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Loads a selected excel data grid from a connection asset.
Function
Description
Flat data
The Delimited File Reference Asset, Delimited Content Asset or Fixed Width File Reference Asset that contains the information about the file to load.
Resource Key
Name of the resource key that stores the results.
Low memory mode
If true, then the grid is loaded in low memory mode - meaning that the data is stored in a temporary file.
Refresh Data Sources
Refreshes all data sources in the excel file before loading.
Edit Filter
Opens the filtering window that allows you to apply a SQL-like filter expression to select data.
Selected Columns
This area allows you to select the columns that are loaded from the Excel data.
Load Flat File Data
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The Load Flat File Data action loads flat file data into a resource key for comparison and validation.
The Load Flat File Data action loads data from the following types of assets:
Delimited File Reference
Delimited Content
Fixed Width File Reference
Load Flat File Data Editor
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Description
Flat data
The Delimited File Reference Asset, Delimited Content Asset or Fixed Width File Reference Asset that contains the information about the file to load.
Resource Key
Name of the resource key that stores the results.
Low memory mode
If true, then the grid is loaded in low memory mode - meaning that the data is stored in a temporary file.
Edit Filter
Opens the filtering window that allows you to apply a SQL-like filter expression to select data.
Selected columns
This area allows you to select the columns that are loaded from the flat file data.
Load Grid From Asset
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The Load Grid from Asset action loads the grid defined by a grid collection asset into a resource key for comparison.
Load Grid Editor
Function
Description
Asset
The Grid Collection asset to use.
Grid Index
The index of the grid that loads into the resource key. The default value is zero.
Resource Key
Name of the resource key that stores the results.
Load Tabular File Table
Description
Loads a selected tabular file table from a connection asset.
Function
Description
Data Package File
The asset where you want to retrieve a test run result.
Browse
Search for a desired data package file.
Resource Path
The path to the resource from the data package file.
Target Resource Key
Name of the resource key that stores the results.
Table Row Count
Description
Calculates the number of rows in a table from a selected connection asset.
