Chapter 10 Working with Datapools
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C H A P T E R 10
Working with Datapools
This chapter describes how to create and manage datapools. It includes the
following topics:
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What is a datapool
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Planning and creating a datapool
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Data types
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Using datapools with session scripts
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Using datapools with GUI scripts
You should familiarize yourself with the concepts and procedures in this chapter
before you begin to work with datapools.
What Is a Datapool?
A datapool is a test dataset. It supplies data values to the variables in a script during
script playback.
Datapools let you automatically pump test data to virtual testers under high-volume
conditions that potentially involve hundreds of virtual testers performing thousands
of transactions.
Typically, you use a datapool so that:
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Each virtual tester that runs the script can send realistic data (which can include
unique data) to the server.
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A single virtual tester that performs the same transaction multiple times can send
realistic data to the server in each transaction.
NOTE: This chapter describes datapool access from scripts played back in a
TestManager suite. For information about datapool access from GUI scripts
played back in Robot, see the online help for Rational Robot.
