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This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of Rational® Performance Tester.
Performance test an SAP application
The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of IBM® Rational® Performance Tester for testing applications on SAP servers. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.
Module 2: Editing an SAP test
In this module, you will see how to edit your recorded test to include variable data using datasets and verification points.
Lesson 2.2: Creating and using datasets
In this lesson, learn how to create a dataset that can provide tests with variable data and how to enable your test to use a dataset during a run.

Tutorials
This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of Rational® Performance Tester.
- Performance test a Web application
  The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of Rational® Performance Tester. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.
- Performance test an SAP application
  The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of IBM® Rational® Performance Tester for testing applications on SAP servers. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.
  - Introduction: Performance test SAP solutions
    This tutorial introduces you to performance testing applications running on SAP servers.
  - Module 1: Creating projects and recording user actions
    In this module, you will learn how to create projects and record user actions for testing. The second part of this module will help you understand a recorded test.
  - Module 2: Editing an SAP test
    In this module, you will see how to edit your recorded test to include variable data using datasets and verification points.
    - Lesson 2.1: Adding verification points
      In this lesson, learn how to add verification points to check whether an expected behavior occurs during a run.
    - Lesson 2.2: Creating and using datasets
      In this lesson, learn how to create a dataset that can provide tests with variable data and how to enable your test to use a dataset during a run.
    - Module 2 summary
      In this module, you learned how to use variable data to edit and manage testing situations.
  - Module 3: Running tests
    In this module, you will see how to create schedules that represent a typical workload for your SAP server.
  - Summary
    This tutorial introduced you the basics of the Rational® Performance Tester Extension for SAP Solutions. You have learned how this product provides the following functions and features:
- Performance test a Citrix application
  The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of using IBM® Rational® Performance Tester for testing applications running in a Citrix XenApp environment. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.
- Test an SOA application
  The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of IBM® Rational® Service Tester for SOA Quality or the SOA extension for IBM Rational Performance Tester. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.

Lesson 2.2: Creating and using datasets

In this lesson, learn how to create a dataset that can provide tests with variable data and how to enable your test to use a dataset during a run.

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Datasets provide tests with variable data during a run. When you record a test, you perform a sequence of steps that you expect a typical user to perform. From the recording, a test is generated that exactly reproduces these interactions. During a run, this test uses the same data that you used during recording. To vary the data in the test, you use a dataset, which is typically a table that contains variable data. At run time, this variable data is substituted for the data in the recorded test.