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Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test assets in Rational® Test Automation Server and publish test assets to the Git repository that you have configured. You can also edit existing test assets that are in the repository added to your project. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
Datasets overview
A dataset provides tests with variable data during a run. The test that uses a dataset at run time replaces a value in the recorded test with variable test data that is stored in the dataset.
Creating a dataset
You can create datasets in Rational® Test Automation Server to replace the existing dataset values with new dataset values during a test or schedule run.

Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test assets in Rational® Test Automation Server and publish test assets to the Git repository that you have configured. You can also edit existing test assets that are in the repository added to your project. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
- Datasets overview
  A dataset provides tests with variable data during a run. The test that uses a dataset at run time replaces a value in the recorded test with variable test data that is stored in the dataset.
  - Creating a dataset
    You can create datasets in Rational® Test Automation Server to replace the existing dataset values with new dataset values during a test or schedule run.
  - Editing a dataset
    You can add, modify, remove, import, or export data from a dataset by using the CSV Editor. The working principle of the CSV Editor is similar to that of a spreadsheet.
  - Publishing a dataset
    When you create or edit any datasets in Rational® Test Automation Server, you can publish your changes to the Git repository. Therefore, when you publish the dataset, other members in the project can use your dataset in their test run, if required.
  - Viewing a dataset
    When test assets includes datasets, you can view the contents of a dataset from Rational® Test Automation Server. The datasets residing in the Git repository are listed in the Datasets page.
  - Deleting a dataset
    You can delete the dataset when it is not required in your test environment.

Creating a dataset

You can create datasets in Rational® Test Automation Server to replace the existing dataset values with new dataset values during a test or schedule run.

Before you begin

You must be a member of the project with the Owner or Tester role and must have completed the following tasks:

Created a project in Rational® Test Automation Server. See Adding a project.
Added a Git repository to your project. See Adding repositories to a server project.

About this task

When you create a dataset in Rational® Test Automation Server, it always creates 1 Row, 2 Column (1R X 2C) dataset. Later, you can edit the dataset by adding some rows and columns that you want, to add the data in it.

Procedure

Login to Rational® Test Automation Server, if you are not already logged in.
Open a project from the team space.
Go to the Datasets page, and then click Create dataset.
Enter a name for the dataset in the Asset name field, and then select the place where you want to save the dataset in the Location drop-down list.
Click Create.
The new dataset opens in a CSV Editor in a web browser. The dataset created is listed on the Datasets page.

Results

You have created the dataset in your project.

What to do next

You can perform the following tasks:

Add, modify, or remove data in the dataset. See Editing a dataset.
Publish the dataset to the Git repository so that other members of the project can use the dataset. See Publishing a dataset.