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This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of Rational® Performance Tester.
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.
Module 2: Editing service tests
In this module, you see how to edit your service test to include verification points and variable data by using datasets.
Lesson 2.2: 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.

Rational® Performance Tester
- Release Notes
  This document contains information about what's new, installation instructions, known issues in IBM® Rational® Performance Tester, and contact information of IBM Customer Support.
- System Requirements
  This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for IBM® Rational® Performance Tester.
- Getting Started
  This guide provides an overview and describes the task flows to get you started with Rational® Performance Tester. This guide is intended for new users.
- 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 Rational® Performance Tester for testing applications on SAP servers. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.
  - Performance test a Citrix application
    The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of using 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.
    - Introduction: Testing services
      This tutorial introduces you to testing services in an SOA environment.
    - Module 1: Recording service calls and creating tests
      In this module, learn how to create projects and record service calls for testing. The second part of this module helps you understand a service test.
    - Module 2: Editing service tests
      In this module, you see how to edit your service test to include verification points and variable data by using datasets.
      - Lesson 2.1: Enabling verification points
        In this lesson, learn how to add verification points to check whether an expected behavior occurs during a run.
      - Lesson 2.2: 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 service tests
      In this module, you see how to run a service test and to obtain the results of the test run.
    - Module 4: Simulating services
      In this module, you become familiar with simulating services with service stubs.
    - Summary
      This tutorial introduced you the basics of service testing. You have learned how this product provides the following functions and features:
- Samples
  This section describes about the sample project which can be used with Rational® Performance Tester to test the functionality of an application.
- Administrator Guide
  This guide describes how to install Rational® Performance Tester. After you install the product, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Test Author Guide
  This guide describes how to create test scripts in Rational® Performance Tester and enhances tests by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points. This guide is intended for testers.
- Test Execution Specialist Guide
  This guide describes tasks that you can perform on schedules, test execution with custom code, and Extending Rational® Performance Tester to support other protocols. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
- Test Manager Guide
  This guide describes how to keep track of the performance of the application by evaluating the test results. This guide is intended for test managers.
- Troubleshooting Guide
  This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with Rational® Performance Tester.
- Reference Guide
  This guide describes, additional topics to gain more knowledge about Rational® Performance Tester.
- All Guides (PDFs)
  You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of Rational® Performance Tester as a PDF file.
- Security Considerations
  You can take certain actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
- Notices
  This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Lesson 2.2: 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.

About this task

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. When you run this test, it uses the same data that you used during recording. To vary the data in the test, you use a data pool, which is typically a table that contains variable data. At run time, this variable data is substituted for the data in the recorded test.