Using Test Data Manager to Generate Test Data

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Step 1. Create a Project and Import Data Sources

In Test Data Manager, create a project folder to store the data generation components. Import target metadata to the project. In this example, the target database is AutoTarget and the target tables are CUSTOMERS and TICKET tables.

In Test Data Manager, click

Projects

to access the projects.

A list of projects appears.

Click

Actions

New

In the

Create Project

dialog box, enter the following project properties:

Name: Enter a name.
Description: Enter a description.
PowerCenter Repository: The default is the name of the PowerCenter repository.
Folder: The default is the project name.
Owner: The default is the name of the user that created the folder.

The following image shows the properties of the project:

The New Project dialog box displays the project properties that you entered in the task.

Click

View the properties of the project that you created.

Click

Actions

Import Metadata

The

Import Metadata

dialog box appears.

To import metadata from a database connection, choose

Datasource Connection

and select AutoTarget.

The following image shows the options to import metadata:

The Import Metadata dialog box shows the options to select the metadata from. The Datasource Connection option is selected on the screen.

Choose whether you want to review the metadata changes before you import the data sources. You can choose to skip the import options.

Click

Select the metadata schema that you want to import from the database connection. You can filter folders by the folder name or the description.

Click

Select all the tables to import.

Click

To import the data source immediately, select

Import Now

Click

Finish

While the import is running, view the progress of the import job in the

Monitor

view. After the import job finishes, you can access the imported metadata through the

Data Sources

details view.

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Using Test Data Manager to Generate Test Data

Using Test Data Manager to Generate Test Data

Step 1. Create a Project and Import Data Sources

Step 1. Create a Project and Import Data Sources