Editing a DataStage test case

You can edit test cases in DataStage® both on the project page or directly in the design canvas.

To edit a DataStage test case on the project page, open the Assets > Assets types > DataStage components > Test cases and click the test case that you want to edit.

To edit a DataStage test case from the canvas level, open an existing DataStage flow and click Test cases icon to open the side panel where you can click the test case to edit.

In the test case editor, you can inspect and modify your test case specification and edit the contents of your input and output test data files.

Test case editor

Editing the test case specification

To edit the test case specification, in the Data tab, open the Specification section.

In the Test data in use tab, you can find each data file that is referenced in you JSON specification. For more information about specification's format and options that are available for you to control how does your test case behave, see DataStage specification format.

Editing test data

You can manually enter test data into your test data files. The test data table is editable and provides the following capabilities:
  • Undo/redo of editing actions with the traditional keyboard shortcuts
  • Values that are entered into a cell are validated based on the column's metadata definition. Invalid data is highlighted in red.
You can modify the metadata of test data columns by clicking Edit column in the column header.
  • You can add or delete rows by selecting Add row or Delete icon.
  • You can add or delete columns by selecting Add column or Delete column icon.

Test case editor with data

Modifying test data outside of the DataStage interface

You can export IBM Cloud Pak® for Data DataStage test data files to locally stored CSV files and edit offline.
  1. Open the More options tab and click Download.
  2. Modify the local file name as required and click Download.
You can re-import your edited test data files by clicking the Import button.

Managing test cases

Rename a test case
Rename your test case by moving your pointer over the test case name and clicking the Edit icon.
Delete a test case
Delete your test case by clicking the Delete button.
Save changes
Store your changes by clicking the Save button on the editor toolbar.
Export a test case
Export your test case to a .zip file by clicking the Export icon on the test case toolbar and then the Download button. This export does not contain test data.

Test case settings

Click the Settings icon to open the test case settings panel and use the following capabilities:
  • Use Historic record storage to specify the number of historical test results you want to retain. This can be specified with either the number of days or the number of runs.
  • Use Schedule option to specify the date and time when you want your test case job to run automatically. You can specify the frequency with which the job should be re-executed.