2.6.2015Lauri Pietarinen/Relational Consulting Oy 1 Managing Test Data With Optim Lauri Pietarinen Relational Consulting SAST-Meeting 20.9.2007.

18.04.23 Lauri Pietarinen/Relational Consulting Oy

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Managing Test Data With

Optim

Lauri Pietarinen

Relational Consulting

SAST-Meeting 20.9.2007


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Agenda

• My Background and services

• Test material handling dilemma

• Optim (formerly Relational Tools)

• Overview of functions

• Sample scenarios


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My Background• Tietokonepalvelu (Pension Insurance) 85-97

– Mainframe development in PLI/DL/I environment– Support department 87-95

• DB2-training etc...

• AtBusiness Communications 97-04– Internet applications– Database design, DW-implementations, Java-programming,

Project management etc...

• Relational Consulting (own company) 04 – Independent database consultant– Specialising in test data management

• Lauri.pietarinen (at) relational-consulting.com


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Customers • Finland

– Ilmarinen (Insurance)– Arek (Insurance)– TietoEnator– Area (Travel agency)– + many others…

• Sweden– BGC– Alecta


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Status of Test Data

• When talking about testing the issues discussed are test cases and testing scenarios

• Data and it's management is often conveniently "forgotten"– why?


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Two Different Disciplines

TESTING DATABASES


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Optim

• Formerly Relational Tools• Built by Princeton Softech

– www.princetonsoftech.com

• DB2-version came out in early 90's• Oracle version came out in mid 90's

– Additional DBMS support includes SQLServer, DB2/UDB, Informix and Sybase

• Represented in the Nordic by Mainsoft International A/S


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Optim Users

• Used by all z/OS sites in Finland – Ilmarinen, Pohjola, OKO, Nordea, Sampo, Iff,

Kela, Comptel, Tapiola etc...

• Swedish users include BGC, Alecta, Nordea• Other customers include BT, EBay, etc...• In total over 2000 customers world wide• Has been designed from the start with large

volumes in mind


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Scenario

Production Test

C4 C4


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Sample Database

CUSTOMERSORDERS

DETAILSITEMS

RCO

ROD

RID


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Sample Values


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Specifying the Tables


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Controlling the Relationships


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Specifying the Key List


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Checking the Steps


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ReportExtract Process Report

Request Name (Untitled)Server Name (Local)Extract File c:\rtools\data\mycompanies.xfAccess Definition LAURI.MYTESTFile Attachments ProcessedClient User ID k87376Server User ID k87376Time Started 2007-09-19 20:37:28Time Finished 2007-09-19 20:37:28Elapsed Time 00:00:00Process Status no errors, no warnings

Process Summary:Tables Processed 3Rows Extracted 15Rows with Errors 0First Pass Table Rows 1

Row Details: Extracted Failed Table Name 1 0 PSTALECTA.dbo.customers 4 0 PSTALECTA.dbo.orders 10 0 PSTALECTA.dbo.details


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Extract File


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Other Functions

• INSERT– Insert data from extract file into target database

• CONVERT– Convert data in extract file using functions and/or

lookup tables

• DELETE– Delete rows that were extracted

• COMPARE– Compare two extract files


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C4

Subsetting Scenario

Test database

C4

C2 C5

C3C7C2

C9

PROGRAM

4 Compare2 Run Program

3 Extract after

Compare

1 Extract before

5 Delete

6 Insert original

C4C4


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Regression Test

Prog V1

Extract

Monday

Prog V2

Tuesday

Extract

Compare

InsertInsert


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Sample Compare


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No Silver Bullet!

2.6.2015Lauri Pietarinen/Relational Consulting Oy 1 Managing Test Data With Optim Lauri Pietarinen Relational Consulting SAST-Meeting 20.9.2007.

Documents

test data management

mind slide

key list slide

xf access definition

sweden bgc alecta slide

status of test data

testing scenarios data

optim users