This document discusses test data management. It begins by defining test data and the requirements for test data. It then discusses four common test data strategies: the elementary pattern, refresh data source pattern, selfish data generation pattern, and data generation and batch cleanup. It also lists several popular test data management tools and discusses how GDPR impacts test data management. It promotes the open source Testinium Test Data Persister tool and invites the reader to join the organization.

1. Test Data
Management
20.03.2019
Onur Erdoğan - Chief Product Officer
a test company

2. What is Test Data?

3. What is the Test Data Requirements?

4. 50 - 70%
Test data preparation takes a huge amount of effort in testing.

5. 1- What is test data management?
2- What is test data generation?
3- What is available open source test data
management tool?
4- How do you produce test data to test your
environment?

6. Test Data Strategies
● The Elementary Pattern
● Refresh Data Source Pattern
● The Selfish Data Generation Pattern
● Data Generation and Batch Cleanup

7. ● The most common strategy
● Easy to implement
● Not reusable
● Other user and tests can be affect
● Not applicable for long-term
The Elementary Pattern

8. ● The pattern focuses on refreshing
the data source prior to or after you
run a set of test cases.
● Reusable
● Other user and tests can be affect
● Low performance
Refresh Data Source Pattern

9. The Selfish Data Generation Pattern
● It to create unique data each time it
runs
● Other user and tests, not affect
● Data integrity can be challenging

10. Data Generation and Batch Cleanup
● Generate data and batch cleanup at
the end.
● Hard to manage
● ….
● ….

11. Face with complex processes

12. Fake it till you make it
SERVICE VIRTUALIZATION

13. Test Data Management Tools
● Informatica
● DATPROF
● CA Test Data Manager (Datamaker)
● Compuware’s
● InfoSphere Optim
● HP
● LISA Solutions for
● Delphix
● Solix EDMS
● Original software
● vTestcenter
● TechArcis
● SAP Test Data Migration Server
● Double

14. How GDPR Impacts
Test Data Management

15. Mix it Mask it

16. Testinium Test Data Persister
https://github.com/Testinium/TestDataPersister
Join Us!

17. Thanks
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erdogano/
https://github.com/erdoganonur
onur.erdogan@sahabt.com
onur@testinium.com