Adding Validation Steps

You can add multiple validation steps to the test cases at:

You can also specify actual and expected results for each validation step.

Adding Validation Steps to Project-Level Test Cases

To add validations to project-level test cases, follow these steps.

  1. In the Workspace Mappings pane, expand a project and click the Test Case node.
    The Test Case Summary pane appears.
  2. Click .

    3. The Add Validation Steps page appears.

  3. Enter appropriate values in the fields. Fields marked with a red asterisk are mandatory. Refer to the following table for field descriptions.

    4. Field Name

    Description

    Validation Step Type

    Specifies the type of validation step.

    For example, Data Check.

    Step Name

    Specifies the unique name of the step.

    For example, Validating Number of Columns.

    Description

    Specifies the description of the validation step.

    For example: This step validates the number of columns in the source metadata.

    Expected Result

    Specifies the expected result in detail.

    For example: The source table, dbo.ADS_ASSOCIATIONS should have 50 columns.

    Actual Result

    Specifies the actual test result after the execution of the test.

    For example: The source table contains 50 columns.

    Test Step Comments

    Specifies the comments about the step.

    For example: The source metadata was scanned from a Sql Server database.
  4. Click Save.

    5. The validation step is added to the test case.

Adding Validation Steps to Map-Level Test Cases

To add validations to map-level test cases, follow these steps.

  1. In the Workspace Mappings pane, expand a project and click a mapping.
  2. Click the Test Specification tab.
  3. Double-click a map-level test case.
    The Test Case Summary pane appears.
  4. In the bottom pane, click the Validation Steps tab.
    The Validation Steps tab appears.
  5. Click .

    6. The Add New Step page appears.

  6. Enter appropriate values in the fields. Fields marked with a red asterisk are mandatory. Refer to the following table for field descriptions.

    7. Field Name

    Description

    Step Name

    Specifies the unique name of the step.

    For example, Validating Number of Columns.

    Validation Step Type

    Specifies the type of the validation step.

    For example, Data Check.

    Step Status

    Specifies the status of the step.

    For example, Passed.

    Description

    Specifies the description about the validation step.

    For example: This step validates the number of columns in the source metadata.

    Expected Result

    Specifies the expected result in detail.

    For example: The source table, dbo.ADS_ASSOCIATIONS should have 50 columns.

    Actual Result

    Specifies the actual test result after the execution of the test.

    For example: The source table contains 50 columns.

    Expected Result

    Enter the expected result in detail, including the error-message that is displayed on screen.

    Test Step Comments

    Specifies the comments about the step.

    For example: The source metadata was scanned from a Sql Server database.
  7. Click Save.

    8. The validation step is added to the test case.