Adding Validation Steps

You can add multiple validation steps to a metadata level test case. You can also specify actual and expected results for each validation step.

To add validation steps to metadata level test cases, follow these steps:

  1. Go to Application Menu > Data Catalog > Metadata Manager.
  2. In System Catalogue, click the desired table and click the Test Specification tab.
  3. The Test Case Overview appears.

  4. Click Validation Steps.
  5. Click .
  6. The Add New Test Step page appears.

  7. Enter appropriate values to the fields. Fields marked with red asterisk are mandatory. Refer to the following table for field descriptions.
  8. Field Name

    Description

    Validation Step Type

    Select the validation step type from the drop down.

    Step Name

    Enter an unique name of each step.

    Description

    Describe the object in brief.

    Expected Result

    Enter the SQL script to run the test case.

    Actual Result

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

    Expected Result

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

    Test Step Comments

    Enter relevant test step comments.

  9. Click Save.
  10. The validation step is added to the test case and saved under the Validation Steps tab.