Data Sets

A data set is a table of reusable test data, with a column for each variable and a row for each set of values. Link one to a test case to supply the case with those values instead of entering data by hand.

This page covers creating a data set, linking one to a test case, what happens when you link more than one, and removing rows and columns.

Create a data set

1. In the left navigation, open Data Sets.

2. Click Create in the top right. The Create a Dataset dialog opens.

3. Enter a Name. A Description is optional.

4. Click Create Dataset.

5. On the Data Set details page, enter a distinct variable name in each column header, then enter the values beneath them.

6. Click Add Column for another variable, or Add Row for another set of values.

The data set is now reusable across your test cases.

Create a data set from a test case

1. In the left navigation, open Test Cases, then create or open a test case.

2. On the Test Case details page, go to the Data Set section and click Create Dataset.

3. Enter a Name, optionally a Description, and click Create Dataset. The Create a Data Set dialog opens.

4. Enter a distinct variable name in each column header, then enter the values beneath them.

5. Click Add Column for another variable, or Add Row for another set of values.

6. Click Link Dataset.

Add a data set to a test case

1. In the left navigation, open Test Cases, then create or open a test case.

2. On the Test Case details page, go to the Data Set section and click Add Data Set. The Add Data Set dialog opens.

3. Select a data set from the list and click Next.

4. Select the rows whose values you want the test case to use, or select all of them.

5. Click Add Data Set.

Link more than one data set

Repeat the steps above to link a second data set. Arcus then combines them by Cartesian product, generating one test scenario for every combination of rows across the linked data sets.

Suppose Dataset A holds names and countries:

Name	Age	Country
Alice	30	India
Bob	25	Japan

And Dataset B holds plans:

Plan	Price	Currency
Pro	10	USD
Free	0	INR
Enterprise	50	JPY

Linking both produces 6 test scenarios, one per combination:

Name	Age	Country	Plan	Price	Currency
Alice	30	India	Pro	10	USD
Alice	30	India	Free	0	INR
Alice	30	India	Enterprise	50	JPY
Bob	25	Japan	Pro	10	USD
Bob	25	Japan	Free	0	INR
Bob	25	Japan	Enterprise	50	JPY

Remove a row or column

1. In the left navigation, open Data Sets, then open the data set.

2. Hover over the row, or over the column header.

3. Click the ellipsis icon (⋯) at the start of the row or column.

4. Click Remove Row or Remove Column.