Navigate between datapools and tests

Navigate between datapools and tests

After you have created a datapool or imported a comma-separate values (CSV) file into a datapool, you can navigate between the datapool and associated tests in the test editor. You can enlarge the test and the datapool, list the datapools that a test uses, navigate from a row in a datapool to the corresponding element in the test, see the data for a page or request, and add or remove datapool references.

In the Test Navigator, browse to the test and double-click it.
Do one of the following actions:

Option Description
Maximize the test window Double-click the test tab (for example,
). Do not click the x, or you will close the test. To return to the default perspective, click Window > Reset Perspective.
View the datapools that a test uses In the Test Contents area, click the first line of the test, which is the test name.
Navigate from a row in a datapool to its corresponding element

In the Test Contents area, click the test name, which displays the datapool.

Expand the datapool to display the rows.
Double-click the row.

View the data for a page or request In the Test Contents area, click the page or request.
To add a reference to a datapool In the Test Element Details area, drag your cursor over the candidate, right-click, and select Substitute > Select Data Source. The Select Data Source window opens. If you have not already added the datapool to the test, click Datapool, and then add the new datapool.
Remove a reference to a datapool In the Test Element Details area, drag your cursor over the reference, right-click, and select Remove Substitution.

Save the test, if you have made any changes.

Related:

Datapool overview
Datapool options
Encrypted datapools
Create a datapool and associate with a test
Create a datapool in the workspace
Import a CSV file into a datapool
Enable a test to use a datapool
Associate a test value with a datapool column
View datapool candidates
Edit a datapool
Use a digital certificate store with a datapool

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Option	Description
Maximize the test window	Double-click the test tab (for example, ). Do not click the x, or you will close the test. To return to the default perspective, click Window > Reset Perspective.
View the datapools that a test uses	In the Test Contents area, click the first line of the test, which is the test name.
Navigate from a row in a datapool to its corresponding element	In the Test Contents area, click the test name, which displays the datapool. Expand the datapool to display the rows. Double-click the row.
View the data for a page or request	In the Test Contents area, click the page or request.
To add a reference to a datapool	In the Test Element Details area, drag your cursor over the candidate, right-click, and select Substitute > Select Data Source. The Select Data Source window opens. If you have not already added the datapool to the test, click Datapool, and then add the new datapool.
Remove a reference to a datapool	In the Test Element Details area, drag your cursor over the reference, right-click, and select Remove Substitution.