You can download test data to view it. In its base form, test data (TST) is very compact, with each line containing a list of fields followed by the data for each field. This can be hard to read for humans, so an alternative is to download the test data in a format compatible with Microsoft Excel. To do this select a test data file and click the “Download as XLS” button.

Similarly, you may wish to upload test data received from other sources for analysis, or you may wish to process a file created in Microsoft Excel. Click on the test data folder you wish to upload to, browse for the appropriate file to upload, and submit it. If the file is in Microsoft Excel compatible format, it will automatically be converted to the Composable Architecture Platform test data format (TST) during the upload.

Test data usually consists of TST or CSV files (unless you have another input adaptor for a different file type). The CSV files can be manually created by you and uploaded to the console server, whereas TST files can be downloaded from a production server based on real live input to those servers.

Once you have test data available, you can select it in your configuration and upon deployment of that configuration to a test server, have the test data automatically sent along with it.