Creating a Simple Method within a Group

The New Method Wizard is used to create a new method, which is the extraction proposal containing the set of operations needed for the creation of the test environment. During method creation, all the information concerning the method is saved locally in a directory indicated by the user

Reduction can be obtained for data stores of a certain size and/or a particular type. In this case, you must be knowledgeable about the application to determine the appropriate selections. However, the Data Subset Extraction module can recognize and automatically create a first subset containing a series of files (called register table files) that are initially brought into the new test environment. Identifying register table files has the following advantages:

  • You can create a method to extract only the register table file subset, which is normally valid for the creation of any test environment independently of the selection criteria applied. Once this method has been saved and confirmed, it can be run whenever necessary.
  • You can create a second file subset, which filters the register file subset you created, to produce a file subset that is reduced even further.

To create a simple method:

  1. Launch the New Method Wizard (Environment > Create New Method).
  2. In the Machine ID list, click DATAEXPRES.
  3. In the Company list, click DEMO. Files belonging to different workspaces cannot be included.
  4. Click Next to go to the next screen.
    Note: If a group has not previously been defined in the Work with Groups area, it can be defined from this screen, by simply specifying its name and description in a specific field.
  5. In the Group name box, click SIMPLESUB.Text in the Group description box populates automatically.
  6. In the Method box, type SIMPLEDB2.
  7. In the Method description box, type: SIMPLE DB2 METHOD.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Select Import all non-register table Data Stores to include demographic files are registered in a dedicated elaboration step of the method.
  10. Click to clear the Import all register table Data Stores box.
  11. Click Next to go the next screen.
  12. Select NAME to be used as the primary extraction criteria.
  13. Click Next.

    The Data Subset Extraction module automatically extracts all the environment files containing the selected classes, entering them into a specific step. Once the method has been created, the remaining files (that is the files that are not sensitive to the selected classes) will initially be excluded from elaboration. During the Method Confirmation phase, they can be included in the method again. These files will then be integrally copied into the new environment generated by the method involved.

    The primary extraction criteria are listed in the Selection class field.

  14. For this tutorial, specifying a selection class in the Other Class is not necessary because you are creating a method for only one data store. You do not need another class. Note that both the DB2 and sequential data stores used throughout these tutorials both use the class NAME. Click Finish.
  15. Click Yes.

    The Data Subset Extraction module automatically extracts all the environment files containing the related classes and inserts them in a further elaboration step.

    The Create Method window is displayed:

  16. Click Start.
  17. Click OK.
  18. Click Confirm.

    During method confirmation, specified filters are applied to the classes needed to perform the extraction, and the method information is imported from a temporary file to the Knowledge Base.

    In this example, we will simply create a method based on the data stores that use the class NAME.

  19. In the Prefix box, type: URADAR.DEMOT.SUB.DB2CUST.
  20. Click to clear the Move excluded data stores into new step box.
  21. Click OK.
  22. In the Choose a Filter Type list, click FILTER BY VALUE LIST.
  23. In one of the boxes on the lower left side, type: Rick.
  24. Click OK to close the Set Filter to Selection Classes window.
  25. In the Unload Output Data Store Name box, type: URADAR.DEMOT.SUB.DB2CUST
  26. Click OK to confirm the method.
  27. In the Work with Method window, click Properties:
  28. Click Active.
  29. Click OK.
  30. Click OK.
  31. Continue to the next section.
Parent topic: DB2 Data Stores Session
Parent topic: Sequential Files Session