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Reference Guide
This guide describes conceptual information about data design environment components when you want to use the data fabrication feature in HCL OneTest™ Server.
Schema design
A schema is a graphical data dictionary that contains metadata definitions of the structure of a document to generate test data. Schema provides visual cues for understanding the structure and complete definition of an object.
Functions and expressions
General functions
REFORMAT
The REFORMAT function returns a type object that results from replacing the syntax of the input type with the syntax of the output type.

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Test Author Guide
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Reference Guide
This guide describes conceptual information about data design environment components when you want to use the data fabrication feature in HCL OneTest™ Server.
- Files
  You add a file to a project to use it as input in the project. You can upload a file from your local file system to a project from the Files tab to generate test data. Alternatively, you can upload it when you define an action.
- Connections
  A connection defines the properties that are required to connect to an external resource. An action uses a connection to provide source data to a project or write data from a source to a target. Multiple actions can use the same connection. You can define both connections and actions at the project level.
- Schema design
  A schema is a graphical data dictionary that contains metadata definitions of the structure of a document to generate test data. Schema provides visual cues for understanding the structure and complete definition of an object.
  - Introduction to schema design
    Use the Schemas tab to define, modify, and view schemas. A schema describes the syntax, structure, and semantics of your data.
  - Type properties
    The properties of a type define the characteristics of the data objects of that type.
  - Item restrictions
    Item restrictions are an optional feature you can use to specify valid or invalid data objects for an item type. Item restrictions are grouped into three categories: Value, Character, and Range.
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  - Schema analyzer
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    - General functions
      - ASFUNCTION
        When you run a functional map with the ASFUNCTION function, the output of the functional map returns to the map rule that invoked the functional map. The invoking rule can work with the output from the functional map. The type of the output card must be an item.
      - CLONE
        The CLONE function creates a specified number of copies of some object.
      - DEFAULT
        The DEFAULT function allows a predefined value to be introduced into an expression.
      - ECHOIN
        The ECHOIN function returns a command (or property) to be used in a RUN function argument.
      - HANDLEIN
        The HANDLEIN function returns a command (or property) to be used in a RUN function argument.
      - PARSE
        The PARSE function analyzes a data object and validates it against the metadata of a component type. The resulting data structure is available to the calling map for further processing.
      - REFORMAT
        The REFORMAT function returns a type object that results from replacing the syntax of the input type with the syntax of the output type.
      - RESOLVETYPE
        The RESOLVETYPE function resolves the provided component path to a specific type tree reference when the map is being compiled.
    - Bidirectional functions
    - Bit manipulation and testing functions
    - Conversion functions
    - Date/time functions
    - Error handling functions
    - External interface functions
    - Inspection functions
    - Logical functions
    - Lookup and reference functions
    - Math and statistics functions
    - Text functions
    - XML functions
    - Custom functions
    - Date and time format strings
    - Number format strings
    - RUN function return codes
    - Character set codes for CPACKAGE, CSERIESTOTEXT, and CTEXT
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REFORMAT

The REFORMAT function returns a type object that results from replacing the syntax of the input type with the syntax of the output type.

The initiator and terminator of the output type are built. The content result rules are determined based on the Input type and the Output type. Groups and Items can be used with REFORMAT.

REFORMAT cannot be used as an argument to a function, operator, or functional map.

Syntax:: REFORMAT (single-object-expression)
Meaning:: REFORMAT (type-to-convert)
Returns:: A type object

REFORMAT returns a type object whose content matches the input type object, but whose syntax matches the output type object. The following table details the expected results based on the input and output.


Input Type	Output Type	Result
Group	Group	The content for each output component results from the content of the corresponding input group component content. For example, output component 1 is matched with input component 1, output component 2 is matched with input component 2, and so on. The components of the groups must be items, not another group. If there is no matching input component for an output component, the output component's required occurrences are built as "none"S. If there is no matching output component for an input component, the data of that input component is ignored. When a component occurrence is built, the delimiter (if any) of the contained output group is built and an object of the component's output type is built from the corresponding input type using the REFORMAT algorithm.
Group	Item	The text of a corresponding input group content.
Item	Group	The input item content is applied as though it were the first component of the output group.
Item	Item	The input item content is applied to the output item content.

Examples

MyXMLPurchaseOrder = REFORMAT(MyCOBOL_PurchaseOrder)
This function is useful when the same type structure might come from different type trees, such as different versions of the same EDI, or when converting traditional formats to XML.