Welcome
Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create and edit test assets in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), and then publish test assets to the remote Git repository that you have configured in your project. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
Data management
Effective data management is at the core of robust application testing. In HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you can manage test data by using the Data tab, which provides a centralized workspace for handling various types of data. Whether you work with fabricated data, retrieve information from databases, or define structured schemas, this interface supports both creating new data and reusing existing assets across your testing requirements.
Management of schemas
A schema, also known as a database schema, defines how data is structured, organized, and managed in a database management system (DBMS). It outlines the format, storage, processing, security, and data access across various structural schema elements such as tables, views, and logical constraints.

Release Notes
This document includes information about the new features introduced, features deprecated or removed, defects fixed, and known issues identified in this version of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub). You can also find the installation and upgrade instructions along with the contact information of HCL Customer Support.
System Requirements
This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
Getting Started Guide
This guide provides an introduction to HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) covering key features, task flows, and setup instructions. You can get started with installation, integration, user access management, and core functionalities like test data creation, test asset management, and reporting. This guide is intended for new users.
Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install the HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) software.
Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create and edit test assets in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), and then publish test assets to the remote Git repository that you have configured in your project. This guide is intended for testers and test managers.
- Edit branch overview
  When you want to create or modify a test resource in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must use an Edit branch. An Edit branch is a temporary branch created from the selected branch in the repository configured within the project, where you can save the created or edited resource.
- Test Editor overview
  You can use the Test Editor tab to create and manage test assets such as applications, Web UI tests, and test suites in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
- Application management
  When you want to create and manage Web UI tests in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you must first create an application within the project.
- Web UI test management
  You can test your web applications by recording Web UI tests in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub). Test Hub supports industry-standard browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox to record and play back Web UI tests. After the playback, you can evaluate the test results.
- Test suite management
  A suite is a collection of the tests and other suites. You can combine the multiple tests and suites into a single workflow and organize them into a suite.
- Test variables
  A test variable is a user-defined, name-value pair that stores and refers to information throughout a test. You can assign the value of a variable to a test element or assign the value of a UI object property to a test variable.
- Catalog management
  You can use the data catalog in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) to browse and manage data generators used in test data creation. The catalog section provides access to built-in generators, allows you to create custom generators tailored to specific needs, and group them using custom categories.
- Data management
  Effective data management is at the core of robust application testing. In HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you can manage test data by using the Data tab, which provides a centralized workspace for handling various types of data. Whether you work with fabricated data, retrieve information from databases, or define structured schemas, this interface supports both creating new data and reusing existing assets across your testing requirements.
  - Data navigator panel
    The home page of Data features a navigation panel called the data navigator panel, which serves as a central hub for managing and organizing data definitions, datasets, database queries, and schemas across multiple folders within your project.
  - Prerequisites for working with datasets and data definitions
    You can find information about the tasks that you need to perform before you work with datasets and data definitions in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
  - Management of datasets
    You can find information about creating datasets in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), applying a dataset classification, editing datasets, and managing datasets that are in your project repository.
  - Management of data definition
    You can find information about creating, editing, and managing data definitions in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), to support realistic and reusable test data generation.
  - Management of schemas
    A schema, also known as a database schema, defines how data is structured, organized, and managed in a database management system (DBMS). It outlines the format, storage, processing, security, and data access across various structural schema elements such as tables, views, and logical constraints.
    - Creating an empty schema
      You can create an empty schema to define a structured data storage. Initially, the schema is not connected to any database.
    - Adding a database connection to the schema
      You can add a database connection to link a schema to a database for data generation and management.
    - Creating a schema by using a database connection
      When your tests require data that reflects existing database models, you can create a schema by connecting to an existing database. You can retrieve and manage live data structures that help your test data reflect production schema complexity and relationships more accurately.
    - Managing data definitions in a schema
      You can manage and organize data definitions within a schema to support consistent and accurate test data generation.
    - Deleting a schema
      You can delete a schema when it is outdated or no longer relevant to your project. Additionally, if a schema contains errors or inaccuracies that might lead to the generation of misleading or incorrect fabricated data, then you might want to remove them. By removing such shemas, you can maintain a clean and organized workspace, optimize the performance of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), and reduce unnecessary storage usage.
  - Publishing changes in data definitions, datasets, or schemas
    After creating or modifying a data definition, dataset, or schema in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you can publish changes from an Edit branch to the source branch in the project repository. After you publish the changes, other members of the project can view and work with the updated datasets.
  - Generating fabricated test data
    You can generate fabricated test data in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) to support a wide range of test scenarios. The generated data is saved as a CSV file on your system and can be used to override existing datasets during test execution.
- Publishing all changes in an Edit branch
  After you create or modify any data or test assets in an Edit branch of a project in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub), you can publish all the changes that are in an Edit branch to the source branch in the project repository. After publishing, other members in the project can view and use the resources.
Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes tasks that you must complete before you can configure and run tests in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub). You can find information about configuring runs for the different test types that are supported. You can also find information about other tasks that you can perform on the Resource Monitoring Service, Virtualization, and Integrations with third-party applications. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
Test Manager Guide
This guide describes how to manage and track your overall test effort. This guide is intended for test managers.
Troubleshooting
This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
All Guides (PDF)
You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub) as a PDF file.
Security Considerations
This document describes the actions that you can take to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls in HCL DevOps Test Hub (Test Hub).
Notices
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Management of schemas

A schema, also known as a database schema, defines how data is structured, organized, and managed in a database management system (DBMS). It outlines the format, storage, processing, security, and data access across various structural schema elements such as tables, views, and logical constraints.

The following sections provide an overview of how schema concepts are applied within Test Hub to support efficient data management and test design:

Using schema in Test Hub
Key benefits of schema in Test Hub
Primary key
Foreign key

Using schema in Test Hub

You can create a new schema either as an empty structure or by connecting it to an existing database, allowing you to visualize how data is structured and related in real environments. See Creating an empty schema and Creating a schema by using a database connection.
After the schema is created, two separate tabs are displayed based on the database connection:
- Database View
- Schema View
You can add data definitions and establish relationships between their fields in a schema.

Key benefits of schema in Test Hub

The schema in Test Hub offers the following advantages:

It defines how data is stored and related within the database, making it easier to understand, manage, and maintain.
You can group similar data to reuse it across different scenarios, even when it serves different purposes.
You can enhance data integrity by using logical constraints such as tables, primary keys, and relationships that helps maintain data consistency and accuracy while reducing errors.

To use schema in Test Hub, you must be aware of the terms and concepts that are used to link database tables.

Primary key

A primary key is one or more columns in a database table that uniquely identify each record in that table. The primary key enforces data integrity by ensuring that no two rows have the same value(s) in the key column(s) and that these values are never null. Database systems use the primary key to efficiently retrieve, update, or relate records across multiple tables in a relational database.

Foreign key

A foreign key is a link between two tables that ensures the data in one table corresponds with the data in another table, thereby maintaining uniformity of the database information.