Test Data:
It is not always possible to grab a copy of a customer’s database
It is protected by various regulations in Finance, Education, and Healthcare etc.
To create realistic Test data generation is difficult and time-consuming
People can generate fake data(near realistic) for testing their applications without putting real customer data at risk
Why not automate Test Data?
A rudimentary way of creating fake(near-realistic) data is easy, fast & very effective.
Randomize/customize every part of the data.
Helpful in functional & performance testing
Generate locale specific data (English, French, Chinese etc)
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Validations :
It’s hard to debug when an error occurred
Snapshot the result make it easier to compare
Complex objects can be validated and debug easily by picture technique
A picture is worth a thousand words
Ajit sharma