Top 5 Considerations For A Strong Test Data Management

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Top 5 Considerations For A Strong Test Data
Management

• I think I lost my homework pages, I think the
  dog ate my homework. Remember the above lines
  which we used to use for humorously teasing our
  teachers for not having done the homework?
• Sometimes, a tester has the same feeling and want
  to convey the exact words, when a particular set
  of data is not found. But. Helpless!! Situations
  have changed, and unfortunately, no such lines
  can be used by a responsible professional at
  work.
• Test Data Management(TDM) is a vital and crucial
  component of an IT organization. The business is
  at risk if any failure is observed in the
  production environment and shows that you dont
  take the test procedure seriously until it
  reaches the production stage.
• For having an optimal functionality of the
  software/application, you need to address all the
  subsequent breaches and carry out the testing
  effectively. Envo8 crafted down a list of
  considerations for effective test data
  management.

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• Test Only Relevant Data
• Sometimes unplanned trips work out the best, but
  risks are involved. The same way, testing all the
  data, has pros and cons both. This is because,
  while testing all the data, you do not have an
  exact idea of the scenario in which that
  particular test data should be tested. This
  procedure consumes a lot of time and money.

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• On the other hand, when you create a testing
  process where you jot down the test cases and the
  need for the environment, it becomes much easier.
  For example, if you are validating the login
  page, you know the scenario of which information
  would be specifically needed to confirm the same.
  
• When you keep iterating, you will be able to find
  more bugs, and you will need more real data.
  Hence, start with a small set of test data, and
  then gradually proceed towards complex ones.

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• Avoid Having Sensitive Data For Testing
• Ever since the GDP lawsuits concerning the data
  protection came into implementation, more
  companies have started taking the security issue
  seriously for the IT test environment Management.
• Auditors prefer that only limited people should
  have access to production environments. Only
  these people will be responsible for customer
  data handling. Any data leaked, the privileged
  people will be held for legal representation.
  Mask the data that can reveal the persons
  identity you can also follow the irreversible
  methods for the same.

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• Refresh The Environment
• This may sound challenging, but it is crucial to
  refresh the testing environment correctly and
  continuously. It may have unanticipated side
  effects, but once your foundation is in place,
  everything will work right.

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• Automate The Process
• Imagine if you can centrally manage the data
  creation process, masking, cloning, and
  organizing automatically! You have so many
  automated tools that allow you to do the same and
  gives an automated solution. You can set up
  sequential testing and keep track of the test
  data.

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• Testing Should Be Done Up-To-Date
• Your software/application will continuously
  evolve once it is launched. For this, the test
  scenarios and test data need to be changed from
  time to time, depending on the test data
  generated. It is also necessary to make some test
  scenarios obsolete, and hence, some data will
  also become out-of-date.

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• For practising this, you need to have discipline
  and proper communication within the team members.
  It is the developers responsibility to inform
  everyone which data are relevant and which data
  needs to be removed. This process ensures a
  higher quality of output from the TDM.
• Deploying an effective Test data management
  solution is an imperative way to identify,
  secure, and manage the right test data. By doing
  this, you will have sync between the companys
  requirements, test cases, test data, and all the
  virtual assets.

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• Company Name Enov8
• Contact Person Niall Crawford
• Address Level 5, 14 Martin Place, Sydney, 2000,
  New South Wales, Australia.
• Phone(s) 61 2 8916 6391
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• Website - https//www.enov8.com

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