Create test cases with temporal data or outcomes

To create test cases with temporal data or outcomes you need to specify change points for the attributes.

What do you want to do?

Create change points in input data

Create change points in expected results

Create change points in outcome data

Create change points in input data

To create change points in input data:

  1. In Oracle Policy Modeling, open your test script file by double-clicking it in the Project Explorer.
  2. Double-click the test case to open it for editing.
  3. Double click the base-level attribute in the Data view to open the Set Attribute Value dialog box.
  4. Click the Change Points button. This expands the dialog box so that you can add change points for the attribute.
  5. Click the Add button to add a new change point. A change point will be added. (By default this will have today's date and a value of unknown.)
  6. From the Date field, select the desired date (or type a new date). Then select the check box for the Value that applies from that date.
  7. To add additional change points, repeat steps 5 and 6.
  8. When you have created all the change points, click OK. In the Data view you can now see the values you set for the attribute.

Create change points in expected results

To create change points in expected results:

  1. In Oracle Policy Modeling, open your test script file by double-clicking it in the Project Explorer.
  2. Double-click the test case to open it for editing.
  3. Select the inferred attribute in the Data view, right-click and select Set Value.
  4. In the Set Attribute Value dialog box, click the Change Points button. This expands the dialog box so that you can add change points for the attribute.
  5. Click the Add button to add a new change point. A change point will be added. (By default this will have today's date and a value of unknown.)
  6. From the Date field, select the desired date (or type a new date). Then select the check box for the Value that applies from that date.
  7. To add additional change points, repeat steps 5 and 6.
  8. When you have created all the change points, click OK. In the Data view you can now see the values you set for the attribute.

Create change points in outcome data

To create change points in outcome data:

  1. In Oracle Policy Modeling, open your test script file by double-clicking it in the Project Explorer.
  2. Select the Outcomes tab.
  3. Double-click on the outcome attribute to open the Edit Outcome dialog box.
  4. Click the Change Points button. This expands the dialog box so that you can add change points for the attribute.
  5. Click the Add button to add a new change point. A change point will be added. (By default this will have today's date and a value of unknown.)
  6. From the Date field, select the desired date (or type a new date). Then select the check box for the Value that applies from that date.
  7. To add additional change points, repeat steps 5 and 6.
  8. When you have created all the change points, click OK. In the outcome editor you can now see the values you set for the attribute.