Utilities › Insert Records into a Test Stream

Insert Records into a Test Stream

Follow these steps:

1. Type I on the Utilities or Test Stream Selection menu.

   CA Verify for VTAM displays the Insert menu.

   Note: If the records you are inserting use a different ruleset than the test stream you are inserting them into, then the rules from both test streams will be combined.

    CCC.ORDERAPP.001 ----------------  INSERT  --------------------10:24:22 
    ENTER COMMAND ===>                                                     UI 
                                                                                    
    INSERT FROM TEST STREAM:       
      DDNAME      ===> TCADS       
      APPLICATION ===> CCC                         (LEAVE APPLICATION, MEMBER
      MEMBER      ===> ORDERAPP                     OR VERSION BLANK AND PRESS 
      VERSION     ===> 001                          ENTER FOR A SELECTION LIST)    
                                                                                    
    OPTIONS:       
      START WITH RECORD NUMBER      ===> 000001     (1-999999)
      STOP AFTER RECORD NUMBER      ===> 999999     (1-999999)
      INSERT AFTER RECORD NUMBER    ===> 999999     (1-999999)
      INCLUDE RULESET               ===> Y          (Y/N)  
                                                                                    
    MULTIPLE TERMINAL TEST STREAM OPTIONS:       
      TERMINAL TO SELECT FROM    ===>              
      TERMINAL TO INSERT AS      ===>              
                                                                                    
                                                                                                            
   F1-HELP     F3-END     F4-RETURN
   

   The Insert utility inserts records from one or more test streams into the test stream you identified on the Utilities or Test Stream Selection menu. You can also insert records from a test stream into that same test stream. Make sure, however, that:

   • The records from both test streams are from similar types of terminals
   • The inserted transactions will work where they are inserted

   Inserting records is one way of expanding a test stream and changing the testing scenario.

   INSERT FROM TEST STREAM

   The name of the test stream which is the source of the inserted records.

   If you leave the Application, Member, or Version fields blank, CA Verify for VTAM displays the Test Stream Selection menu. Type S to the left of the test stream you want to select and press Enter. See the screen earlier in this chapter.

   START WITH RECORD NUMBER

   The first record to be inserted. The default is record 1.

   STOP AFTER RECORD NUMBER

   The last record to be inserted. The default is record 999999; such as, the last record in the test stream.

   INSERT AFTER RECORD NUMBER

   The record in the output test stream after which the records should be inserted.

   • If you specify 0, the records are inserted at the beginning of the test stream.
   • If you leave 999999 as the default or specify a number greater than the number of records in the test stream, the records are inserted at the end of the test stream.

   INCLUDE RULESET

   Indicates whether the ruleset from the target test stream should be inserted into the source test stream. Y, the default, inserts the ruleset; N does not.

   The last two options apply to multiple test streams only.

   TERMINAL TO SELECT FROM

   The name of the terminal in the source test stream from which records are to be selected. If you leave this field blank, CA Verify for VTAM displays the From Terminal Selection menu.

   TERMINAL TO INSERT AS

   The terminal name that should be used for the inserted records in the output test stream. If you leave this field blank, CA Verify for VTAM displays the To Terminal Selection menu.

2. Press Enter when you have completed the specifications.
   • If necessary, CA Verify for VTAM displays the From Terminal Selection and/or To Terminal Selection menus. See the Select a Terminal section next.
   • If necessary, CA Verify for VTAM displays the Insert Confirmation menu. See the Confirm the Insert section.
   • Otherwise, CA Verify for VTAM displays the Insert Status menu. See the Review the Insert Status section.