Background

Consider a large-scale testing project with more than 1,000 business scenarios at the Enterprise level and as many as 10,000 test cases. Such projects are complex and difficult to handle—every phase of software testing is critical and needs the utmost precision and quality. Test data selection and handling it sensitively is critical in such projects. Any breach of customer data has serious consequences for clients and vendors. Test data is a vital component during the execution phase and the data selection exercise requires adequate planning, given the huge volumes of test cases and the complexities involved.

TDM is a process that effectively handles data in complex engagements with the optimal use of resources to enhance the data quality and ensure quality of testing. Test Data provisioning has traditionally been manual, time consuming, and error prone. The limitations of test data include, among others, limited coverage resulting in suboptimal results. Compliance and...