RDBM Testing Tools

by Nataliia Vasylyna | January 13, 2017 8:01 am

The specialists of software testing company usually perform database testing using special tools. For a successful RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) testing, it is required two types of testing tools. The first one is for database interface testing and the second one is for internal database testing.

Besides that, the tools used for database testing should support the language of its development. The tool should not only provide testing of data generation but also managing the data. As a result test data is under configuration management control.

What are the database testing tools?

• Data privacy tools: IBM Optim, Data Privacy tools.
• Load testing[1] tools: Empirix, LoadRunner, RadView, Web Performance.
• Test data generator: DTM Data Generator, Turbo Data.
• Test data management: IBM Optim Test Data Management tools.
• Unit testing tools: DBUnit, XTUnit, Visual Studio.

Every company wants to have its data well-protected and kept private under various threats. That is why security testing[2] of relational databases is very important to conduct. Load testing cannot be effectively performed without special tools. They will help to check whether the database architecture meets all production needs.

The tools for test data generating are used by developers in order to validate the system. They are usually applied for load and stress testing when a huge amount of data is required. It is necessary to have the test data managed. The data can be defined manually or automatically. Then it is maintained under different conditions. The results are analyzed and compared.

Related Posts:

• What Is Database Sandbox?[3]
• Relational Database Testing[4]
• What Is ETL Testing?[5]

Source URL: https://blog.qatestlab.com/2017/01/13/rdbm-testing-tools/

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