Generate realistic LDAP test data for ForgeRock DS with make-ldif — nested groups, realistic users, service accounts, and Docker Compose setup. New companion repo with 5 templates and shell scripts.

https://iamdevbox.com/posts/advanced-techniques-for-generating-test-data-using-make-ldif-in-forgerock-ds/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blog_post

#forgerock #ldap #directoryservices #iam #testdata

Advanced Techniques for Generating Test Data Using make-ldif in ForgeRock DS

Learn advanced techniques for generating test data using make-ldif in ForgeRock DS. Master complex data creation for seamless testing and development processes.

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Ah yes, the age-old "frozen test fixtures" dilemma—because apparently, even test data needs a sweater in large projects. 🧊🔧 Brace yourself for a riveting six-minute read, where Ruby enthusiasts will be poetically enlightened on avoiding this frosty fate. Next up, "Why Your Office Printer is a Sentient Being Bent on Chaos!" 🖨️💥
https://radanskoric.com/articles/frozen-test-fixtures #frozenTestFixtures #RubyProgramming #testData #officePrinter #chaos #HackerNews #ngated
Why frozen test fixtures are a problem on large projects and how to avoid them

Tests grow to thousands All make their claim on fixtures Frozen by demands

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Was bewegt die Software-Test-Community? - Richard Seidl

Was bewegt die Software Test Community? Daniel Knott und Richie reden über Tools, Skills und KI in Softwaretesting.

Day 11
Well, technically it’s been a few days.

I just finished populating the entire partner-contracts layer in our system. That means hundreds of users, each linked to the correct unit, with the proper supervisor, job title, and contract type. All of it reflected in a single, consistent data model.

Every user has a contract pointing to their supervisor — with cascading relations:
- regional managers report directly to the admin,
- unit managers report to regional managers,
- team leads report to unit managers,
- and finally, operators, assigned in pairs to each lead.

I’ve also updated every partner’s supervisor field, so hierarchy is fully navigable.

It took some time and required pulling data from multiple sources:
users, organizational units, and memberships, regional and structural hierarchy, and even address assignments.

Numbers:
Total test users & contracts: 1,408
Regional Coordinators: 16
Managers: 160
Team Leads: 640
Operators: 592

https://write.tyolabs.com/?p=36

#programming #sql #posgresql #testdata

Day #11 — Climbing the Hierarchy – Ideas. Engineered.

Nebraska.Code 2025 hosted on Whova

July 23 – 25, 2025, Lincoln, NE

Upscene releases new version Advanced Data Generator.

A fast test-data generator tool that comes with a library of real-life data, can generate data to your database, script or data files.

Feature highlights:
- Data library to generate life-like fake date, also non-English
- Supports binary data
- Master/detail functionality
- Statistical data
- Templates

#testdatagenerator #testdata #fakedata #oracle #sqlserver #mysql #firebird #postgresql #sqlite #access #interbase
https://www.upscene.com/news/item/20250312

News @ Upscene Productions

Upscene: Database tools for developers. Database tools for Oracle, PostgreSQL, InterBase, Firebird, SQL Server, MySQL, NexusDB, SQL Anywhere and Advantage Database. Auditing tools for databases. Test Data Generator tools for databases.

Peeps, what are the rules around using #fandom characters as #TestData for your #software ?

I see a lot of #AliceInWonderland in #XMPP docs, but that's public domain in the US. I've also seen mention J.R.R. Tolkien's works in #Perl 's "Camel Book" and once found #JonSnow on some random docs page—both the works about which I believe are still under #copyright . Do all those docs count as #FairUse or...?

ShadowTraffic is a great tool for creating realistic sample data for just about anything. Recently, I've been using it in my content at @warpstream to test out our software with other software in the ecosystem. It then occurred to me that I should get Michael Drogalis, the creator/founder, and create some content with him to show how it works and generate a couple of topics to illustrate it.

#apachekafka #kafka #dataengineering #datastreaming #streamingdata #testdata

https://youtu.be/xHIk8p9Mp2Y

Warp Solutions: ShadowTraffic & WarpStream

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I'm excited to be heading back to an in-person conference! QA or the Highway is a week from today. There's still time to join us. Come hear me talk about #parallelization, #TestData, and #risk with our #SoftwareTesting #Automation and #DevOps. If you attend, please come say hi!

https://www.qaorthehwy.com/paul-grizzaffi/bad-tests-running-wild-concurrency-test-data-and-minimal-human-interaction-in-test-automation-dev-ops

Paul Grizzaffi - QA or the Highway

End-to-End analysis of #TestData to gather #metrics on #FeedbackLoops are just #AdvertisingCampaigns, sometimes, per $_ubject, per #meme, per information #TraceBackCampaigns sometimes to prove a point of where the network hop 🐇 hop 🐰 hops 👯‍♀️ #TIA wise 🦉, occasionally. 💯😬

Watermarking #memes for networking 🐰🐇👯‍♀️ spread analytics / analysis is _probably_ not the goal but... Maybe 💯¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What would someone in this documentary of an Oroborus .do with this ♻️ over 40+yrs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯