Testing & Quality
What is Test Data Management (TDM)?
Planning, creating, provisioning, protecting, and refreshing data needed for testing.
ERP tests need consistent master data, open documents, and stock levels across integrated systems. Approaches include production copies with masking, subsetting, and synthetic data creation. Poor TDM causes blocked tests and non-reproducible defects.
Related terms
Data Masking
Replacing sensitive values, such as names, bank accounts, or salaries, with realistic but fictitious data in non-production systems.
Synthetic Test Data
Artificially generated data that mimics production characteristics without containing real personal or business data.
System Refresh
Overwriting a non-production system with a copy of production to provide current data for testing.
Client Copy
Copying data and customizing from one client to another within or across systems using copy profiles.
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