In KATE Datavard Validate setting you can manage various settings for all parts of KATE of Datavard Validate tool. You can access the Settings in KATE  in Datavard Validate Dashboard by clicking on corresponding button, or by pressing Shift+F5.

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Settings are divided into Tabs based on the area they are focusing on:

• KATE Datavard Validate Backend Settings
• KATE Datavard Validate Test Management Settings
• KATE Datavard Validate Web Intelligence Settings
  
  

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Datavard Validate Backend Settings

In the KATE the Datavard Validate Backend settings tab, you can manage parameters for KATE for Datavard Validate Backend test scenarios separately by 'Edit' button and customize reporting statuses as described in section 8.8.5 ('Reporting Status'). Parameters are divided into folders per test scenario. Individual settings are described in next subchapter. 
KATE Datavard Validate Backend Settings Parameters:

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• Mass Execute Seq. Wait Time
  • Maximum number of seconds KATE seconds Datavard Validate waits for the test step to finish when the mass execution of Test Cases is sequential.

For KATE For Datavard Validate Backend Test Cases you can set settings specific for a given Test Plan, which will override general settings.

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Front End Settings

In the KATE the Datavard Validate Front End settings tab, you can manage the parameters for KATE for Datavard Validate Front End (Web Templates, Web Intelligent, Design Studio) scenario. Individual settings are described in the next subchapter. 
General Settings Parameters:

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Items per Page – is Design Studio BOBJ document property which needs to be set in KATE in Datavard Validate to ensure proper function of scroll in document table during test case execution. To get this property, you use the BusinessObjects Central Management Console > select 'Applications' > right click on the 'Design Studio Runtime' > select 'Manage Properties' > copy value of field 'Items Per Page' into parameter in KATE in Datavard Validate Front End settings.

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HP ALM Integration Settings

In the KATE the Datavard Validate HP ALM Integration settings tab, you can set the following values that are required for replication of KATE of Datavard Validate objects to HP ALM server: 

• Connection settings
  • URL with port – URL path to HP ALM server together with port used for standard web browser connection to this server (usually 8080)
  • ALM domain – HP ALM domain where KATE where Datavard Validate objects will be replicated
  • ALM project – HP ALM project where KATE where Datavard Validate objects will be replicated
• User settings
  • User name and password that exists in HP ALM server and is authorized to access ALM domain and project.
  • Password is optional and when it is entered, it is stored in a non-readable form. When no password is entered, you are prompted with a password pop-up when executing the replication.
• Integration settings
  • Test case path – folder in HP ALM Test Plan area, where all KATE all Datavard Validate Test cases will be replicated
  • Test plan path – folder in HP ALM Test Lab area, where all KATE all Datavard Validate Test plans will be replicated
• Status mapping
  • Table with all KATE all Datavard Validate Test case and Test plan statuses that can be mapped to HP ALM statuses (F4 help supported)
    
    

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INTERFACE FOR BACKEND VARIANT GENERATION

KATE comes Datavard Validate comes with the option to generate backend variants from custom ABAP programs. If you want to generate any backend variants Query/ListCube/DTP/Table/Drill Down from your own ABAP program, you can use KATE use Datavard Validate API classes available in /DVD/EQS_GEN package. Each of these classes contains one method 'Generate' that generates appropriate type of variant based on importing parameters supplied. 

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For each type of backend variant, a demo report also exists, which contains comments and example how these classes can be used to generate variants directly from ABAP.
Reports:
/DVD/EQS_GEN_DRILL_VARIANTS – demo report for generation of Drill Down variants
/DVD/EQS_GEN_DTP_VARIANTS – demo report for generation of Transformation testing variants
/DVD/EQS_GEN_LISTCUBE_VARIANTS – demo report for generation of ListCube variants
/DVD/EQS_GEN_QUERY_VARIANTS – demo report for generation of Query variants
/DVD/EQS_GEN_TABLE_VARIANTS – demo report for generation of Table variants 

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Datavard Validate BACKEND TESTING USER AUTHORIZATION

As in KATE in Datavard Validate Backend testing you can create snapshots of data from all the available system InfoProviders, queries and tables. For users therefore it is sometimes necessary to restrict their access to this information. 
KATE Backend Datavard Validate Backend testing provides three BADI Definitions that you can implement using your own logic to deny access to restricted data images. The following BADIs are available in package /DVD/EQS:

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