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Instance Details Tests Tab

Select the Tests tab for an aggregated view of all the test results received during this instance.

Test Outcomes event

The Test Outcomes event reports the results of tests in your data estate. This event type includes an array (i.e. list) of multiple test outcomes. With this array, your tools can publish information like thresholds, start and end times, a description, metric value, status, and additional metadata for Observability to receive and display.

Considerations

  • When undefined, the value for end_time defaults to start_time, while the value for start_time defaults to the event_timestamp.
  • The value for test_name populates the Test column. Best practice is to use a descriptive name or short summary.
  • Add a link to your tool in the external_url to navigate from Observability to your data estate.

Test data

Test outcomes are sorted by chronological order, from most recent to oldest. Records include the test status and name, the component where the test took place, and the time the test started. When additional metadata is sent with the test outcome event, the information appears in the Test column.

Note that the table only includes tests that have finished and not tests currently in progress.

Drill down

  • Use the search field, Statuses, and Components filters to narrow the list of test results.
  • In the summary, click a status count or portion of the bar to filter the table by that outcome.
  • Use Refresh to update the page with new events.

  • Select Show/Hide Columns to customize the table.

    Tip

    Also a DataOps Data Quality TestGen user? Add the columns Dimension and Table to best display TestGen results.

    • Click { } View event data to open a dialog with full metadata log entries for an event.
    • Where available, click Open external source to open the external tool associated with the test.
    • If the result is sent from TestGen, click View test Result from TestGen to open more details.

For more information, see Instance Details TestGen Results.

Visual example in Observability

(Screenshot of the Tests tab)

For more information on using Observability to maintain visibility on tests in your data estate, see Test with Observability.