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Install TestGen on Windows

The dk-installer.exe program installs DataOps Data Quality TestGen as a Docker Compose application. This is the recommended installation mode, as Docker encapsulates and isolates the application from other software on your machine and does not require you to manage Python dependencies.

Prerequisites

Install the following prerequisites, and verify that their versions are supported.

Software Supported versions Command to check version
Docker + Docker Compose

Why Docker? Docker lets you try TestGen without affecting your local software environment. All the dependencies TestGen needs are isolated in its container, so installation is easy and insulated.		 Docker: 26.1, 27.5, 28.5

Compose: 2.38, 2.39, 2.40		 docker -v

docker compose version

How to install TestGen

  1. Download the latest version of dk-installer.exe.

  2. Run the install option.

    1. From your Downloads folder, double-click the dk-installer.exe file to start the program.
    2. If a Windows protected your PC screen is displayed, click the More info link, and then click Run anyway.
    3. In the Choose a Product menu, type 1 for TestGen and press Enter.
    4. In the TestGen Menu, type 1 for Install TestGen and press Enter.

    The installation downloads the latest Docker images for TestGen and deploys a new Docker Compose application. The process may take 5~10 minutes, depending on your machine and network connection.

  3. Verify that you can log in to the UI with the URL and credentials provided in the program output. You can also find this information at any time by selecting the Access Installed App option in the TestGen Menu.

How to set up demo data

You can also use the installer program to seed TestGen with demo data for the Quick Start tutorial.

  1. Run the demo setup option.

    1. From your Downloads folder, double-click the dk-installer.exe file to start the program.
    2. In the Choose a Product menu, type 1 for TestGen and press Enter.
    3. In the TestGen Menu, type 4 for Install TestGen demo data and press Enter.

    In the TestGen UI, you will see that new data profiling and test results have been generated.

  2. Follow the TestGen portions of the Quick Start demo tutorial for a walk-through of the software.

Tip

To upgrade an instance of TestGen to the latest released version, see Upgrade TestGen. For other post-install tasks, see Administer TestGen.