[ddsteps-user] Questions about DDSteps usage with a large project

[Harlan I. <h.i...@gm...>]

Hello,

I am investigating test solutions and DDSteps seems impressive, and very
promising for my project's needs. I am left with a few questions though:

-          Can a test case load and combine fixture datasets from multiple
excel sheets (similar to DbUnit's CompositeDataSet)? The goal being the
ability to have shared/common data. If not, roughly how much of an
undertaking would it be to add such functionality?

-          Is loading XML Spreadsheets currently possible? If not, how much
effort would be required for a basic implementation? The goal here is for
test data to be stored as ASCII so that VCS diff/merge is possible.

-          This is somewhat DbUnit specific, but does anyone have
suggestions/anecdotes in regards to dealing with several developers running
tests semi-frequently and possibly simultaneously (e.g. creating a database
for each developer, or locking the database while tests run)?

Thanks for your time,

Harlan