Getting Started with ConTesA

A short tutorial to help users get familiar with how to use ConTesA.

This introduction to ConTesA will show you how to use ConTesA

• to validate a test document for NIEM conformance, and
• to fix common mistakes made during the development of an NDR-conformant document.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you’ll need internet access and a ConTesA account. You’ll also need to be familiar with XML and XML Schema.

Several parts of this tutorial refer to tools or techniques explained in detail under the NIEM IEPD Developer page. We recommend you take a look.

The ConTesA Process

First things first; to complete this tutorial, you’ll need to log in on your ConTesA account:

Once you’ve logged in, use these steps in the ConTesA conformance testing process: