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># >To assist in the development and support of our systems we rely on using
># >copies (unamended) of data from 'live' systems as test data.
># >
># >Does anyone have a view as to whether this is acceptable practice,
># >in particular whether we are in breach of DP legislation ?
>
>my understanding is that we are encouraged (in fact told to at my
>initial DP training many years ago, I am sure Chris Pounder will
>confirm!) to create dummy databases to use for test/development
>purpose at all times, otherwise you must only use the live data
>in line with the 8 principles which is not the purpose of testing
>ie looking for bugs, errors, duplicates etc.
>
Dummy databases never cut the mustard. They are usually created by the
people who described the data in the first place, so they never can test
the corners in the way that live data can.
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