When you create an ActiveData asset, you select the external file to use with the asset. You also determine what data in the external file (known as the ActiveData file) to use, whether the ActiveData file contains column headings, and the read/write permissions for the file associated with the ActiveData asset. Once an ActiveData asset is created, it can be used in any visual test or script and modified at any time.
Data files can be either prepared in advance or created and edited within Silk Test Workbench. Create, modify, and maintain ActiveData assets using the Asset Browser.