# Rails Unit test Problem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-unit-test-problem/52643>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 17, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-unit-test-problem/52643 "2006-01-17T13:06:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Luciano\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@Luciano\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano_B)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 1:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-unit-test-problem/52643/1 "2006-01-17T13:06:20Z")

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Hi all,

I have a problem with unit test database data reload.

I have several test\_xxx function in my ruby unit test file

I would like to know why xxxx.yml containing test data are load only 1  
time  
for all the test while specification say it done for before each test  
method.

Thus my test\_xxx are dependant of previous test

This is a mistake, because the specs say the test data are reload  
before  
each test\_method?

I would like you help to solve this problem?

Is it a rails bug, strange because specs are clean on this subject?

Regards.

Croco

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**Author:** ![Luciano\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@Luciano\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano_B)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-unit-test-problem/52643/2 "2006-01-17T13:09:21Z")

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I’m too tired to get into it, but you’re probably having issues with  
transactional fixtures. Check out  
[http://clarkware.com/cgi/blosxom/2005/10/24#Rails10FastTesting](http://clarkware.com/cgi/blosxom/2005/10/24#Rails10FastTesting) to get  
a good understanding of the testing options in Rails.

Pat

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**Author:** ![Luciano\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/8edcca/32.png) [@Luciano\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Luciano_B)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-unit-test-problem/52643/3 "2006-01-17T23:02:48Z")

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Thank you for your successful help.

Croco

On 1/17/06, Pat M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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