Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for running a test in a database system. The method includes obtaining, by one or more processors associated with a server, a template comprising one or more variables, storing, in a cache, a mapping of field definitions for a particular dataset, populating, by the one or more processors, the template to generate a populated template based at least in part on the mapping of field definitions for the particular dataset, performing, by the one or more processors, a query with respect to the particular dataset using values obtained from the populated template, and monitoring, by the one or more processors, one or more performance characteristics associated with the performing the query.