Setting up Test Data

Methods

Datbase dependent Integration Tests vs Mocking Datasets vs End to End Regression Tests

Extracting XML schema's

Extracting production like data as XML sets to stub out the DB calls

Using the system to insert test data

Finding right level of abstraction

Focus on Test Driven Development

Tools mentioned

Unitils (becoming or already is open source)

DBDeploy

In-Memory Databases (Hypersonic, ExtremeDB, JavaDB)