Factory.define :group do |m| m.sequence(:order) { |n| "Order #{n}" } end Factory.define :invalid_topic, :class => "Topic" do |m| m.sequence(:title){ |n| "Title #{n}"} m.author_name nil end Factory.define :topic do |m| m.sequence(:title){ |n| "Title #{n}"} m.sequence(:author_name){ |n| "Author #{n}"} end