A list of XML collections, elements, attributes and corresponding UI properties is provided below.
Collection <TestCases>
Element TestCase
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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When Used
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Name
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Name
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The Test Case name.
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MixWeight
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Mix Weight
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The relative frequency of the Test Case replays in the mix. Every VU is assigned to a specific Test Case selected in a round-robin order, while skipping some of them to achieve the VU distribution corresponding to the mix weights.
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Description
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Description
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The Test Case description.
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ThinkTimeMode
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Think Times between pages
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0 - Zero; 1- Recorded; 2 - Constant; 3 - Random
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ConstantThinkTime
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Think Time (s)
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A constant think time between pages.
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ThinkTimeMode = 2 (Constant)
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MinRandomThinkTime
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Min Think Time (s)
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ThinkTimeMode = 3 (Random)
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MaxRandomThinkTime
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Man Think Time (s)
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ThinkTimeMode = 3 (Random)
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IterationDelayMode
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Delay between iterations
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0 - Zero; 1 - Constant; 2 - Pacing
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ConstantDelayTime
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Iteration Delay (s)
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A constant delay between iterations
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IterationDelayMode = 1 (Constant)
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MinIterationDuration
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Minimum iteration duration (s)
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the minimum iteration duration. If the iteration completes faster, the appropriate delay will be added.
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IterationDelayMode = 2 (Pacing)
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CacheControlMode
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Cache Control
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0 - Disabled; 1-Enabled
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NewVuPercent
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New VU %
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Percentage of the New vs. Returning VUs.
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CacheControlMode - 1 (enabled)
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RestarBßrowserPercent
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VU restarting browsers %
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Percentage of VUs restarting browsers before starting new iteration.
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CacheControlMode - 1 (enabled)
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Collection <Transactions>
Element Transaction
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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Name
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Name
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The Transaction name
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Description
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Description
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The Transaction description.
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GoalTime
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Goal (s)
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The transaction's completion time limit
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TestCase
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Test Case Name
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StartSession
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Zero-based first session number
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EndSession
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Zero-based last session number
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Element Authentication
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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CredentialFile
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A name of the CSV file with 3 columns (domain, username, and password) and no header
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Element DataSources
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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<dataset name 1>
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A Dataset CSV file with a header
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| <dataset name n> |
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A Dataset CSV file with a header |
Collection <DataGenerators>
Element DataGenerator
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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When Used
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Name
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Name
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The Data Generator name
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DataGeneratorType
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0 - Integer, 1 - Double, 3- DateTime, 4 - Guid, 5 - Text
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MinValue
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MinValue
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The minimum generated value
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DataGeneratorType="0" (Text), "1" (Double), "3" (DateTime,)
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MaxValue
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MaxValue
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The maximum generated value
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FormatString
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FormatString
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A string specifying a format of presenting a value. For details about different data type Formats, check "Formatting Types" in .NET
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Description
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Description
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The Data Generator description
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MinLength
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MinLength
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The minimum number of characters in the generated word
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DataGeneratorType="4" (Text)
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MaxLength
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MaxLength
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The maximum number of characters in the generated word
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DataGeneratorType="4" (Text)
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Collection <Functions>
Element Function
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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| Name |
Name |
The Instance name |
| FunctionType |
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0 - AgentName, 1 - AgentVUNumber, 2 - TestCaseName, 3 - AgentIterationNumber, 4 - URLNumber, 5 - AgentRequestNumber; 6 - CurrentDateTime. |
| FormatString |
FormatString |
A string specifying a format of presenting a value. For details about different data type
Formats, check "Formatting Types" in .NET |
| Description |
Description |
The Function Instance description |
Collection <Extractors>
Element Extractor
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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When Used
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Name
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Name
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The Extractor and its variable name.
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ExtractorType
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0 - Text Delimited, 1 - Regular Expression, 2 - Header, 3-FormField, 4-XPath
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TextBefore
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Text Before
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A text delimiter that occurs immediately before the value to be extracted.
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ExtractionRuleType = 0 (Text Delimited)
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TextAfter
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Text After
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A text delimiter that occurs immediately after the value to be extracted.
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ExtractionRuleType = 0 (Text Delimited)
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RegEx
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Regular Expression
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The regular expression with a single value <val> which will be extracted.
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ExtractionRuleType = 1 (Regular Expression)
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Header
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Header
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The response header name, selected from the drop-down
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ExtractionRuleType = 2 (Header)
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FormField
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Form Field
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The form field name, selected from the drop-down
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ExtractionRuleType = 3 (FormField)
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Xpath
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XPath query
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Enter XPath query to extracts a value from a web service XML response
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ExtractionRuleType = 4 (Xpath)
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Occurrence
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Occurrence
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The occurrence of the matching text to be extracted. The default is 1.
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IsHtmlDecode
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Use HTML Decoding
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0 - No, 1 - yes
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TestCase
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Test Case Name
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Session
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Zero-based session number
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Description
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Description
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The Extractor description
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Collection <Parameters>
Element Parameter
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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When Used
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ParameterNumber
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zero-based parameter number in the request
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RequestPart
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1- QueryString, 2 - Form, 4 - Header
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TestCase
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Test Case Name
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Session
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Zero-based session number
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Source
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0 - Static, 1 - DataSet, 2 - Extractor, 3 - Data Generator, 4 - Function
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DataSet
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DataSet
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Source = 1 (DataSet) |
DataBinding
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0 - Sequential, 1 - Random, 2- VU_Bound
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Source = 1 (DataSet) |
DataField
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DataField
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Source = 1 (DataSet) |
Extractor
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Extractor name
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Source = 2 (Extractor) |
DataGenerator
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DataGenerator name
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Source = 3 ( Data Generator)
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Function
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Function name
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Source = 4 ( Function)
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Collection <Validators>
Element Validator
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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Text
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Text to search
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Text/HTML or regular expression to search for in the response.
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IsRegex
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Is text a regular expression?
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0 - No, 1 - Yes
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FailIf
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Fail If
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0 - Found, 1 - Not Found
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Scope
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Scope
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0 - Response, 1 - All Responses
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Description
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Description
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The Validator description
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TestCase
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Test Case Name
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Session
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Zero-based session number
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Collection <Agents>
Element Agent
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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Name
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Agent Name
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The Load Agent Name
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Host
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Host / IP Address
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The Load Agent Host
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UserName
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Username
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Username to access Remote Agent
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Password
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Password
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Password to access Remote Agent
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MixWeight
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Mix Weight
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Relative number of VUs emulated on the Load Agent.
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StartingThreads
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Starting thread count
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The number of threads created automatically on the agent when test is launched.
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Element Test
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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When Used
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| TestID |
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| TestDescription |
Test Description |
Test Description is included into the Summary report. |
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| NextRunName |
Test Run Name |
A one-word Test Run Name is used as a prefix to label the result set of the next test run, displayed in the "Previous Results" section. If the Test Run Name is empty, the test file name and a timestamp is used as the prefix. |
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| LoadPattern |
Load Pattern |
0 - Steady Load, 1 - Step Load |
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| ConstantVU |
Number of VU |
The constant number of VUs emulated throughout the test |
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| StartVU |
Start VU |
The initial number of VUs in the beginning of the test |
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| StepVUIncrease |
Step VU Increase |
The number of VUs added on every step |
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| StepDuration |
Step Duration (s) |
The time interval between increasing VU count |
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| MaxVU |
Max VU |
Maximum VU count - Note: Test can complete before reaching "Max VU" if the Test Duration is not long enough. |
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| IncreaseOver |
Over (s) |
The amount of time taken in the beginning of each step to gradually add VUs. For instant increase, use zero. |
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| TestDurationMode |
Test Completion Criteria |
0 - Number of Iterations, 1-Run Duration, 2 - Reaching max VUs |
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| IterationCountMode |
How to count iterations |
0 - Total , 1-Per VU |
TestDurationMode = 0 (Number of Iterations) |
| Iterations |
Max. iterations |
After the specified number of iterations is issued, the Test waits until all responses are received and stops. |
TestDurationMode = 0 (Number of Iterations) |
| LoadTime |
Load generation time (hh:mm:ss) |
The duration of load generation, after which no request will be issued. |
TestDurationMode = 1 (Run Duration) |
| AfterTimeElapsedMode |
After the time elapsed
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0 - Wait for responses, 1 - Stop the test |
TestDurationMode = 1 (Run Duration) |
| WarmupTime |
Warm-up time (s) |
The warm-up period at the beginning of the test is necessary to prepare server for normal working conditions |
TestDurationMode = 1 (Run Duration) or TestDurationMode = 2 (Reaching max VUs) |
| ResultStorageMode |
How much data to store |
0 - All, 1 - Partial, 2 - None |
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| DataStorageMedium |
Data Storage |
0 - Embedded SQL Server CE, 1 - SQL Server |
ResultStorageMode = 0 or 1 |
| ConnectionString |
SQL Server connection string |
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ResultStorageMode = 1 |
| PurgeRequestBodyMode |
Purge request bodies |
0 - Non-Errors, 1 - All, 2 - None |
ResultStorageMode = 0 or 1 |
PurgeResponseBodyMode
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Purge response bodies |
0 - Non-Errors, 1 - All, 2 - None |
ResultStorageMode = 0 or 1 |
| GraphSampleTime |
Graph sample rate (s) |
How often the performance counters are read and graph are refreshed. Recommended value is 10s with agents and 5s without the agents. Increase "Sample Rate" for long tests. |
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| AgentPollingTime |
Agent sample rate (s) |
Enter how often the remote agents are polled. Cannot exceed Graph sample rate. Recommended value is 10s. Increase it for long tests. |
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| DefaultPageTimeout |
Default Timeout (s) |
The maximum amount of time for receiving any of the page requests. A page timeout error is triggered if any of the page sessions' response times exceeds the Timeout. |
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Collection <BrowserCollection>
Element item
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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When Used
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| BrowserId |
Browser Type |
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| MixWeight |
Mix Weight |
Relative frequency of using this browser by VUs. |
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| MaxHostConnectons |
Connection limit per host |
The maximum number of TCP connections per host. |
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| MaxProxyConnections |
Connection limit per proxy |
The maximum number of TCP connections across all hosts. |
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| ReplaceUserAgent |
Replace User-Agent string |
True, False |
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| UserAgentString |
User Agent
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Custom User Agent |
ReplaceUserAgent = True |
Collection <NetworkCollection>
Element item
XML Attribute
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UI Property
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Description or Values
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NetworkID
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Network Type
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MixWeight
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Mix Weight
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Relative frequency of using this network by Vus
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UploadBandwith
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Upload Bandwidth (kbps)
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DownloadBandwith
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Download Bandwidth (kbps)
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