LoadTest Window

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Overview - LoadTest Window

	Component	Description
	LoadTest Toolbar	Overall control of the LoadTest Project
	Strategy Bar	Control the LoadTest strategy
	Statistics Table	Display the statistic data in table form
	LoadTest Log	Examine the current LoadTest execution log
	LoadTest Assertion	Examine the assertions of current LoadTest
	Setup Script	Setup a script before the TestCase begins
	TearDown Script	Setup a script after the TestCase ends
	Report Script	Setup a script when generating TestCase Report
	Report Parameters	Examine the Report properties

LoadTest Toolbar

LoadTest Toolbar Buttons

	Option	Description
	Run	Starts the LoadTest as described under LoadTest Execution
	Cancel	Cancels an ongoing LoadTest
	Statistics Graph	Show the Statistics Graph for the LoadTest
	Statistics History Graph	Show the Statistics History Graph for the LoadTest
	Reset Statistics	Resets the statistics for an ongoing LoadTest
	Options	Shows the LoadTest Options dialog
	Export Statistics	Prompts to export the current LoadTest Statistics to a comma separated file
	Limit Settings	Sets the limit for the LoadTest as described in the Execution document
		The far right contains a Progress Bar displaying the progress (in percent) of the current LoadTest execution

Strategy Bar

Strategy Bar Options

Option	Description
Threads	Sets the number of threads to be used.
Strategy	Choose a LoadTest Strategy.
Test Delay	The time in milliseconds between each batch of requests.
Random	The random factor of the Test Load. With a Test Delay of 600 ms and a Random factor of 0.5, the actual delay will be uniformly distributed between 300 ms and 600 ms. The actual delay can thus be calculated as TestDelay - RandomNumberBetween( 0, TestDelay*Random ).

The following LoadTest Strategies are currently available:

Name	Description
Burst	TestCase execution in “bursts”
Script	Lets a groovy script control the number of threads (ReadyAPI only)
Simple	TestCase execution with a configurable delay
Variance	TestCase execution varying the number of threads over time
Grid	Defines a custom variation of thread count (ReadyAPI only)
Fixed-Rate	Execute a TestCase at a fixed rate (ReadyAPI only)
Thread	TestCase execution with a fixed thread count modification

Statistics Table

During execution, the following statistics are periodically collected and displayed in the Statistics Table:

Option	Description
Test Step	Sets the startup delay for each thread (in milliseconds), setting to 0 will start all threads simultaneously.
min	The shortest time the step has taken (in milliseconds).
max	The longest time the step has taken (in milliseconds).
avg	The average time for the test step (in milliseconds).
last	The last time for the test step (in milliseconds).
cnt	The number of times the test step has been executed.
tps	The number of transactions per second for the test step, see Calculation of TPS/BPS below.
bytes	The number of bytes processed by the test step.
bps	The bytes per second processed by the test step.
err	The number of assertion errors for the test step.
rat	Failed requests ratio (the percentage of requests that failed).

Statistics Table Actions

Right-click on any row of statistics table to open the action menu.

Statistics Table Actions’ option

Option	Description
Max Errors	Asserts the total number of errors
Step Average	Asserts a steps average
Step TPS	Asserts a steps TPS
Step Maximum	Asserts a steps max time
Step Status	Asserts a steps status

LoadTest Log Tab

LoadTest Log Tab – Toolbar

The top toolbar contains the following actions (left-to-right):

	Option	Description
	Remove Errors	removes all errors from the LoadTest Log
	Export	prompts to export the current LoadTest log to a file
	Show Types filter	filters which type of errors/messages that should be shown in the log
	Show Steps filter	filters which steps that should be shown in the log

LoadTest Log Tab – Table

The table is sortable by clicking the column-header for the column to be sorted on. A label under the table displays the number of rows currently in the table.

Column	Description
Time	Date and Time of log entry
Type	Type of log entry
Step	TestStep when logging occurs
Message	Error message

LoadTest Assertions Tab

LoadTest Assertions Tab – Toolbar

The toolbar at the top of the tab contains the following actions (left-to-right):

	Option	Description
	Add Assertion	Prompts to add and configure a new LoadTest Assertion
	Remove Assertion	Prompts to remove the currently selected assertion
	Configure	Shows the options for the currently selected assertion

LoadTest Assertions Tab – Table

Option	Description
Name	Configured name of the assertion
Step	Target step for the assertion
Details	Detailed information on the assertion

LoadTest Assertions Table Popup Menu

Icons	Option	Description
	Configure	Configure selection assertion
	Add Assertion	Add an assertion to this LoadTest
	Remove Assertion	Remove an assertion from this LoadTest

LoadTest Setup Script Tab

LoadTest Setup Script Tab – Toolbar

LoadTest Setup Script Tab – Editor

LoadTest TearDown Script Tab

LoadTest TearDown Script Tab – Toolbar

LoadTest TearDown Script Tab – Editor

Note: Setup Script, TearDown Script and Report Script are using the same script editor.

LoadTest Report Script Tab

LoadTest Report Script Inspector (Pro)

LoadTest Report Script Tab - Toolbar

Option	Description
Edit	Insert the code at carat

LoadTest Report Script Tab - Editor

Setup Script, TearDown Script and Report Script use the same script editor.

LoadTest Report Parameters Tab

LoadTest Report Parameters Tab – Toolbar

Icon	Option	Description
	Add Property	Ctrl/Add a property to the property list-C
	Remove Property	Remove the select property from the property list
	Move up	Move selected property up one row
	Move down	Move selected property down one row
	Sort Properties	Sort Properties alphabetically
	Clear all values	Clear all current property value
	Load property value	Load property value from an external file
	Save current property value	Save current property value to a file

LoadTest Report Parameters Tab – Table

Column	Description
Name	Name of the Parameter
Value	Value of the Parameter