StresStimulus Load Testing Tool User Interface Reference

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StresStimulus v4.2
User Interface
Reference

User Interface Reference v2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Workflow Tree and Functional Area ..................4
1.1 Record Test Case ............................................................................................................ 5
1.1.1 Browser Cache.................................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Build Test Case ............................................................................................................... 7
1.2.1 Test Case Settings ............................................................................................................ 7
1.2.2 Authentication.................................................................................................................. 14
1.2.3 Variables ......................................................................................................................... 15
1.2.4 Parameters...................................................................................................................... 25
1.2.5 Response Validators ....................................................................................................... 30
1.2.6 Verify & Auto-config......................................................................................................... 31
1.2.7 Multi Test Cases.............................................................................................................. 36
1.3 Configure Test ............................................................................................................... 39
1.3.1 Load Pattern.................................................................................................................... 40
1.3.2 Test Duration................................................................................................................... 41
1.3.3 Browser Type .................................................................................................................. 42
1.3.4 Network Type .................................................................................................................. 43
1.3.5 Load Agents .................................................................................................................... 44
1.3.6 Monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 46
1.3.7 Result Storage................................................................................................................. 49
1.3.8 Other Options.................................................................................................................. 51
1.3.9 Script Editor..................................................................................................................... 52
1.4 Run and Monitor Test.................................................................................................... 53
1.4.1 Runtime Dashboard......................................................................................................... 53
1.5 Analyze Results............................................................................................................. 60
1.5.1 Opening Previous Results ............................................................................................... 60
1.5.2 Test Result Tab............................................................................................................... 61
1.5.3 Page and Transaction Result Tab ................................................................................... 68
1.5.4 Comparing-Tests............................................................................................................. 74
1.6 Workflow Tree Toolbar.................................................................................................. 75
1.7 Test Wizard .................................................................................................................... 76
1.7.1 Record Test Case............................................................................................................ 76
1.7.2 Configure Test Case........................................................................................................ 76
1.7.3 Configure Test................................................................................................................. 76
1.7.4 Run Test.......................................................................................................................... 76
1.7.5 Analyze Results............................................................................................................... 76
1.7.6 Record Test Case............................................................................................................ 76
1.7.7 Configure Test Case........................................................................................................ 77
WORKFLOW TREE AND FUNCTIONAL AREA - RECORD TEST CASE 1

1.7.8 Configure Test................................................................................................................. 78
1.7.9 Run Test.......................................................................................................................... 79
1.7.10 Analyze Results............................................................................................................... 79
2 Object Area .......................................80
2.1 Test Case Tree............................................................................................................... 80
2.1.1 Upper Toolbar ................................................................................................................. 80
2.1.2 Lower Toolbar ................................................................................................................. 82
2.1.3 Session Inspector............................................................................................................ 83
2.2 Session Grid .................................................................................................................. 84
3 Other Elements ....................................86
3.1 Main Menu...................................................................................................................... 86
3.1.1 Standalone Version ......................................................................................................... 86
3.1.2 Add-on (Integrated) Version ............................................................................................ 91

User interface (UI) reference explains the options that appear in StresStimulus windows, dialog
boxes and other UI elements. Much of this material is available in the UI. The purpose of this
document is to combine this information into a searchable document.
Because all topics are hierarchically organized, access to configuration settings, or functions can
be quickly located, not just by content, but also by context. For example, search results for the term
"think time" point to the page with the following path:
Workflow Tree and Functional Area -> Build Test Case -> Test Case Settings
While the topic, Test Case Settings, does not explain how to navigate to its functionality, its
contexts suggest that user has to click to on the Build Test Case node and then Test Case Settings
node of the Workflow Tree to configure page think time.
This section includes the help content embedded into StresStimulus and easy accessible as
contextual help.
StresStimulus help content includes the following information:
• Treeviews, toolbars, menus. Every node of a TreeView, a Toolbar button or an item of a
menu is presented by its icon, description and a tooltip, if exist.
• Help boxes: Virtually every window, dialog box and toolbar has one or several embedded help
boxes, each of which pop-up when mouse-over or click a corresponding light-bulb icon.
• Property grids. The name of properties and their description is provided for every object
displayed in a property grid.
• Data grids: Column names and their tooltips are provided for every grid.

1 WORKFLOW TREE AND
FUNCTIONAL AREA
This chapter describes every node on the
Workflow Tree and corresponding Functional
Area.
The Navigation tree topics in the
documentation hierarchically correspond to
the Workflow Tree in the application, so that
all topics found here can easily be located.
For example, if you search for "Data
Generators" in the documentation, just follow
the Navigation tree structure in order to find
Data Generators section in the application.
Workflow Tree includes four top-level nodes each of which match a related testing step:
Button Name Action
Record Test Case Create a Test Case by navigating your application OR open an
existing Test Case
Build Test Case Create and configure Test Case
Configure Test Configure Test and load level
Run and Monitor
Test
Start a load test and monitor performance …
Analyze Results Open test run results and analyze performance metrics

1.1 Record Test Case
Toolbar
Icon Action Description
Status: Recording
Status: Paused Click to Pause recording.
Resume Click to Resume recording.
Stop Close the browser and set the test case in StresStimulus.
Start New Transaction
End Transaction
Cache Clear browser cache and cookies.
Help Boxes
Recorder To record a test case:
1. Go to the tested website to start recording.
2. To skip recording of some pages, click "Pause".
3. Complete navigating web pages.
4. Click "Stop" to close the web browser.
A new test case will be created.
Notes:
To configure clearing browser cache, click "Cache"
(IE only)
See Also:
Recording with Web Browser
Recording from Other Sources
Transactions To create a transaction
1. Enter its name and Goal (optional).
2. Click "Start new transaction".
2. Complete navigating through transaction steps.
3. Click "End transaction".

See Also:
Creating Transactions
Transactions To create a transaction, enter its name and
complete navigating through transaction steps.
Entering a new transaction name will designate
the beginning of the subsequent transaction.
See Also:
Creating Transactions
1.1.1 Browser Cache
Help Boxes
Clear Browser Cache
Options
Recorder automatically clears resources
from the targeted domains on the list.
- Click View/Edit to access the Clear Cache
Domain List
- Check the "Clear" box to enable automatic
cache clearing before recording.
- Check the "After recording" box to automatically
add new targeted domain to the list
- Select what resources you want to clear.
See Also:
Automatic browser cache clearing
Clear Cache Domain List Clear Cache Domain List includes domains, which resources will
be cleared from the browser cache before recording test cases.
It is recommended to clear browser cache before recording a test
case. Clear Cache Domain List is used for automatic cache
clearing.
You can edit this list.
See Also:
Automatic browser cache clearing

1.2 Build Test Case
The Build Test Case section includes the following nodes:
1-st
Level
2-nd
Level
Name Description
Test Case Settings Configure Test Case, Page and Request Parameters
Transactions &
Loops
Transaction and Loop Settings
Authentication Set VU credentials
Source Variables Define Variables that can be use for
Parameterization
Extractors Define rules of extracting values from responses
Datasets Add or Edit Dataset
Data Generators Add or Edit Data Generator
Functions Add or Edit Function Instances
Parameters Use Source Variables to parameterize Requests
Response
Validators
Add or edit custom rules to validate responses
Verify & Auto
Config
Verify Test Case, find missing parameters and auto-
configure them
Multi Test Cases Configure multiple Test Cases
1.2.1 Test Case Settings
Toolbar
Icon Description
WORKFLOW TREE AND FUNCTIONAL AREA - BUILD TEST CASE 7

Expand All
Collapse All
Create a Transaction starting from the selected request
Create a Loop starting from the selected request or transaction
Edit the selected Transaction or Lo-op
Delete the selected Transaction or Loop
Help Boxes
Transactions & Loops A transaction is a group of sequential requests or pages,
representing a complete business transaction,
which is grouped for the purpose of tracking its performance.
A Loop is a group of sequential requests or pages,
requested multiple times within a test case iteration.
Unconditional Loops repeat a specified number of times.
Conditional Loops have a condition checked at the end of the
loop to determine if the loop should continue or exit.
See Also:
Transactions
Conditional Transactions
Loops
Test Case Settings The tree displays 5 type of objects: Test Case,
Loops, Transactions, Pages and Requests.
To change the selected object properties,
use the property grid below.
Toolbar commands:
- Expand / Collapse tree
- Create or Edit a transaction or loop
- Delete selected object
See Also:
Test Case, Page and Request properties
Test Case Settings
Context Menu

Icon Description
Insert Transaction
Insert Loop
Edit Transaction
Show on Tree
Show Session(s)
Clone Page
Delete Page
Properties
Test Case Properties
Property Description
Name The Test Case name
Description The Test Case description
URLs The number of requests in the Test Case
Request Size
(KB)
The size of all requests in the Test Case
Response Size
(KB)
The size of all responses in the Test Case
Duration (s) The total of the response times of all pages
Default Goal (s) The default goal for all pages in the test case. To remove the default goal,
leave the property empty.
Default Timeout
(s)
The default timeout for all pages in the test case.

Think Times
between pages
Select "Recorded" to inject the recorded think time after every page. Select
"Constant" to use a constant think time. Select "Random" to randomize think
time. Tip: for stress tests, select "Zero".
Think Time (s) A constant think time between pages.
Min Think Time
(s)
Minimum think time
Max Think Time
(s)
Maximum think time
Delay after the
test case
Tips: For stress tests, select "Zero". To issue iterations with a certain
frequency, select Pacing.
Delay (s) A constant delay added after the test case replay
Iteration Delay (s) A constant delay between iterations
Minimum duration
of the test case
replay (s)
Enter the minimum test case replay duration. If the test case replays faster,
the appropriate delay will be added.
Cache Control Select "Enabled" to emulate browser caching and session management.
Select "Disabled" to emulate browsers with disabled caching (all requests will
be sent) and restarting browsers before starting a new iteration (browser
sessions will not persist across test iterations).
New VU % Percentage of the New vs. Returning VUs. Note: (a).On the 1-st iteration, new
VUs will have an empty cache, just as a first time user. All requests will be
sent. (b).On the 1-st iteration, returned VUs will have a primed cache.
Caching rules for each request will be determined based on server caching
headers. (c). On the subsequent iterations, all VUs are treated as returned
VUs.
VU restarting
browsers %
Percentage of VUs restarting browsers before starting new iteration. For
these users, browser sessions will not persist across the test iterations.
Page Properties
Page number The page number
Host The host

Path The path
Query The query string
Title The page title
URLs The number of requests in the page
P.I. URLs The number of Page performance impacting requests, which exclude AJAX
requests presumed to be loaded after the page is displayed
Request Size
(KB)
The size of the page's primary and all dependent requests
P.I. Request
Size (KB)
The size of the page's performance impacting requests
Response Size
(KB)
The size of the page's primary and all dependent responses
P.I. Response
Size (KB)
The size of the page's performance impacting responses
Duration (s) The page response time, a time required to receive all requests, excluding the
ones downloaded after the page is complete
Goal (s) The page expected maximum time for all its responses to come back. Iterations
where the page response times exceeded the goal are marked as "missed
goal". To remove the goal, leave it blank.
Think Time (s) The think time is a delay added at the end of the page to simulate the user’s
wait time before requesting the subsequent page
Timeout (s) The maximum amount of time for receiving any of the page responses. A page
timeout error is triggered if any of the page sessions' response times exceeds
the Timeout.
When to
Request the
Page
Select "On 1-st iteration" to skip this page (e.g. login) on the subsequent
iterations.
Select "On last iteration" to request this page (e.g. logout) on the last iteration
only, if the test is set to run a specified number of Iterations.
Request Properties

Host The host
Path The path
Query The query string
Timeout
(s)
The maximum amount of time for receiving the request. A timeout error is triggered if
the session's response time exceeds the Timeout.
Caching
Rules
Select "Not Cached" to always request the session disregarding recorded caching
headers. Select "Cached" to never request the session for returning VUs with
enabled caching. Select "Normal" to use the recorded caching headers.
Transaction Properties
Name The Transaction name
Description The Transaction description
Goal (s) The transaction's completion time limit. To remove the goal, leave it blank.
Think Time
(s)
The think time is a delay added at the end of the transaction to simulate the user’s
wait time before requesting the subsequent page
Loop Properties
Name The Loop name
Description The Loop description
When to run
the Loop
Select "Always" to always run the loop. Select "Check a condition first" to
compare if an extractor matches a string to decide if the loop should run.
An Extractor
name
Select from the drop-down an Extractor to compare with the string
Loop Type Select Unconditional for a loop repeated specified number of times. Select
Conditional for a loop with an exit condition.

A string to
match
Specify a string to compare with the Extractor
Run the Loop
if Match?
Select Yes to run the Loop when the Extractor matches the String, and skip the
Loop when the Extractor does not match the String. Select No to skip the Loop
when the Extractor matches the String, and run the Loop when the Extractor
does not match the String.
Number of
Repeats
(Max.)
For an Unconditional Loop, set a number of repeats. For a Conditional Loop, set
a maximum number of repeats, which cannot be exceeded. To remove the cap,
set "-1".
Delay before
next Loop (s)
The delay before starting the next loop cycle (s)
Condition
Type
A type of the condition that is checked at the end of the conditional loop to
determine whether the loop should continue or exit. If the condition is based on
finding in an HTTP response a specified text or regular expressions, select "Text
Based". If the condition is based on evaluating an extractor, select "Extractor
Based".
Response to
Search
Select a response number from the drop-down, where the specified text or
regular expressions will be searched.
Search String Specify a character string that will be searched in the HTTP response.
Search String
Type
If the search string is a text, select "Text". If the search string is regular
expressions, select "Regular Expression"
Exit Loop if
Found?
Select Yes to repeat the loop, when "Search String" is not found, and exit the
loop, when "Search String" is found. Select No to repeat the loop, when "Search
String" is found and exit the loop when "Search String" is not found.
Extractor
Name
Select from the drop-down an Extractor that will be used in the "Extractor Based"
condition.
Text to
compare
Specify a text to compare with the Extractor value in the "Extractor Based"
condition.
Exit Loop if
Match?
Select Yes to repeat the loop, when "Text to Compare" does not match the
Extractor, and exit the loop, when "Text to Compare" matches the Extractor.
Select No to repeat the loop, when "Text to Compare" matches the Extractor,
and exit the loop, when "Text to Compare" does not match the Extractor.
Run
Transaction if
Match?
Select Yes to run the Transaction when "Text to Compare" matches the
Extractor, and skip the Transaction, when "Text to Compare" does not match the
Transaction. Select No to skip the Transaction when "Text to Compare" matches

the Extractor, and run the Transaction, when "Text to Compare" does not match
the Transaction.
1.2.2 Authentication
Toolbar
Button Action
Import a .csv file with user credentials
Help Boxes
Server Authentication Use this grid when the tested website uses Basic, Windows
Integrated (e.g. NTLM) or other Kerberos authentication.
Enter users’ credentials in the grid
or
click Import on the toolbar and select a .csv file with the user's
credentials. The csv file must have 3 grid columns and no header.
Multiple user credential rows are consumed by the VUs
in a round-robin order.
Note: For Form authentication, in the Datasets section, create an
Authentication dataset and use it in the Parameterization section.
See Also:
Authentication
Authentication Columns
Column Description
Domain Domain to authenticate a VU
Username Username to authenticate a VU
Password Password to authenticate a VU

1.2.3 Variables
Help Boxes
Variables Variables are evaluated and used during the replay:
1. In Parameters, to replace request recorded values.
2. In Actions, for custom processing (coming soon).
Supported Variables types: Datasets, Extractors,
Data Generators, and Functions
See Also:
Parameterizing dynamic tests
1.2.3.1 Extractors
Toolbar
Button Action
Expand All
Collapse All
Create an Extractor for a response selected in the Test Case Tree or the session grid
Edit the selected Extractor
Show the selected Extractor in the Test Case Tree
Show the associated with the Extractor response in the session grid
Move the selected Extractor to the selected response
Clone the selected Extractor to the selected response(s)
Hide autocorrelation parameter details
Show autocorrelation parameter details
Delete the selected Extractor(s)
Help Boxes

Extractors An Extractor defines a rule of retrieving a value from
a response. The value is assigned to a variable with
the same name that can be used to parameterize
subsequent requests.
See Also:
Extractors
Extractor Properties
URL The URL of the response that will be parsed to extract a value
Name The Extractor and its variable name Tip: to use the name from the response
viewer below, click "Set the selected text as Extractor Name".
Text Before A text delimiter that occurs immediately before the value to be extracted. Tip: In
the response viewer below, select a string before the Extractor value and click
"Set the selected text as Text Before". If entering manually: for "new line", use
n; for "Tab", use t
Text After A text delimiter that occurs immediately after the value to be extracted. Tip: In
the response viewer below, select a string after the Extractor value and click
"Set the selected text as Text After". If entering manually: for "new line", use n;
for "Tab", use t
Occurrence The occurrence of the matching text to be extracted. The default is 1.
Use HTML
Decoding
To apply HTML-decoding to the Extractor value, select Yes. Example of HTML-
decoding: converting ">" to ">". The default is No.
Use URL
Decoding?
To apply URL-decoding to the Extractor value, select Yes. Example of URL-
decoding: converting: "%3F" to "?". The default is No.
Enforce URL
encoding?
The default is No. When using an extractor in a parameter, StresStimulus
automatically URL encodes its value when necessary. Select Yes to enforce the
URL encoding of the extractor's value. Use this option with caution as it can
result in double-encoding in a parameter.
Returned
recorded
value
The value returned by the Extractor from the recorded response.
Description The Extractor description.

Regular
Expression
The regular expression with a single value <val> which will be extracted.
Example: w+d="(?<val>.+)" returns a value of the name/value pair, where the
name ends with a digit.
Header The response header name, selected from the drop-down.
Form Field The form field name, selected from the drop-down.
XPath query Enter XPath query to extracts a value from a web service XML response.
Create Extractor
Toolbar
Button Action
Set the selected text as "Text Before"
Set the selected text as "Text After "
Set the selected text as an Extractor Name
Find Previous (Shift+F3)
Find Next (F3)
Verify the Extractor
Save the Extractor and close this window
Save the Extractor and start a New one
Help Boxes
Create Extractor To Create an Extractor:
1. Select a session in the Test Case Tree or session grid.
2. Select an Extractor Type from the list above.
3. Configure Extractor's properties.
4. Verify the Extractor.

5. Click Save.
For help with specific extractor types, check the light bulb
on the right.
See Also:
How to create an Extractor
Edit Extractor To Edit the Extractor:
1. Change Extractor's properties.
2. Verify the Extractor.
3. Click Save.
For help with specific extractor types,
check the light bulb on the right.
See Also:
How to create an Extractor
Extractor Type Extractor Type defines a text search rule.
1. Text Delimited type extracts a value that occurs in the
response between two specified text strings.
2. Regular Expression type extracts a value that is found
in the response using regular expression search.
3. Header type extracts a value of a specific response
header selected in the Header drop-down.
4. Form Field type extracts a value of a specific web form
field selected in the Form Field drop-down.
5. XPath query type extracts a value that is found in
an XML response body.
See Also:
Text Delimited Extractor
Regular Expression Extractor
Header, Form Field and XPath Extractor
Next / Previous Extractor If more than one extractor value can be found in the
response, continue clicking Next/Previous Occurrence

until you find the correct value. Then click
Set the Occurrence to properly adjust this property.
1.2.3.2 Datasets
Toolbar
Button Action
New - Create a new Dataset
Create Authentication Dataset
Import a CSV file as a Dataset
Edit the selected Dataset
Export the Dataset to a .csv file
Delete the selected Dataset
Help Boxes
Datasets A Datasets is a predefined set of records.
Datasets are used in request parameters to:
- retrieve a value from the Datasets,
- assigned the value to a variable and
- replace a recorded value in the request
with the variable.
The variable name is
.< column name>.
See Also:
Datasets
Dataset Commands 1.To add a Dataset, click New to create an
empty Dataset that can be populated manually
or by pasting values.
Or
Click "Import a CSV file as a Dataset".
2.To create a dataset for Forms Authentication,
click Authentication Dataset.
3.To edit data, select a Dataset from the drop-down.

4.To edit the Dataset structure, click Edit.
5.Other available operations are Export Data and Delete.
Note:
- URL encoding in .csv files is supported.
- For Basic, Windows Integrated (e.g. NTLM) or other
Kerberos authentication use Authentication section.
See Also:
Datasets
Add/Edit Dataset Structure To add a field, enter the field name and click
"Add Field". Double-click the field to rename it
To reposition, rename or delete a selected field,
use the Up, Down, Rename or Remove buttons.
To create or rename a Dataset, enter a
one-word Dataset name.
See Also:
Datasets
1.2.3.3 Data Generators
Toolbar
Button Action
New - Create a new Data Generator
Verify the value returned by the selected Data Generator
Delete the selected Data Generator
Help Boxes
Data Generators A Data Generator returns a random value
assigned to a variable with the same name,
which can be used to parameterize requests.

See Also:
Data Generators
Data Generator Properties
Name The Data Generator name
Min Value The minimum generated value
Max Value The maximum generated value
Format
String
A string specifying a format of presenting a value. For details about different data
type Formats, check "Formatting Types" in .NET
When To
Evaluate
Set to On Iteration to generate a new value on every iteration (default). Set to On
Request to generate a new value on every request
Description The Data Generator description
Type Select Random to generate random integers between the Min Value and Max
Value. Select AutoIncrement to generate sequential integers starting from the Min
Value; after the Max Value is reached, the next integer is the Min Value. This is
only used for Integer Data Generators.
When To
Evaluate
Select On Iteration to generate a new value on every iteration (default). Select On
Request to generate a new value on every request.
Create Data Generator
Toolbar
Button Action
Save the Data Generator and close this window
Save the Data Generator and create a New one
Verify the value returned by the Data Generator
Help Boxes

Data Generator Types Data Generator Type determines
what random value will be returned:
Integer, Double, Date/Time, GUID
or Text.
See Also:
Data Generators
Create Data Generator To Create a Data Generator:
1. Select its Type from the list on the left.
2. Configure its properties.
3. Click Verify to test the returned value.
4. Click Save.
See Also:
Data Generators
Data Generator Properties
Name The Data Generator name
MinValue The minimum generated value
MaxValue The maximum generated value
FormatString A string specifying a format of presenting a value. For details about different
data type Formats, check "Formatting Types" in .NET
When To
Evaluate
Set to On Iteration to generate a new value on every iteration (default). Set to
On Request to generate a new value on every request
Description The Data Generator description
1.2.3.4 Functions
Toolbar

Button Action
New - Create a new Function Instance
Delete the selected Function Instance
Help Boxes
Function Instances A Function Instance returns a dynamic value
that depends on the function type and the
context where the function is called from.
The value is assigned to a variable with the
same name, which can be used to parameterize
a request.
The Function Instance is called before the
issuing the request.
See Also:
Functions
Properties
Name The Function Instance name
Function Type Determines what internal variable or constant will be returned by a Function
Instance. The options are:
• Agent Name
• Agent VU Number
• Test Case Name
• Agent Iteration Number
• URL Number
• Agent Request Number
• Current DateTime
• Current UTC DateTime

Use Unix Time
format?
This property is available in Current Date Time and Current UTC Date Time
functions; Select Yes to return the number of milliseconds that have elapsed
since Jan-1, 1970. Select No (default) for all other formatting options.
Format String A string specifying a format of presenting a value. For details about different
data type Formats, check "Formatting Types" in .NET
Description The Function Instance description
Create Function Instance
Toolbar
Button Action
Save the Function Instance and close this window
Save the Function Instance and create a New one
Help Boxes
Function Types Supported Function Types:
- AgentName - name of the current Agent
- AgentVUNumber - the current VU number within an Agent’s pool of
VUs
- TestCaseName - the name of the current Test Case
- AgentIterationNumber - the current iteration number executed by an
Agent
- URLNumber - the current URL number within a test case
- AgentRequestNumber - the current request number issued by an
Agent
from the beginning of the test
- Current DateTime - the current date/time
- Current UTC DateTime - the current UTC date/time
See Also:
Functions

Create Function
Instance
To Create a Function Instance:
1. Select a Function Type (described in the light bulb on the left).
2. Configure the Function Instance properties.
3. Click Save.
See Also:
Functions
Function Properties
Name The Function Instance name
Format
String
A string specifying a format of presenting a value. For details about different data
type Formats, check "Formatting Types" in .NET
Description The Function Instance description
1.2.4 Parameters
Toolbar (All parameterization controls)
Button Action
Show the selected Parameter in the Test Case Tree
Save
Undo to Last Saved (Ctrl+Z)
Restore to recorded
Switch to Parameterization Editor
Switch to Parameterization Grid
Switch to Free Format Request Editor

Hide autocorrelation parameter details
Find and Replace parameters' values (Ctrl+F)
Text box Find Value
Find Next (F3)
Label Session Number
Header Parameterization Grid
Column Description
Header Request header name
Recorded Value Request header recorded value
Replace with Parameterization expression replacing the recorded value
Query String Parameterization Grid
Column Description
Query Parameter Query string parameter name
Recorded Value Query string parameter value
Web Form Parameterization Grid
Column Description
Form Field Form Field name
Recorded Value Request header recorded value

Column Description
Global Find and Replace ... (Ctrl+F)
Help Boxes
Parameterization Controls Which Parameterization Control to use:
- Parameterization Grid: for configuring name/value
pair parameters.
- Parameterization Editor: for configuring name/value
pair parameters with long values or when
Find and Replace is needed.
- Free Format Request Editor: for configuring free format
requests.
See Also:
Parameterization Controls
Parameterization Grid Parameters change recorded requests during the replay.
The new values are derived from Variables.
To create a Parameter:
1. Select a request in the Test Case Tree.
2. Select the tab above for a necessary request
part: Header, URL and Query, or Body.
3. Click "Replace with" column of the Parameter.
4. In the appeared Variable Picker, select the Variable.

See Also:
Parameterization Grid
Parameterization Editor Parameterization editor displays name/value pairs as
- Read only blue "name line" and
- Editable "value line"
To edit data:
1. Optionally select text in a "value line" that should
be replaced.
2. Right-click in the "value line" and select a Source
Variable in the appeared Variable Picker.
- To find a text, enter it into the "...Find" box and
click Find Next. For advanced search click
Global Find and Replace.
- Click Save to save the changes..
- Click Undo to the Last Saved to discard the changes.
See Also:
Parameterization Editor
Free Format Request Editor Select or search the text to be parameterized.
Right-click and in the appeared Variable Picker,
select a Variable.
- To find text, enter it into the "...Find" box and
click Find Next. For advanced search click
Global Find and Replace.
- Click Save to save the changes.
- Click Undo to discard the changes.
- Click Restore to restore the recorded request.
See Also:
Free Format Request Editor
1.2.4.1 Variable Picker

Help Boxes
Variable Picker - Select a Variable in the Extractor,
Data Generator or Function category.
- Or select a Variable as a Dataset,
field and databinding method.
The Variable will be injected into the
request and will replace any selected text.
DataBinding Methods The databinding method determines the order of assigning dataset
rows to request parameters.
- Request-Bound databinding method: Every parameter requested
by any VU in any iteration gets a subsequent dataset row.
- VU-Bound databinding method: Every VU gets a subsequent
dataset row used f+G77 or all its parameters requested in all iterations.
- Iteration-Bound databinding method: Every iteration gets
a subsequent dataset row used by all VUs in all requested parameters.
- Iteration-Request-Bound databinding method: Every subsequently

requested parameter in every iteration gets the subsequent dataset
row shared by all VUs.
- VU-Iteration-Bound databinding method: Every VU in every iteration
gets a subsequent dataset row used in all its requested parameters.
- Parameter- Bound databinding method: Every requested parameter
gets a subsequent dataset row shared by all VUs in all iterations.
- Random databinding method: Every request parameter gets
a random dataset row.
1.2.5 Response Validators
Toolbar
Button Action
Create a Validator for a response selected in the Test Case Tree or the session grid
Show the selected Validator in the Test Case Tree
Show the response associated with the Validator in the session grid
Move the selected Validator to the selected response
Clone the selected Validator to the selected response(s)
Delete the selected Validator(s)
Help Boxes
Validators A Validator is a rule of comparing a response
with a text pattern. In case of mismatch,
a custom error is raised.
See Also:
Validators

Validator Properties
URL The URL of the response that will be validated
Text to search Text/HTML or regular expression to search for in the response
Is text a regular
expression?
Select Yes if the validation string is a regular expression.
Fail If Choose whether to raise the error when the string is Found or Not Found in
the response.
Scope Set Scope to "Selected Response" to create a Validator for a request
selected in the Test Case Tree or in the session grid. Set Scope to "All
Responses" to create a global Validator.
Description Validator Description
1.2.6 Verify & Auto-config
Verify & Auto-config Toolbar
Button Action
Click to auto-verify the Test Case
Drop-down Click drop-down to select Full or Quick verify method.
Full Verify with preview of web pages
Quick Verify without preview of web pages
Enter a session #. Verify will stop after this session.
Run Parameter Finder.
Verify & Auto-config Help Boxes
Verify Test Case When verifying the Test Case:
1. The test runs one time in debug mode. Test

Configuration settings do not affect this run.
2. Replayed sessions are automatically compared
with the corresponding recorded sessions, and
deeply analyzed.
3. Errors, warnings, configuration recommendations
and other diagnostics are displayed in Session
Verification Tree and Extractor Verification Tree.
- To change the number of VUs, enter a different VU number.
- To select the Full or Quick Verify method, click the drop-down.
- To stop Verify earlier, specify a session number,
after which to stop.
See Also:
Verifying Test Case
Parameter Finder Parameter Finder finds possible missing extractors and
parameters. Creating them can fix configuration errors
and make test more realistic.
Run Parameter Finder after running "Verify"
See Also:
Parameter Finder
1.2.6.1 Session Verification
Session Verification Toolbar
Button Action
Expand All
Collapse All
Compare the selected recorded and replayed sessions
Click to show all verified sessions
Click to show sessions with errors
Click to show sessions with warnings

Click to show sessions with Notifications
Session Verification Help Boxes
Session Verification Tree Session Verification Tree matches the recorded
and replayed requests in the Test Case.
- To compare recorded and replayed sessions
selected on the tree, click Compare button.
- To view session content, double-click
Recorded or Replayed node.
See Also:
Comparing Sessions
Session Filtering To display a subset of sessions, click one of the
filtering buttons on the toolbar:
- URLs: all sessions;
- Errors: sessions with errors related
to the test configuration;
- Warnings: sessions with issues that may be related
to the test configuration;
- Notifications: sessions with issues unrelated
to the test configuration.
1.2.6.2 Parameter Finder
Parameter Finder T oolbar
Button Action
Click to Group by Extractors
Click to Group by Requests
Expand All

Collapse All
Parameter Creator: Auto-Configure the Extractor and all Parameters in the selected
node
Parameter Creator: Auto-Configure all Parameters in the selected node
Auto-Configure all Extractors and Parameters
Delete the selected Parameter Recommendation
Parameter Finder Help Boxes
Parameter Finder Tree Parameter Finder Tree displays possible missing
extractors and parameters. It has two views
1. Group by Request view displays:
a) On each parent node, a request requiring one
or several parameters;
b) On each child node, a parameter with matching
extractor.
2. Group by Extractor view displays:
a) On each parent node, an extractor that can be
used in one or several parameters.
b) On each child node, a parameter using the extractor.
Note: To copy selected object content, hit (Ctrl+C).
See Also:
Parameter Finder
Parameter Finder Tab To create Extractors and Parameters discovered
by the Parameter Finder, use the "Parameterization Tool".
It creates these objects one-by-one.
Auto Configurator creates all Extractors and
Parameters at-once.
See Also:
Parameter Creator
Auto-Configurator
1.2.6.3 Extractor Verification
Extractor Verification T oolbar

Button Action
Show the selected Extractor in the Test Case Tree
Show the associated with the Extractor response in the session grid
Delete the selected extractors and associated parameters
Extractor Statuses
Status Description
The extractor is OK.
The extractor is not found in the response.
The extractor's value is not used in the Test Case.
The recorded and replayed extractors are the same.
Extractor Verification Help Boxes
Extractor Verification Tree The Extractor Verification Tree is generated
When running "Verify". It displays extractor
values and the following exceptions:
- The extractor is not found in the response.
- The extractor's value is not used in the Test Case.
- The recorded and replayed values are the same.
The extractors with exceptions are automatically
checked for easy removal, as some of them may be
unnecessary.
See Also:
Verifying Test Case
Extractor Verification Properties
Extractor name The name of the extractor

Value The value returned by the extractor during the verify
1.2.7 Multi Test Cases
Toolbar
Button Action
Open a session file as a Test Case
Import Test Cases from another Test
Click to view the selected Test Case and unlock it for changes
Clone the selected Test Case
Delete the selected Test Case
Export Test Case as an HTTP archive (.har)
Help Boxes
Multi-Test Cases Multi Test Cases are used to emulate different categories
of users.
- Test Cases are executed concurrently.
- VUs are distributed between the Test Cases proportionate
to their Mix Weight properties.
- To start configuring or reviewing the selected Test Case,
double-click it or click "Click to view …" button on the toolbar.
After that the entire Build Test Case section on the Workflow
Tree will be associated with this Test Case.
Note: Selecting the Test Case as Current, does not impact
concurrent execution of multi-test cases.
See Also:
Multiple Test Cases
Editing and Deleting Test Case

Multi-Test Case commands - To create a new Test Case, click "Record" or
"Open session file" and select an .saz or .har file.
- To import Test Cases from another Test, click Import.
- To clone the selected Test Case, click "Clone Test Case".
- To delete the selected Test Case, click Delete.
- To change the properties of the selected Test Case,
modify them in the property grid below.
See Also:
Editing and Deleting Test Case
Test Case Properties
Name The Test Case name.
Description The Test Case description.
Mix Weight The relative frequency (in units) 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.
URLs The number of requests in the Test Case.
Think Times
between pages
Select "Recorded" to inject the recorded think time after every page. Select
"Constant" to use a constant think time. Select "Random" to randomize think
time. Tip: for stress tests, select "Zero".
Delay after the
test case
Tips: For stress tests, select "Zero". To issue iterations with a certain frequency,
select Pacing.
Cache Control Select "Enabled" to emulate browser caching and session management. Select
"Disabled" to emulate browsers with disabled caching (all requests will be sent)
and restarting browsers before starting a new iteration (browser sessions will
not persist across test iterations).
1.2.7.1 Test Case Groups
Toolbar
Button Action
Create a Test Case Group

Edit the selected Test Case Group
Delete the Test Case(s) from the Test Case Group
Help Box
Test Case Group When at least one Test Case Group is created,
Sequential-Concurrent TC mixing model is used:
- Test cases in a TC Group are executed sequentially.
- Multiple TC Groups are executed concurrently.
- VUs are distributed between the TC Groups
proportionate to their Mix Weight properties.
- Only test cases included in TC Group(s) are executed.
To go back to the Concurrent TC mixing model,
delete all TC Groups.
See Also:
Sequential Test Case Groups
Test Case Groups Dialog Commands
Button Action
Add Test Case(s) to the Test Case Group
Delete Test Case(s) from the Test Case Group
Move Test Case Up for earlier execution
Move Test Case Down for later execution
Test Case Group Properties
Name The Test Case Group name
Description The Test Case Group description

Mix Weight The relative frequency (in units) of the Test Case Group replays in the mix. Every
VU is assigned to a specific Test Case Group selected in a round-robin order,
while skipping some of them to achieve the VU distribution corresponding to the
mix weights.
Cache
Control
Select "Enabled" to emulate browser caching and session management. Select
"Disabled" to emulate browsers with disabled caching (all requests will be sent)
and restarting browsers before starting a new iteration (browser sessions will not
persist across test iterations).
New VU % Percentage of the New vs. Returning VUs. Note: (a).On the 1-st iteration, new
VUs will have an empty cache, just as a first time user. All requests will be sent.
(b).On the 1-st iteration, returned VUs will have a primed cache. Caching rules
for each request will be determined based on server caching headers. (c). On the
subsequent iterations, all VUs are treated as returned VUs.
VU restarting
browsers %
Percentage of VUs restarting browsers before starting new iteration. For these
users, browser sessions will not persist across the test iterations.
1.3 Configure Test
The Configure Test section includes the following nodes:
Load Pattern Configure load
Test Duration Configure Test completion criteria
Browser Type Configure Browser Mix
Network Type Configure Network Mix
Load Agents Configure Load Agents
Server Monitoring Configure servers' performance monitoring
Result Storage Configure Result Storage settings and the amount of saved data
Other Options Advanced Options
Script Editor Modify Test Script
Help Boxes
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Configure Test Navigate through every "Configure Test"
item and select desired test parameters.
Property Grid
Test Run
Name
A one-word Test Run Name used as a suffix following a time-stamp of the next
test run displayed in the "Analyze Results" section. If the Test Run Name is empty,
the test file name is used as a suffix.
Test
Description
Test Description included into the test result Summary view
1.3.1 Load Pattern
Help Boxes
Load Pattern Load pattern defines dynamics of virtual users (VU)
throughout the test.
See Also:
Load Pattern
Load Pattern Properties
Load Pattern Select "Steady Load" to keep a steady number of VUs. Select "Step Load" to
ramp-up the number of VUs on every step.
Number of VU The constant number of VUs emulated throughout the test.
Start VU The initial number of VUs in the beginning of the test.
Step VU
Increase
The number of VUs added on every step.
Step Duration
(s)
The time interval between increasing VU count.
Max VU Maximum VU count - Note: Test can complete before reaching "Max VU" if the
Test Duration is not long enough.

Over (s) The amount of time taken in the beginning of each step to gradually add VUs.
For instant increase, use zero.
1.3.2 Test Duration
Help Boxes
Test Duration Set the test completion criteria. After reaching
this condition, the test will stop.
See Also:
Test Duration
Test Duration Properties
Properties Description
Test Completion
Condition
Select the test completion condition from the drop-down. The options are:
Number of Iterations; Run Duration; Reaching max VUs.
How to count
iterations
Select "Per VU" to set the iteration limit for each VU. Select "Total" to set the
overall iteration limit.
Max. iterations After the specified test completion condition is reached, depending on this
selection, test will stop, will wait until all pending responses are received, or
will wait for iterations to complete.
Load generation
time (hh:mm:ss)
Enter the duration of load generation, after which no request will be issued.
After the
Completion
Condition is
reached
After the specified test completion condition is reached, depending on this
selection, test will stop, will wait until all pending responses are received, or
will wait for iterations to complete. The options are: Wait for responses; Stop
the test; Wait for iterations to complete
Warm-up time (s) The warm-up period at the beginning of the test is necessary to prepare
server for normal working conditions. During the warm-up period the number
of VU is gradually ramped-up, server cache is populated, and necessary
modules are loaded into the memory. During the warm-up period
performance metrics are not collected.

1.3.3 Browser Type
Toolbar
Button Action
Add - Click to add a browser to the mix - Then configure its settings
Delete - Click to delete the selected browser from the mix
Help Boxes
Browser Type Configure web browser settings. If necessary,
add more web browsers to the mix.
Tip: How StresStimulus emulates web browsers:
(a) It maintains the configured connections limits.
(b) It injects the appropriate user-agent string
into the requests.
(c) It maintains the browser mix distribution,
if more than one browser is selected.
See Also:
Browser Settings
Browser Properties
Browser Type Select a web browser or "Custom" from the drop-down. Supported browser
types:
• IE11, IE10, IE9, IE8, IE7, IE6
• Firefox
• Chrome
• Opera
• Safari
• Non-browser application

• Custom
Mix Weight Relative frequency (in units or percents) of using this browser by VUs.
Replace User-
Agent string
Select "True", to use a User-Agent string of the selected browser type,
instead of the recorded string. Select "False", to keep the recorded string.
User Agent If replacing the recorded User-Agent string, enter a custom string.
Connection limit
per host
To set custom browser performance, enter the maximum number of TCP
connections per host.
Connection limit
per proxy
To set custom browser performance, enter the maximum number of TCP
connections across all hosts.
1.3.4 Network Type
Toolbar
Button Action
Add - Click to add a network to the mix - Then configure its settings
Delete - Click to delete the selected network from the mix
Help Boxes
Network Type Configure network settings. If necessary,
add more networks to the mix.
Tip: Network type other than LAN is emulated
by injecting a certain wait time into every
request and response, weighted to its
size and the network type bandwidth.
See Also:
Network Settings
Network Properties

Network Type Select a network type or "Custom" from the drop-down.
Mix Weight Relative frequency of using this network by VUs
Upload Bandwidth (kbps) Enter the upload bandwidth (kbps)
Download Bandwidth (kbps) Enter the download bandwidth (kbps)
1.3.5 Load Agents
Toolbar
Button Action
Add a Load Agent connection
Edit the selected Load Agent connection
Test connections to the Load Agents with non-zero VU weights
Reset the Selected Agent
Delete the selected Load Agent connection
Help Boxes
Load Agents Load Agents are computers emulating virtual users
in the distributed test, orchestrated by this controller.
To create a Load Agent:
1. On a remote computer, install StresStimulus, and in the
StresStimulus menu -> Agent Options, enable Agent Mode.
2. On this computer, add a connection to the Load Agent.
See Also:
Attaching Agents to Controller
Load Agents Load Agents are computers emulating virtual users
in the distributed test, orchestrated by this controller.

To create a Load Agent:
1. On a remote computer, install StresStimulus, and in the
StresStimulus menu -> Agent Options, enable Agent Mode.
2. On this computer, add a connection to the Load Agent.
To set the portion of the total number of VUs on this
Load Agent, change its mix weight property.
To set the total number of VUs in the test, navigate
to the Load Pattern section.
See Also:
User-Agent
Attaching Agents to Controller
Load Agent Properties
Agent Name The Load Agent Name
StresStimulus
Version
The version of StresStimulus installed on the agent.
Host / IP
Address
The Load Agent Host. Enter a network computer name or IP address without
"//". Example: AGENT1 or 10.2.2.169
Mix Weight Relative number of VUs (in units or percents) emulated on the Load Agent. To
disable the Load Agents, set its mix weight to zero.
Starting Thread
Count
Starting thread count is the number of threads created automatically when test
is launched. If more threads are needed, the load engine will gradually create
more threads while checking available system resources. Increasing the starting
threads can increase load engine performance, but it also can overload systems
with limited resources.
VUs Constant number of VUs. (Read only)
Start VUs Starting number of VUs. (Read only)
Step VU
Increase
VU Step increase if the Step Load Pattern is used. (Read only)
Max VUs Maximum VUs if the Step Load Pattern is used. (Read only)
Username Username to access Remote Agent.

Password Password to access Remote Agent.
1.3.6 Monitoring
1.3.6.1 Windows Servers and Agents
Toolbar
Button Action
Add A Machine To Monitor
Edit The Performance Counters
Delete Selected Objects
Fine Previous
Find Next
Help Boxes
Server or Agent Monitoring During the test run you can monitor multiple performance
counters on the web, application and database servers,
as well as agents. Real-time graphs and performance values
will be displayed on the real-time dashboards and in the
performance reports.
- Click "Add" to add a Server with default set of counters.
- Click "Edit" to add or delete performance counters to the
selected server.
- Click "Delete" to delete the selected object(s).
See Also:
Windows Servers Monitoring
Linux/UNIX Servers Monitoring
Threshold Rules
Add a Machine for Monitoring Enter a machine IP address or computer name
without "//". Example: 10.2.2.169 or WEB_SRV5

Property Grid
Name Description
Machine A network computer IP address or computer name without "//"'
Domain Network Domain Name
UserName User Name on the network computer
Password Password
Category Performance Counter Category
Counter Performance Counter Name
Instance Performance Counter Instance
Enable
Threshold?
Select Yes to enable threshold. Default is No.
Warning
Threshold
Enter Warning Threshold value
Critical
Threshold
Enter Critical Threshold value
Alert if Over? Select Yes to indicate that exceeding a threshold is a problem. Select No to
indicate that falling below a threshold is a problem.
Add Performance Counters
Help Boxes
Add Windows Server Performance
Counters
1. Select a performance object, counter, and
instance.
2. Click "Add" to add it to the New Counter List.
Note: The performance counters are the same as in
Windows Perfmon application.
See Also:
Windows Server Monitoring
Add Agent Performance Counters 1. Select the local or remote Agent.
2. For remote Agents, enter an IP address or
computer
name without "//". Example: 10.2.2.169 or

WEB_SRV5
3. Select a performance object, counter, and
instance.
See Also:
Windows Server Monitoring
New Counter List Highlight a counter below to see its description.
Click "Delete" to remove the highlighted counters
from the New Counter List.
Click "Save" to add the New Counter List to the Test.
See Also:
Server Monitoring
1.3.6.2 Linux/UNIX Servers
Help Boxes
Add Linux/Unix SNMP Performance
Counters
1. Enter a host IP address or name.
2. Change Community, if necessary.
3. Select a counter from the drop-down list.
4. To add counters which are not on the list, enter
OID.
5. Enter or edit the counter name.
6. Click Test to test the counter.
See Also:
Linux/UNIX Servers Monitoring
Listed SNMP performance counters
—CPU Counters —
Percentage of user CPU time
Percentage of system CPU time
Percentage of idle CPU time
— Memory counters—
Total swap size
Available swap space
Total RAM
Total RAM free

Total RAM buffered
Total cached memory
1.3.7 Result Storage
Properties
How much
data to store
Select All to store the fullest dataset. Select Partial to store all data except the
content of the individual HTTP sessions. If select None, no data will be stored in
the database, and only the last test result will be available until StresStimulus is
closed.
Data Storage Select the test result data storage from the drop-down. Note: SQL Server CE
capacity is limited to 4 GB.
SQL Server
connection
string
Click … to enter the SQL Server connection information in the pop-up window.
Purge request
bodies
Purging bodies of test sessions’ requests saves memory. Select All, to purge all
bodies. Select None, to keep all bodies. Select Non-Errors to keep all bodies
with Errors
Purge
response
bodies
Purging bodies of test sessions’ responses saves memory. Select All, to purge
all bodies. Select None, to keep all bodies. Select Non-Errors to keep all bodies
with Errors. Select Static Mime Types, to purge bodies of images and other
static resources.
Save sessions
from agents?
In distributed tests with SQL Server CE-based storage, the content of the
sessions generated on the agents is stored on the agents. Select Yes, to copy
this content to the controller. This will allow generating waterfall diagrams for
VUs emulated on the agent. Select No, to reduce the traffic between agents and
controller when the network bandwidth is limited.
Help Boxes
Result Storage Test results are stored in a database. Configure
Data Storage type, and amount of data to store
See Also:
Test Result Storage
Connection Settings Click Create/Check DB to create a new database
or verify connection to the existing database.

Click OK to set the database as data storage for the Test.
Click Cancel to go back without changes.
See Also:
Test Result Storage
1.3.7.1 Test Pass/Fail Qualification
Help Boxes
Test Pass/Fail Configuration You can configure several test quality criteria.
When at least one of such criteria missed,
the test is qualified as Failed.
To create a test quality criteria, in the property
grid enable a Pass / Fail condition and specify
its acceptable limit.
See Also:
Configuring Test Pass/Fail Qualification
Property Grid
Page Goal Misses Enter Yes if Page Goal Misses is subject to the test's Pass / Fail condition.
Page Goal
Threshold
Enter % of Page Goal Misses that triggers the Fail condition. Enter 0 to fail
the test with a single Page Goal violation.
Transaction Goal
Misses
Enter Yes if Transaction Goal Misses is subject to the test's Pass / Fail
condition.
Transaction Goal
Threshold
Enter % of Transaction Goal Misses that triggers the Fail condition. Enter 0
to fail the test with a single Transaction Goal violation.
Request Errors Enter Yes if Request Errors are subject to the test's Pass / Fail condition.
Request Error
Threshold
Enter % of Request Errors that triggers the Fail condition. Enter 0 to fail the
test with a single Request Error violation.
Request Timeouts Enter Yes if Request Timeouts are subject to the test's Pass / Fail
condition.

Request Timeout
Threshold
Enter % of Request Timeouts that triggers the Fail condition. Enter 0 to fail
the test with a single Request Timeout violation.
1.3.8 Other Options
Properties
Graph sample
rate (s)
Enter 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.
Pre-run
Command Line
A command line to execute before the test starts.
Pre-run
Command
Timeout
A timeout limit for the pre-run command to complete.
MIME Types
requested
sequentially
Click the drop-down and enter MIME types whose requests must be issued
only after receiving all previous responses (sequentially). Some MIME types
(e.g. Text/HTML) are always requested sequentially. You can enter additional
MIME types to prevent dependent requests of these types from being
requested in parallel with other dependent requests on a page. Separate
multiple entries by ",". For example, enter "image,video" to request all images
and videos sequentially; enter "video/mp4" to Request MP4 video sequentially.
Enable
Dynatrace
integration?
Select Yes to add to each issued request the x-dynaTrace header.
Help Boxes
Other Options For information about properties in this
section, check the following sources:
Pre-run command line
Dynatrace Tntegration

1.3.9 Script Editor
Toolbar
Button Action
Save Script (Ctrl+S)
Save and Exit Script Editor
Validate against SSScript XSD
Show XSD, the SSScript schema document
Cut (Ctrl+X)
Copy (Ctrl+C)
Paste (Ctrl+V)
Undo (Ctrl+Z)
Redo (Ctrl+Y)
Find (Ctrl+F)
Find Next (F3)
Bookmark (Ctrl+F2)
Bookmark Next (F2)
Bookmark Previous (Shift+F2)
Help Boxes
Script Editor Script is an XML representation of the Test Object Model (TOM).
Test modifications can be completed by editing the script
or by changing the corresponding settings in the UI.
SSScript XSD
.
SSScript XSD is an XML schema of
StresStimulus Scripts. It is used to validate

Test scripts and to find errors.
SSScript XSD is provided here as a reference for script development
1.4 Run and Monitor Test
Click Run Test in the Workflow Tree. The following MessageBox will appear .
• Click Run and Monitor Test to start test normally.
• Click Debug to run the test in debug mode. All replayed sessions will be displayed in the
session grid and response bodies will not be purged.
• Click Cancel to go back.
1.4.1 Runtime Dashboard
Toolbar
Button Action
Stop Click Stop to Abort the Test Run
Click Pause to suspend the Test
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Click Resume to resume the Test
Click to add VUs to the Test
Skip pending requests (trigger a timeout) and continue the test
Retrieve sessions from the Test Log (delayed)
Health Monitor - Normal
Health Monitor - High Load. CPU utilization approaching exceeds the acceptable range
Health Monitor - Overloaded. Stop unessential processes or reduce the number of VUs
Select Graph Layout
Graph Layouts
Option Description
One Graph
Two Horizontal Panels
Two Vertical Panels
Three Horizontal Panels
Three Vertical Panels
Three Panels Oriented Left
Three Panels Oriented Right
Three Panels Oriented Top
Three Panels Oriented Bottom
Four Horizontal Panels
Four Vertical Panels
Four Panels
Help Boxes

Graphs The Graphs display instant performance characteristics
and performance counter's data, plotted with the
frequency defined by the Sample Rate period.
- To select the graph panel layout, click "Select Graph Layout"
- To select which graph to display in a graph panel, click
the drop-down above it.
For more graph commands, right click a graph.
See Also:
Runtime Dashboard
Agents / Test Cases Progress Grid
Test Run Commands - To stop the test, click "Stop".
- To Pause/Resume test run, click "Pause/Resume".
- To increase VU count on demand, set the
VU adjustment value and click "+".
- To abandon pending requests, click "Skip".
Note:
- VU Adjustment works with a "Steady Load" pattern only.
See Also:
Runtime Dashboard
Controlling the Test
Test Engine Health Status Help Box – Test Engine Health Status@@
For accurate load testing, CPU utilization should not
exceed 85%.
- Green: Normal. CPU Utilization is under 85%.
- Yellow: High Load. CPU utilization is 85-95%
and is approaching the acceptable limit.
- Red: Overloaded. CPU utilization exceeds 95%.
Metrics accuracy can be impaired. Stop unessential
processes or reduce the number of VUs.
See Also:
Monitoring Test Progress and Health

1.4.1.1 Graphs
Graph Context Menu
Icon Name Description
Un-Zoom One Undo one Zoom
Un-Zoom All Full zoom-out
Unhide All Curves
Maximize Graph Switch this graph to the one panel layout
Show sessions in
range
Show sessions sent/received during the displayed time range (1
minute delayed)
Copy Image Copy Image to the clipboard
Save Image As Save graph as an image
Print Graph Print graph
Export Graph CSV Export data points to a CSV file
Curve Context Menu
Hide All but This Hide all curves except the selected one
Copy Curve Data Copy curve datapoints to the clipboard
Export Series CSV... Export curve datapoints as CSV
Available Graphs
Name Details
KPI Show sessions sent/received during the displayed time
range
Windows server(s) Performance
Counters

Pages
Transactions
Test Cases
Help Boxes
Graph context menu To show sessions sent/received within a time range:
1.Select the time range to zoom it to a full graph
2.Click "Show sessions in range…"
The sessions will be displayed in the session grid.
Note: The test log is updated with a one minute delay.
To zoom-out one/all step, click Un-Zoom One/All.
To stop/resume time auto-scrolling, scroll to the left/right.
To show hidden curves, click "Unhide".
Other commands:
- Copy, Save, Print Graph Image
- Export Graph datapoints
For more options, right-click a curve.
Graph curve context menu To hide all but the selected curve, click "Hide".
To unhide all curves, in the graph context menu,
click "Unhide".
To copy or export core data, click Copy or Export.
1.4.1.2 Curve Grid
Help Boxes
Curve Grid context menu To expand / collapse curve rows, double-click a graph row
or click on the plus / minus image.
To show/hide a curve on a graph, check /uncheck box on
the corresponding curve row.

To highlight a curve on a graph, click the curve name on the
corresponding curve row.
Context Menu
Name Description
Highlight Curve Highlight the curve on the graph
Highlight All Curves But This Show just this curve on the graph
Unhide All Curves Show all curves on the graph
Curve Grid
Column Description
Visible Check/uncheck the box to show/hide the curve
Parameter The name of the parameter represented by the curve
Color The curve color
Range The scale of the chart axis for this parameter
Min Minimum value of the parameter
Max Maximum value of the parameter
Avg Average value of the parameter
Last Last value of the parameter
Warnings Number of threshold violation warnings
Errors Number of threshold violation errors or missed goals
1.4.1.3 Test Progress Panel
Parameters
Name Description
Time The time elapsed from the beginning of the test.
Users The number of instantiated VUs.
Iterations Started The number of started test iterations.

Name Description
Iterations Ended The number of completed test iterations.
Requests Sent The number of issued requests.
Requests Pending The number of issued requests, which responses are not received yet.
Responses OK The number of received responses excluded errors and timeouts
Errors The number of errors.
Timeouts The number of timeouts.
SQL CE Capacity
used
The percentage of the 4 GB storage limit used to store test data
accumulated up to this point.
If SQL CE capacity used can reach 100%, learn how to Reduce Test
Storage Use.
Help Boxes
Test Progress Panel Test Progress Panel displays test progress.
parameters. For more information, check
Monitoring Test Progress and Health
If SQL CE used capacity used can reach 100%,
learn how to Reduce Test Storage Use
1.4.1.4 Agents and Test Cases Grid
Column Description
Name The Test Case or Agent Name
Users The number of active VUs
Iterations Started The number of started test iterations
Iterations Ended The number of completed test iterations
Requests Sent The number of issued requests
Responses Received The number of received responses

Errors The number of errors
Timeouts The number of timeouts
1.5 Analyze Results
1.5.1 Opening Previous Results
toolbar
Button Action Description
Refresh Previous Results Click to refresh the Previous Results list
Import Result Click to open an SQL CE .sdf file
Open Result Open the selected result in a new tab
Select All
Unselect All
Compare Tests Generate a multi-test report for comparing selected
results
Configure Result Storage
settings
Delete the checked results
Help Boxes
Previous Results The list below displays the Results of previous test runs.
- To refresh the result list, click "Show Previous Results".
- To load the selected Result in a new result tab , click "Open"
or double-click the Result.
- To compare several Results, check boxes next to them
and click "Compare Tests".
- To delete Results, check boxes next to them and click
"Delete".
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- To rename a Result, right-click and select Rename.
- To change the data storage settings or the amount of
the saved data, click "Configure Result Storage settings".
See Also:
Opening Previous Results
Comparing Tests
Test Result Storage
Property Grid
Data Storage
Type
The type of repository storing the result
Result name The name automatically created for every test run. In SQL CE, it's the name of
the .sdf file.
Location SQL Server CE file name
Date The test run date
Size (KB) The SQL Server CE file size
1.5.2 Test Result Tab
Toolbar
Summary Test Results at-a-glance
Graphs Graphs of Key Performance Indicators and Performance
Counters
Details Details
Errors Errors
VU Activity VU Activity Chart
Waterfall Waterfall Chart
Select Layout Select Layout

Show Sessions Show sessions matching selection criteria
External report Create external report
Back to Previous
Results
Back to Previous Results
Help Boxes
Test Result Views Click a button on the left to select one
of the following test result views:
Summary, Details, Graphs, Error,
VU Activity, Waterfall
In the selected view, right-click for more
options and help information.
See Also:
Test Result Tab
Other Test Result Commands - To select a graph or grid panel layout, click "Select Layout"
- To selected sessions from the Test Log, click "Show Sessions "
- To generate a report, click "External Report"
- To select a Multi-document (default ) or a
Single-document report option, click a drop-down.
See Also:
Query Log
External Reports
1.5.2.1 Graphs
Graph Context Menu
Icon Name
Un-Zoom All
Un-Zoom One
Unhide All Curves

Icon Name
Show sessions in range
Copy Image
Save Image As...
Print Graph...
Export Graph CSV...
Graph Curve Context Menu
Icon Name
Hide All But This
Copy Curve Data
Export Curve CSV...
Help Boxes
Graph Context Menu To show sessions related to this page or transaction,
sent/received within a time range:
Other commands:
See Also:
Graph Context Menu
Curve Context Menu

1.5.2.2 Detail View
Help Boxes
Page Details The "Page Details" grid displays performance
characteristics of each page from the end-user
perspective.
Note: Page response time includes times for loading
performance-impacting requests. It excludes requests
loaded after the page is displayed (e.g. AJAX requests),
as determined by StresStimulus.
See Also:
Page Details
Transaction Details The "Transaction Details" grid displays performance
characteristics of each transaction from the end-user
perspective.
See Also:
Transaction Details
Request Details The "Request Details" grid displays aggregated
performance characteristics of each request
grouped by URL. Time characteristics are averaged.
Request counts are summed.
If a request timed-out and subsequently failed,
it's counted as a timeout.
See Also:
Request Details
Virtual User Details The "VU Details" grid displays statistics
of the test Iterations executed by every VU.
See Also:
VU Details
Test Case Details The "Test Case Details" grid displays
performance characteristics of each test case.
See Also:
Test Case Details
Test Case Group Details The "Test Case Group Details" grid displays
performance characteristics of each test case group.

See Also:
Test Case Group Details
Agent Details The "Agent Details" grid displays performance
characteristics of each agent.
See Also:
Agent Details
1.5.2.3 VU Activity
Help Boxes
Activity Chart - Horizontal axle is a timeline.
- Vertical axle shows VUs.
- Horizontal bars, represent a test
iteration executed by a VU.
- To zoom-in to a specific VUs/Iterations range,
select an appropriate rectangular area.
- To zoom-out, right-click and select Un-Zoom.
For more options, right-click a horizontal bar.
Other context menu commands:
See Also:
Graph Context Menu
Activity Chart Context Menu Horizontal bars, represent a test iteration executed
by a VU.
- To display a waterfall of a selected iteration, click
View Waterfall.
- To compare a waterfall of the selected Iteration with
previously select waterfall, click Compare Waterfalls.
See Also:
Graph Context Menu
Iteration Bar Context Menu
View Waterfall Dbl-Click to display a waterfall for this VU/ iteration

Compare
Waterfalls
Ctrl+Dbl-Click to display this VU/ iteration in a dual waterfall on the
right
Chart Context Menu
Un-Zoom Click to fully Un-Zoom this chart
Same Image As... Save Graph as an Image
Print Graph... Print Graph
1.5.2.4 Iteration Waterfall
Toolbar
Icon Description
Enter the first VU
Enter the first VU iteration
Check to compare two waterfalls
Enter the second VU
Enter the second VU iteration
Refresh the waterfall charts
Check to enable Zoom/Scroll Synch on the left & right chart
Swap The Charts
Context Menu

Auto-Sync Check to enable Zoom/Scroll Synch on the left & right chart
Diagonal Scrolling Check to enable Diagonal Scrolling on this chart
Copy Image
Save Image As...
Print Graph...
Help Boxes
Waterfall View - Select a VU and iteration.
- To compare two waterfalls, check Compare
and select a second VU and iteration.
- Click Refresh to refresh the charts.
See Also:
Waterfall View
Single Waterfall Chart
Dual Waterfall Chart
Waterfall Chart Commands - To swap the charts, click Swap.
- To turn on/off synchronization of chart
scrolling and zooming, click Sync/Un-sync.
See Also:
Waterfall View
1.5.2.5 Query Log
Help Boxes
Query Test Log To display selected replayed sessions from the Test Log in the
session grid, enter selection criteria and click "Show Sessions".
Selection criteria formats and examples:

- for VUs, Iterations and Sessions: 1-3, 5, 9;
- for responses with Errors and/or Timeouts: check 1 or 2 boxes;
- to filter by time range, check the box, select Send, Received, or
both, and enter the time range in seconds;
- for Test Cases and Agents: Name1, Name2;
Note:
- leaving textboxes empty will broaden the search.
- retrieving more than 1,000 records, as entered in the
Max Sessions box, can impact performance.
See Also:
Querying Test Log
1.5.3 Page and Transaction Result Tab
Toolbar
Summary Page/Transaction summary
Performance Page/Transaction response time
Latency Page/Transaction Latency/Server time breakdown
Failures The number of failures on the Page/Transaction
% Failures The percentage of failures on the Page/Transaction
Requests Page/Transaction requests
VU Activity VU Activity Chart
Waterfall Waterfall Chart
Show Sessions Show sessions matching selection criteria
Back to the test result
Help Boxes
Page Result Views Click a button on the left to select one of the
following page result views: Summary,
Performance, Latency, Failures, Failures %,
Requests, VU Activity, Waterfall.

- To selected sessions from the Test Log,
click "Show Sessions".
- To go back to the Test Result, click Back.
See Also:
Page & Transaction Result Tabs
Querying Test Log
Transaction Result Views Click a button on the left to select one of the
following page result views: Summary,
Performance, Latency, Failures, Failures %,
Requests, VU Activity, Waterfall.
- To selected sessions from the Test Log,
click "Show Sessions".
- To go back to the Test Result, click Back.
See Also:
Querying Test Log
1.5.3.1 Summary View
Help Boxes
Summary View Summary view lists page or transaction basic performance
metrics and failures. It includes subsections that can be
expanded / collapsed by clicking the triangle icon.
See Also:
Summary View
1.5.3.2 Performance View
Help Boxes
Performance View Performance view presents a page or a transaction response
timeline and changes depending on the number of emulated
VUs. It features five curves: the minimum, average and
maximum response time, goal and the number of VUs.
See Also:
Performance View

Graph Context Menu To show sessions related to this page or transaction,
sent/received within a time range:
Other commands:
See Also:
Graph Context Menu
Graph Curve Context Menu To hide all but the selected curve, click "Hide".
To unhide all curves, in the graph context menu,
click "Unhide".
To copy or export curve data, click Copy or Export.
See Also:
Graph Curve Context Menu
1.5.3.3 Latency View
Help Boxes
Latency View Latency view presents a page or a transaction
response time breakdown between Latency
and Server Time. The latency (or network time)
is a portion of the response time attributed to the
network delays, necessary for server responses
to reach the client.
See Also:
Latency View
1.5.3.4 Failures View
Help Boxes

Failure View Failure views helps to analyze the number of page
or transaction failures. The graph presents a timeline
of errors, timeouts, missed goals and their changes
depending on the number of emulated VUs.
See Also:
Failure View
Failure % View Failure views helps to analyze the percentage of page
or transaction failures. The graph presents a timeline
of errors, timeouts, missed goals and their changes
depending on the number of emulated VUs.
See Also:
Failure View
1.5.3.5 Requests View
Help Boxes
Request View The request grid displays aggregated
performance characteristics of each request
related to this page or transaction and grouped
by URL. Time characteristics are averaged.
Request counts are summed.
If a request timed-out and subsequently failed,
it's counted as a timeout.
See Also:
Request View
1.5.3.6 VU Activity View
Activity Chart Context Menu
Same Image As... Save Graph as an Image
Print Graph... Print Graph

Iteration Bar Context Menu
View Waterfall Dbl-Click to display a waterfall for this VU/ iteration
Compare
Waterfalls
Ctrl+Dbl-Click to display this VU/ iteration in a dual waterfall on the
right
Help Boxes
VU Activity View VU Activity View shows the activity of every VU
during the test. Each row in the chart represents
an individual VU. The row is broken down on
differently colored horizontal bars, each of which
represents single test iteration.
The x-axis displays the time line for the load test run.
See Also:
Activity Chart - Horizontal axle is a timeline.
- Vertical axle shows VUs.
- Horizontal bars, represent a test
iteration executed by a VU.
- To zoom-in to a specific VUs/Iterations range,
select an appropriate rectangular area.
- To zoom-out, right-click and select Un-Zoom.
For more options, right-click a horizontal bar.
Other context menu commands:
See Also:
Graph Context Menu
Activity Chart Context Menu Horizontal bars, represent a test iteration executed
by a VU.
- To display a waterfall of a selected iteration, click
View Waterfall.
- To compare a waterfall of the selected Iteration with
previously select waterfall, click Compare Waterfalls.

See Also:
Graph Context Menu
1.5.3.7 Waterfall View
Toolbar
Icon Description
Enter the first VU
Enter the first VU iteration
Check to compare two waterfalls
Enter the second VU
Enter the second VU iteration
Refresh the waterfall charts
Swap The Charts
Check to enable Zoom/Scroll Synch on the left & right chart
Navigate to VU Activity chart
Context Menu
Auto-Sync Check to enable Zoom/Scroll Synch on the left & right chart
Diagonal Scrolling Check to enable Diagonal Scrolling on this chart
Copy Image
Save Image As...

Print Graph...
Help Boxes
Waterfall View - Select a VU and iteration.
- To compare two waterfalls, check Compare
and select a second VU and iteration.
- Click Refresh to refresh the charts.
See Also:
Waterfall View
Waterfall Chart Commands - To swap the charts, click Swap.
- To turn on/off synchronization of chart
scrolling and zooming, click Sync/Un-sync.
See Also:
Waterfall View
1.5.4 Comparing-Tests
Help Boxes
Compare multiple tests Click a button on the left to select
Summary or KPI Graph view.
See Also:
Test Comparison Summary View
KPI Graph Comparison View
Toolbar

Summary Test Comparison Summary
KPI Graph KPI Graph Comparison
1.6 Workflow Tree Toolbar
Toolbar
Back - Return one step back
Tree View - Toggle to display the Test Case Tree on the left pane
Grid View - Toggle to display the Session Grid on the left pane
Show recorded Test Case sessions in the session grid
Test Wizard
Run - Start a load test
Help Boxes
Workflow Tree Toolbar - Click "Back" to go back one step on the
Workflow Tree.
- Click "Tree View" to display the Test Case Tree
on the left pane.
- Click "Grid View" to display the session Grid
on the left pane.
- Click "Show Recorded" to display Test Case sessions
in the session grid.
Test Wizard / Run Test - Click "Test Wizard". The wizard will guide you
through the major steps of creating, configuring
and running a test.
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- Click "Run" to start the test.
Graphs will display the test results in progress.
After the test completion, select reports from the
Analyze Results section in the Workflow Tree.
See Also:
Starting Test
1.7 Test Wizard
1.7.1 Record Test Case
1.7.2 Configure Test Case
1.7.3 Configure Test
1.7.4 Run Test
1.7.5 Analyze Results
1.7.6 Record Test Case
Help Boxes
Create a Test Case To record a Test Case by navigating through your application,
select the recording source and click "Record".
See Also:
Recording a test case
Browser Recording Settings - Enter the initial URL and select a browser cache option.
- In Private Mode (recommended), browser cache is not used.
- Enter the first transaction name (optional) and click Record
See Also:
Recording with Web Browser
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1.7.7 Configure Test Case
1.7.7.1 Targeted Hosts
Icon Description
Delete the requests to the selected hosts
Add the selected hosts to the Excluded Hosts list and delete requests to these hosts
Show the Excluded Hosts list
Select All
Delete the sessions with the selected content types
Test Case Hosts This list displays hosts targeted in this Test Case.
Toolbars commands:
- Delete requests to the selected hosts from the Test Case.
- Add the selected hosts to the Excluded Hosts list.
Requests to these hosts will be ignored in future recordings.
- Show the Excluded Hosts list.
See Also:
Purging requests to unwanted hosts
1.7.7.2 Content-Types
Icon Description
Add the selected content types to the Excluded Content Types list and delete sessions with
these content types
Show the Excluded Content Types list
Select All
Test Case Content Types This list displays content types used in this Test Case.

Toolbars commands:
- Delete sessions with the selected content types from the Test Case.
- Add the selected content types to the Excluded Content Types list.
Sessions with these content types will be ignored in future recordings.
- Show the Excluded Content Types list.
See Also:
Purging sessions with the unwanted content types
1.7.7.3 Autocorrelation
AutoCorrelation Autocorrelation is the automatic modification of requests
issued during a test run to replace recorded values
with corresponding dynamic values received from
the server in the previous responses. Autocorrelation
is necessary to preserve application integrity in dynamic
websites and avoid server errors.
The wizard will now find and configure hidden
autocorrelation parameters.
See Also:
AutoCorrelation
1.7.8 Configure Test
Help Boxes
Load Pattern Load pattern defines dynamics of virtual users (VU)
throughout the test.
See Also:
Load Pattern
Test Duration Set the test completion criteria. After reaching
this condition, the test will stop.
See Also:
Test Duration

1.7.9 Run Test
Help Boxes
Run Test The wizard will now start the test execution.
For more information, see
Running and Monitoring Test
1.7.10 Analyze Results
Help Boxes
Analyze Results The wizard will now navigate
through the main test results.
For more information, see
Analyzing Results

2 OBJECT AREA
2.1 Test Case Tree
Page Context Menu Commands
Icon Description
Rename Page
Edit Page
Clone Page
Delete Page
Session Context Menu Commands
Icon Description
Show Session Inspector
Edit Session
Clone Session
Delete Session
Create Response Extractor
Create Req. Un Parameter
Create Req. Header Parameter
Create Response Validator
2.1.1 Upper Toolbar
Toolbar
Icon Description
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Expand All
Collapse All
Edit the selected object
Delete the selected object
Test Case hosts
Dock to Fiddler on the left
Dock to StresStimulus on the right
Help Boxes
Test Case Modification To edit Tree objects or view more details:
- Select an object and click "Edit".
- Double-click a page to navigate to the Test Case Settings grid.
- Double-click a request to display the Session Inspector.
- Double-click an Extractor to navigate to the Extractors section.
- Double-click a parameter to navigate to the Parameters section.
- Double-click a validator to navigate the Validators section.
- To delete an object, selected it in the Test Case Tree and
click "Delete" or hit (Del)
- To delete multiple sessions, select them in the session grid
and hit (Ctrl+Del).
- To add new sessions selected in the session grid, drag and
drop them into the desire position in the Test Case Tree.
- To reposition the selected in the Test Case Tree request or
page, drag and drop it into a new position.
Test Case Tree Commands - To show hosts targeted in this Test Case,
click "Test Case hosts"
- To dock the test case tree to Fiddler on the left
or to StresStimulus on the right, click "Dock…"
2.1.1.1 Test Case Hosts
Toolbar
Button Action

Delete the requests to the selected hosts
Add the selected hosts to the Excluded Hosts list
Show the Excluded Hosts list
Help Boxes
Test Case Hosts This list displays hosts targeted in this Test Case.
Toolbars commands:
- Delete requests to the selected hosts from the Test Case.
- Add the selected hosts to the Excluded Hosts list.
Requests to these hosts will be ignored in future recordings.
- Show the Excluded Hosts list.
See Also:
Purging requests to unwanted hosts
2.1.2 Lower Toolbar
Toolbar
Button Action
Find Next (F3)
Find Sessions by Content ... (Ctrl+F)
Clear Search
Delete the found highlighted sessions
Filter Objects: Click button to show All object; Click drop-down to select sessions type.
Filter Objects: Click button to show Sessions only; Click drop-down to select sessions
type.
Filter Objects drop-down options:
Click to show recorded Primary requests

Click to show all recorded requests, except images, stylesheets and scripts
Click to show all recorded requests
Click to show recorded requests with errors and warnings
Hide autocorrelation parameter detail
Help Boxes
Session Search / Filter - To find a URL, start typing in the Search URLs box.
- To find the next/previous URL, click "Find Next/Previous".
- To find and highlight sessions by request/response
content, click Find Sessions by Content or hit (Ctrl+F).
- To clear session highlight, click "Clear Search".
- To delete highlighted sessions, click "Delete highlighted".
- To toggle between showing All Objects and
Sessions Only, click "Filter Objects".
- To select which sessions to display, click the
"Filter Objects" drop-down.
- To show or hide autocorrelation parameter details,
click "Show" or "Hide"
See Also:
Searching Test Case Tree
Filtering Test Case Tree
2.1.3 Session Inspector
Toolbar
Button Action
Unlock for Editing
Save session changes
Split the window at 1/4

Help Boxes
Session Inspector Session Inspector displays:
- Request in the top text box
- Response in the bottom text box
To edit the session content, check
"Unlock for Editing" box.
2.2 Session Grid
Help Boxes
Fiddler Grid To view test sessions in the Fiddler Grid, click the arrow on
the "Show …" split-button on the toolbar above Workflow
Tree and select which sessions to show.
1. "VU number" column displays a VU in the <User XXX> format.
2. Iterations and requests are displayed in the
column "Iter-URL" as < YYY-ZZZ>, where
YYY is an iteration number for the user XXX,
and ZZZ is a request number within the iteration.
3. Replayed Sessions: Primary requests are displayed in
bold-gray. Dependent requests are displayed in gray.
4. To delete selected recorded sessions from a test case,
hit (Ctrl+Del).
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