How do I get to the Validation
/ Looping screen ?
Suite
Manager >> Continue with Web Performance Testing >> Load Test
(left-side tree) >> Configure link under Validation / Looping (right
panel)
Steps to Configure Validation
during Load Test
Click the Configure
link under Validation / Looping section of the right panel of the load
test screen. The Validation/Looping screen will be displayed.
The left side tree
view displays the urls within the transaction. Select the url for which
validation has to be added.
Click the Validation
tab from the right panel of the Validation/Looping screen.
Click the Add
New Validation link. Select the appropriate validation name from
the options listed and specify its expected value as given in Specifying
Validation.
Select the Criteria
for Success option from All or Any. If you select 'Any', . If you
select All, .
Specify the option to follow if the criteria fails.
Choose either 'Continue' or 'Stop the user' option.
Click Save
button to complete the configuration or click the Save
& Move to Next URL button to configure validation for the next
url within the transaction. The validations configured will be listed
on the right panel of the Validation/Looping screen.
To edit an existing validation, click the 'Edit'
icon adjacent to the validation listed on the right panel of the Validation/Looping
screen. After making the necessary changes, click Save button to complete
the configuration.
To delete a validation, click the 'Delete' icon
adjacent to the Edit icon from the right panel of the Validation/Looping
screen.
Specifying Validation
Check
To
specify validation while configuring a new validation during the load
test, select any of the options listed below and enter the appropriate
values for the following fields:
|
Name |
Description |
Expected Value |
|
check_for_element |
To verify the given element type with the specified attribute name and
attribute value in the response. |
Element type, Attribute Name, Attribute Value |
|
check_for_text |
To compare the specified search text, prefix text or suffix text in
the response. |
Search String, Prefix String, Suffix String |
|
check_for_title |
To compare the specified title with the response title. |
Title |
|
check_for_status |
To verify the specified status code with the status code generated in
the response. |
Status code |
Steps to Configure URL Looping
during Load Test
Click the Configure
link under Validation / Looping section of the right panel of the load
test screen. The Validation/Looping screen will be displayed.
The left side tree
view displays the urls within the transaction. Select the url for which
loops have to be added.
Click the Looping tab
from the right panel of the Validation/Looping screen.
Click the Add
New Condition link. Select any of the conditions from the options
listed and specify its expected value as given in Specifying Condition.
Select the Criteria
for Success option from either 'All' or 'Any'. If you select 'Any',
condition is considered success if any of the expected value is found
in the page response. If you select All, the validation is considered
success only if all of the expected values are found in the page response.
Specify the option
to follow if the criteria fails. Choose either 'Continue' or 'Stop the
user' option.
Specify the maximum
number of times the url needs to execute, in the Maximum
number of Repetition field.
Specify the delay between
each URL loop in the Repeat Delay
field.
Click the Save
button to complete the looping configuration. Click Save & Move to
Next URL button to configure looping for the next url within the transaction.
To edit an existing
URL loop, click the 'Edit' icon adjacent to the loop listed on the right
panel of the Validation/Looping screen. After making the necessary changes,
click Save button to complete the configuration.
To delete an URL loop,
click the 'Delete' icon adjacent to the loop listed on the right panel
of the Validation/Looping screen.
Specifying Condition for
URL Looping
To select the conditions for url looping during a load
test, select any of the options listed below and enter values for appropriate
fields
|
Name |
Description |
Expected Value |
|
repeat_until_element_appear |
URL Looping continues until specified element appears. |
Element type, Attribute Name, Attribute Value |
|
repeat_until_title_appear |
URL Looping continues until specified title appears. |
Title |
|
repeat_until_status_appear |
URL Looping continues until specified status code appears. |
Status code |
|
repeat_until_text_appear |
URL Looping continues until specified text appears. |
Search String, Suffix String, Prefix String |
