Overview

This course teaches professionals the fundamentals of performance testing using HP LoadRunner. By the completion of this course, you will be able to utilize LoadRunner’s features to automate performance / load tests of SoapUI Pro.

Duration

2 Days – 9 am to 5 pm

Location

Live Training on MS Teams

Intended Audience

Quality assurance engineers, performance engineers, and new users of LoadRunner who need to load test their applications and/or executives who will be involved in any part of load testing.

Detailed Program Structure

PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE LOAD TEST

• What is performance testing?
• Fundamentals behind performance Testing using LoadRunner
• Define measurable goals for testing
• Gather information before testing
• Document and organise system information
• Cookies and Sessions

RECORDING

• Structure the script based on planning
• Use VuGen to record a Vuser script for Web environment
• Describe HTML and URL recording levels
• When to use HTML and/or URL recording levels?

Course Outline – LoadRunner training

PLAYBACK

• Identify the appropriate Web Run-time settings to set
• Configure Web Run-time settings to run the script
• Verify Vuser script functionality in VuGen

ACTIONS AND TRANSACTIONS

• Create multiple actions in a Vuser script
• Configure actions to achieve load testing goals
• Add Transactions to measure response times

PARAMETERS

• Solve playback problems by parameterizing the script

CHECKPOINTS

• Identify visual cues to check for during load testing
• Add Text Checkpoints during and after recording

CORRELATION DURING AND AFTER RECORDING

• Correlation after recording
• Use the Scan for correlation tool
• Correlate data during recording
• Define rules for correlation in Recording Options
• Enable correlation during recording

INTRODUCTION TO SCENARIOS

• Explain elements that make a LoadRunner scenario
• Identify different types of scenarios
• How to choose the scenario
• Present the basic steps for creating a scenario

USING RUN-TIME SETTINGS

• Script and Scenario Run-time settings
• Configure Run-time settings in the Controller

SCENARIO EXECUTION

• Prepare for a scenario run
• Identify techniques to efficiently run a scenario

SCHEDULING SCENARIOS

• Scheduling by group and by scenario
• Prepare VuGen User (Vuser) initialization
• Configure duration scheduling
• Configure scenario ramp up and ramp down

RESULTS ANALYSIS

• Value of root cause analysis, resource bottlenecks, code loops
• Diagnose errors with LoadRunner Application and Architecture
• Meaningful interpretation of LoadRunner graphs

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM

• Case Study – Hands-on training on real applications
• Post-Training Assessment Test (30 min)
• Assessment Discussion