NeoLoad® Documentation

• Getting Started
  • Overview
    • Welcome to Neoload Help
      • Contents
      • Formats
      • Legal issues
    • About Load Testing
      • Why load test web applications ?
      • Load testing with NeoLoad
  • Installation
    • Requirements
      • Operating system
      • Disk space
      • CPU & memory
    • Installation
      • Installing the Controller
      • Installing a Load Generator
    • License Key Management
      • The Standard Key
        • Installing the license key
        • Activating the license key
        • Transferring the license key
      • The Floating Key
        • Definition
        • Installing the floating key
        • Get a floating key
        • Releasing a floating key
      • Changing Mode
        • Switching from a standard license to a floating license
        • Switching from a floating license to a standard license
    • Running NeoLoad
      • Running the Controller
        • Running the graphical interface
        • Running from the command line
        • Using NeoLoad with ANT
      • Launching the Load Generator Agent
      • Stopping the Agent
    • Files
      • The Installation Directory
      • The User Directory
        • Agent started as a Windows Service
      • Log Files
    • Advanced Installation
      • Using a firewall between the Controller and Load Generator
        • NeoLoad and Windows XP SP2 Firewall
      • Increasing available memory for Load Generators
      • Increasing available memory for the Controller
  • Quick Start
    • Recording the Test Scenario
    • Running the Test
    • Test Results
• Reference Guide
  • Preferences
    • Global preferences
      • HTTP Recorder Settings
      • Proxy settings
      • Browser Settings
      • Skins
      • Graphs
        • Runtime graphs
      • Dynamic Parameters
      • License
    • Project Preferences
      • Page naming policy
      • Managing certificates
      • Runtime
        • Javascript
  • Variables
    • Creating a Variable
      • Value change policy
      • Variable scope
    • The Variable Extractor
    • Testing a Variable
    • Using Variables
  • The Results Manager
    • Select
    • Compare
    • Generating a Report
    • Deleting a Test
  • SSL Client Certificates
    • Importing certificates
    • The Recording Certificate
    • Playback certificates
      • Example
    • Security concerns
  • Design
    • Recording a Test Scenario
      • Set-up
      • SSL support
      • Starting recording
      • Automatic browser management
        • Supported browsers
      • Manually configuring the recording proxy settings
      • The Recording Completed wizard
      • Filtering out unwanted requests
      • Troubleshooting
    • The Repository
      • Servers
      • Authentication
        • Supported authentication mechanisms
        • The Negotiate scheme with SPNEGO and Kerberos
        • Scheme priority order
      • Web pages
      • HTTP requests
        • Type
        • Request parameters
        • POST parameters
        • POST requests with binary content
        • POST requests with text content
        • Multi-part POST parameters
          • Fields specific to the file part
        • Advanced parameters
        • The variable extractor
        • Validation
          • Delay
          • Page size
          • Page content
        • Flag specific requests
        • Shortcuts
        • Search and replace
      • Link and form extractors
        • Link extractor
          • Example
        • Form extractor
          • Example
      • Managing dynamic parameters
        • Concept
        • Searching for dynamic parameters in NeoLoad
        • Managing framework dynamic parameters
          • Operation
          • Creating a new framework dynamic parameter
            • Creating a framework dynamic parameter using a variable extractor
        • Managing generic dynamic parameters
          • Operation
          • Example
          • Limits
      • SOAP requests
        • Creating a SOAP request
        • Recording a SOAP request
        • Editing a SOAP request
          • Editing the parameters extracted from the WSDL
            • Parameters
            • Headers
            • Advanced
            • XML preview
          • Editing the XML content
            • XML text
            • XML tree
            • Preview
          • Configuring the "SOAPAction" HTTP header
        • Testing a SOAP request
    • Virtual Users
      • Creating a Virtual User
        • Actions
        • Errors
        • Thinktime
      • Validating a Virtual User
        • Summary
        • Request
        • Pages
        • Advanced parameters
        • Export
      • Look for dynamic parameters
      • Logical actions
        • Delay
        • Loop
        • While
        • If ... Then ... Else
        • Variable Modifier
        • Containers
        • Random containers
        • Try ... catch
        • Stop Virtual User
    • Populations
      • Percentage
      • Bandwith
      • Browser
      • Use cookies
      • Connection
      • Cache management
    • JavaScript
      • How it works
        • What you can do
        • What you cannot do
      • JavaScript actions
        • Creating a JavaScript action
        • Editing a JavaScript action
        • Errors
      • JavaScript libraries
        • Creating a JavaScript library
        • Editing a JavaScript library
        • Using an application's JavaScript file
      • API overview
        • Execution context
        • Variable management
        • Logger
        • Error management
        • Adding a cookie
          • Script example
        • Java Librairies
    • Importing a project
    • Exporting a Project
  • Runtime
    • Test Settings
      • Scenarios
      • Duration policy
      • Load policy
        • In standard mode:
        • In iteration mode:
      • Load Generator hosts
        • Advanced host configuration
          • Network
            • Configure IP spoofing
          • Load balancing
          • Automatically updating Load Generators
      • Advanced
        • Runtime policy
        • Monitors
      • Scheduling a test
    • Monitors
      • Monitor types
      • Server connections
        • Definition
        • Properties
      • Defining a monitor
        • Definition
        • Properties
        • Advanced parameters
          • Value calculation
          • Value sampling
    • HTTP monitors
      • HTTP connection
      • Monitoring an Apache web server
        • Configuring an Apache web server
        • Configuring an HTTP monitor in NeoLoad
      • Monitoring other web servers
    • WebLogic monitors
      • WebLogic 8 monitors
        • Configuring a WebLogic monitor in NeoLoad
        • WebLogic connection
        • New WebLogic monitor
      • WebLogic 9/10 monitors
        • Configuring a WebLogic monitor in NeoLoad
        • WebLogic connection
        • New WebLogic monitor
    • WebSphere monitors
      • Configuring a WebSphere monitor in NeoLoad
        • Configuration WebSphere 6.0
        • Configuration WebSphere 6.1
      • WebSphere connection
      • New WebSphere monitor
    • JBoss monitors
      • Configuring a JBoss monitor in NeoLoad
      • JBoss connection
      • New JBoss monitor
    • Tomcat 5.5/6.0 monitors
      • Configuring a Tomcat monitor in NeoLoad
      • Tomcat connection
      • New Tomcat monitor
    • Oracle Application Server monitors
      • Configuring an Oracle Application Server monitor in NeoLoad
      • Oracle Application Server connection
      • New Oracle Application Server monitor
    • Jonas monitors
      • Jonas connection
      • New Jonas monitor
    • RSTAT monitors
      • RSTAT monitors list
    • SNMP monitors
      • SNMP connection
      • New SNMP monitor
    • Linux monitors
      • Linux connection
      • New Linux monitor
    • Solaris monitors
      • Solaris connection
      • New Solaris monitor
    • AIX monitors
      • AIX connection
      • New AIX monitor
    • HP-UX monitors
      • HP-UX connection
      • New HP-UX monitor
    • Windows monitors
      • Connecting to a remote server
      • Main counters
    • MySQL monitors
      • New MySQL monitor
      • MySQL monitors list
    • Oracle monitors
      • New Oracle monitor
    • DB2 Monitors
      • New DB2 monitor
      • DB2 monitors list
    • PostgreSQL monitors
      • New PostgreSQL monitor
      • PostgreSQL monitors list
    • Runtime
      • Stopping the test
      • Runtime information
      • Real-time graph
      • Load Generators
      • Real-time monitoring
        • Creating a new graph
        • Changing the title of a graph
        • Adding a monitor to a graph
        • Deleting a graph
        • Deleting a monitor in a graph
        • Moving a graph
        • Maximizing/minimizing a graph
        • Restoring default graphs
        • Plotting interval
      • Real-time errors
        • General Error Information
        • Selected error details
          • Request
          • Server response
          • Assertions
        • Previous request
  • Results
    • General Information
      • Selecting a test
      • Deleting a test
      • Filtering by Population or Virtual User
      • Web page vs. HTTP request statistics
    • Test Summary
      • Selecting a summary
      • Test summary
      • Statistics summary
      • Hot spots
        • Top 5 errors
        • Top 5 average response times
        • Top 5 maximum response times
      • Errors
      • Page results
      • Container results
    • Graphs
      • Plotting a statistic
      • Plotting a monitor
      • Drawing a graph using a template
      • Deleting a curve
      • Graph features
        • Zoom
        • Pop-up Menu
        • Scale factor
          • Editing the scale factor
        • Caption bar
        • Modifying the horizontal axis
      • Comparing test results
      • Using multiple graphs
      • Using graph templates
      • Percentile graphs
      • Exporting data
    • Values
      • Displaying web pages or HTTP requests
      • Results table
      • Plotting curves
      • Exporting data
    • Errors
      • General error information
      • Selected error details
        • Request
        • Server response
        • Assertions
      • Previous request
    • Generating a Report
      • Launching the Report Wizard
      • Report settings
        • Format
        • Customized graphs
        • Output
        • Open
      • Exporting customized graphs
    • Comparing Two Test Results
      • Comparing results in the GUI
        • Launching the comparison
        • Using the GUI
        • Returning to Standard mode
      • Generating a comparison report
• Troubleshooting Guide, F.A.Qs and HOWTOs
  • Best Practices
    • Defining Objectives
      • Types of objective
      • Defining criteria for success or failure
    • Producing a Realistic Test
      • Defining the number of Virtual Users.
      • Defining several types of Virtual Users
      • Using different user accounts and values
      • Testing load balancers
      • Simulating actual user bandwidth
      • Tips
    • Making your Results Talk
      • Producing informative results
        • Validating key pages
        • Begin with low volumes
        • Stop any Virtual Users containing errors
        • Use Containers
      • Using results
        • Comparing results
        • Interpreting advanced statistics
        • Managing test results
  • NeoLoad F.A.Q
    • General Questions
    • Designing
    • Running
    • Analyzing
    • Understanding Errors
  • Troubleshooting Guide
  • Neoload HowTos
    • Running a Test from the Command Line
    • Scheduling a Test
      • Scheduling a Test with NeoLoad
      • Scheduling a Test with the OS
    • Increasing Available Memory for the Load Generator
    • Logging in With Multiple Accounts Using a CSV File
      • Creating and Linking a CSV Variable to Login Information
        • Create and Define a CSV Variable
        • Link the CSV Variable to Login Information
          • Link the CSV Variable for Basic and NTLM Authentication
          • Link the CSV Variable for Form Based Authentication
      • Multiple Accounts Using the Post-recording Wizard and a CSV file
        • Multiple Accounts with Basic or NTLM Authentication
        • Multiple Accounts with Form Based Authentication
        • Specifying the CSV file to use
    • Creating Virtual Users
      • Creating a Virtual User Using the Post-recording Wizard
      • Creating and Configuring a Virtual User
        • Creating a Virtual User
        • Adding, Moving and Removing Virtual User Pages
        • Configuring and Checking a Virtual User
        • Enhancing a Virtual User's Behavior with a Container
    • Creating Virtual Users that Behave Differently
    • Creating Realistic Populations
    • Extracting a Dynamic Hidden Field from an HTML Form
      • Understanding the Problem
      • Extracting and Reinjecting the Hidden Dynamic Value
      • Going a Little Further with the Form Extractor
      • Related Links
    • Extracting and Following a Dynamic URL Generated by your Application
      • Understanding the Problem
      • Extracting and Reinjecting the Dynamic URL
      • Related Links
    • Extracting Data from an HTTP Request and Using it Later in the Scenario
      • Understanding the Problem
      • Extracting Contents and Assigning it to a Variable
      • Using the Variable
      • Related Links
    • Analyzing Errors in the Error Panel
      • Understanding the Context
      • Checking a Virtual User
      • Analyzing Errors on a Scenario Run
      • Related Links
    • Comparing Several Test Results
      • Understanding the Context
      • Comparing results in the GUI
      • Comparing results in reports
      • Related Links
    • Creating Business Transactions
      • Understanding the Context
      • Example Overview
      • Constructing the Virtual User and the Associated Business Transaction
      • Building a population and a scenario
      • Analyzing Business Transaction Results
      • Related Links
    • Exporting Data
      • Understanding the Context
      • Generating a report
      • Exporting Results
        • Exporting as image
        • Exporting data as CSV File
      • Related Links
    • Monitoring an Application Server or a Database
      • Understanding the Context
      • Adding and Defining Monitors
      • Related Links
    • Testing SOAP Web Services
      • Understanding the Context
      • Manually Defining a SOAP Request Based on a WSDL Definition
      • Manually Defining a SOAP Request From Ground up
      • Using the Variable Extractor
      • Recording a SOAP Request
      • A Quick Tour on Analyzing SOAP Results
      • Related Links
    • Using an Additional Load Generator
      • Understanding the context
      • Installing a Load Generator
      • Running a Scenario using Several Load Generators
      • Related Links
    • Using Regular Expressions in NeoLoad
      • Understanding the Context
      • Related Links
    • Validating a Server Response
      • Understanding the Context
      • Adding Validations to an HTTP response
      • Related Links
• Appendix
  • Regular Expressions
    • Overview
      • Introduction
      • Using regular expressions
    • Quick Reference
      • Special character definitions
      • Character classes
      • Pre-defined character classes
    • Examples
      • Extracting a URL parameter value
      • Extracting a Form Parameter Value
        • Extracting from a text field
        • Extracting from a hidden field
        • Extracting from a radio button
        • Extracting from a checkbox
        • Extracting from a list
      • Extracting HTTP headers
      • Extracting miscellaneous values
    • Common Errors & Tips
      • Use of the question mark '?'
      • Brackets
      • Spaces
    • Links to Regex Resources
    • Links to Regex Testers
  • Status Code Definitions
    • Informational 1xx
      • 100 Continue
      • 101 Switching Protocols
    • Successful 2xx
      • 200 OK
      • 201 Created
      • 202 Accepted
      • 203 Non-Authoritative Information
      • 204 No Content
      • 205 Reset Content
      • 206 Partial Content
    • Redirection 3xx
      • 300 Multiple Choices
      • 301 Moved Permanently
      • 302 Found
      • 303 See Other
      • 304 Not Modified
      • 305 Use Proxy
      • 306 (Unused)
      • 307 Temporary Redirect
    • Client Error 4xx
      • 400 Bad Request
      • 401 Unauthorized
      • 402 Payment Required
      • 403 Forbidden
      • 404 Not Found
      • 405 Method Not Allowed
      • 406 Not Acceptable
      • 407 Proxy Authentication Required
      • 408 Request Timeout
      • 409 Conflict
      • 410 Gone
      • 411 Length Required
      • 412 Precondition Failed
      • 413 Request Entity Too Large
      • 414 Request-URI Too Long
      • 415 Unsupported Media Type
      • 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable
      • 417 Expectation Failed
    • Server Error 5xx
      • 500 Internal Server Error
      • 501 Not Implemented
      • 502 Bad Gateway
      • 503 Service Unavailable
      • 504 Gateway Timeout
      • 505 HTTP Version Not Supported
  • NeoLoad Status Codes
  • NeoLoad Javascript API
    • Class Logger
      • Synopsis
      • debug(String)
      • error(String)
      • fatal(String)
      • info(String)
      • warn(String)
    • Class RuntimeContext
      • Synopsis
      • currentVU
      • variableManager
      • fail()
      • fail(String)
    • Class VariableManager
      • Synopsis
      • changeValue(String)
      • getValue(String)
      • parseString(String)
      • setValue(String, String)
    • Class VirtualUser
      • Synopsis
      • id
      • name
      • setCookieForServer(String, String)
      • stop()