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Introduction to TruClient – Part 1
Recording in TruClient – Part 2
Working with Objects, Variables, and Code in TruClient – Part 4 

Parameters

Define your parameters just like you normally would for an HTTP script.
There are several ways you can use parameters in a script.  The easiest way is to change the argument section of the step is to use the parameter from Plain to JavaScript.

Select the text you want to parameterize and right click it.  From the menu, you can create a new parameter or select from Read Entire Entry

Introduction to TruClient – Part 1
Enhancing a TruClient Script – Part 3
Working with Objects, Variables, and Code in TruClient – Part 4  

Recording in TruClient

First add a new script using the TruClient – Web protocol.  To record a script, you’ll need to select what browser you want to use.  On the toolbar, you’ll see a drop down next to the Develop Script button.  Select which browser you would like to use.  I suggest doing most of the scripting with Firefox since it seems to be the most mature of the TruClie Read Entire Entry

Recording in TruClient – Part 2
Enhancing a TruClient Script – Part 3
Working with Objects, Variables, and Code in TruClient – Part 4 

First, please don’t confuse TruClient with the Ajax – Click and Script protocol.  These are two totally different protocols based on completely different technology.  Click and Script was an early attempt at making a script that didn’t need traditional correlation.  It never was highly adopted and I don’t think it was well understood.  In version 11 of LoadRunner that all changed.  H Read Entire Entry

Previously we looked at using DFE to help make scripts that utilize XML to make it more readable and easier to parameterize.  There is another way to use DFE, beyond making a script more readable.  Sometimes DFE may be required for the script to run properly.  Some applications use what is called GWT (Google Web Toolkit).  To use GWT DFE, first you need to identify when an application is using GWT.

There is the obvious way that LoadRunner recognizes GWT.  You’ll see the following message in the Error tab of the messag Read Entire Entry

DFE is short for Data Format Extension.  It is a feature added to LoadRunner back in version 11, but a lot of people don’t understand what it is and how it can help you.  In simple terms DFE allows for easier LoadRunner scripting by allowing us to decode and encode normally unreadable or formatted data that the may be sent between the client and the server.  A simple example would be converting a long XML request into a more readable format.  Another example would be converting an unreadable Base 64 request into something that Read Entire Entry

Last week, we released two overview videos featuring HP ALM and HP Sprinter. The videos can be viewed below. We’d love to hear your feedback so please leave a comment!

 
HP ALM 12 Overview
This video highlights all the key functionality of the ALM version 12 product. It will walk you through the various ALM modules and help you understand the process involved in managing your testing projects effectively.

 
HP Sprinter 12 Overview
This video will give you an overview of the HP Sprinter version 12 Read Entire Entry

The following article is a guest post by Scott Moore.

Performance is important to me – I think most of you know that about me and it would be an understatement. I am also one of those people who are never satisfied with just doing things half way. I feel that way about the work that I do for myself and the partners I work with.

In an effort to ensure that we follow the same advice that we give to clients, I decided to go through an exercise with one of our partner’s webmaster to look into performance of the en Read Entire Entry

The new ALM Web Client introduced in version 12 is built on “HTML5/JavaScript” technology and was leveraged to redesign the Requirements and Defects Management modules. This client is available for all HP ALM installations including all Performance Center installations.
Cross Browser / Operating Systems
It is now possible to access these modules using Chrome, Firefox, Safari as well as Internet Explorer ( 7,8,9, and 10). This opens the door for Linux and Mac users, plus gives Windows users an alternative if unsupported Read Entire Entry

I was running a load test overnight (SOAK) for 10 hours. Something happened overnight, and the Controller machine locked up. I could not log into it or connect to it remotely. It  had to be rebooted. When it came back up, I tried to recollate the results for this test and launch LoadRunner Analysis. I received this error message:

I was then prompted to look at the error log. I got: Analysis Error log:
<8/1/2014 9:35:19 AM> Error 75012: in file e:\xxxxx.lrr the Stop_time is 0
I opened up the LRR with the Notepad applicati Read Entire Entry

Today’s Guest Blog is written by Dave Flynn, Hewlett-Packard Solutions Architect and HP Service Virtualization Evangelist.
The Problem
About a year ago, I was asked to visit a major bank to show them how to utilize HP’s Service Virtualization solution. This bank needed to make changes to their publicly facing application which calls an external 3rd party credit bureau service. Both the bank and the credit bureau have agreed on how the new service will talk with one another and the WSDL (the contract) file has been provided to t Read Entire Entry