Playing Back Scripts

In HP LoadRunner

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 Playing Back Scripts

 Configuring Replay options

 Configuring Display options
 Running Vuser Scripts in Stand-Alone Mode
 Output Window: Execution Log
 Run-Time Data Tab
 Viewing Test Results
 Debugging Script

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 Configuring Replay Options
 You can run a Vuser script in
animated mode or non-animated
mode.

 Animated Mode:
 VuGen highlights the line of the
Vuser script being executed at
the current time.
 You can set a delay for this
mode, allowing you to better view
the effects of each step.

 Non-Animated mode: VuGen

executes the Vuser script, but does
not indicate the line being executed.

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 Configuring Display Options
 Show browser during replay:
 Enables the run-time
viewer.

 The Auto arrange window:

 Instructs VuGen to minimize
the run-time viewer when
script execution is complete.

 Generate report during script

execution:
 Instructs a Vuser to
generate a Results
Summary report.

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 Running Vuser Scripts in Stand-Alone Mode

 Click Verify Replay > Start Replay

button at the bottom of the
instruction pane.

 Alternatively you can press F5 or

click the Run button in the toolbar.

 After a few moments, VuGen

opens a run-time viewer and
begins running the script in either
script view or tree view, depending
on what you last had open.

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 Running Vuser Scripts in Stand-Alone Mode

 In the run-time viewer, you visually

observe the Vuser’s actions.

 When the script stops running,

you can view a summary of the
replay in the wizard.

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 Output Window: Execution Log

 VuGen displays successful steps in green and errors in red. For

example, if your connection broke in the middle of the test, VuGen
indicates the line number of the error and displays the whole line in red
text.

 Double-click a line in the Replay Log. VuGen takes you to the

corresponding step in the script and highlights the step in script view.

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 Run-Time Data Tab
 You can track the script information that becomes updates during
replay, using the Run Time Data tab. During replay, click the rightmost
tab, RunTime Data. The tab contains two expandable/collapsible
sections:
 General: The general section shows the current iteration number,
the Action name of the currently replayed step, and the line number
within the script (Script view).

 Parameters: The parameters section shows all parameters defined

with the script and their substitution values based on the selected
update method (sequential, unique, etc.).

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 Viewing Test results
To view test results:
 To return to the wizard click
Verify Replay in the Task Pane.
In the instruction pane under the
heading Verification, click the
visual test results hyperlink.

 Alternatively, select View > Test

Results. A new results window
opens.

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 Viewing Test results
 Expand the branch Iteration 1 and
then expand the Action Summary
branch in the left pane by clicking
the plus sign. The expanded
branch shows a list of the steps
performed in that iteration.

 The top right pane of the Test

Results window shows the step
summary information: the object or
step name, the details about
whether the page loaded
successfully, the result (Passed,
Failed, Done, or Warning), and the
time that the step was performed.

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 Debugging Script
 VuGen contains two options to help debug Vuser scripts
 Run Step by Step command

 Breakpoints

 To view the Debug toolbar:

 Right-click the toolbar area and select Debug. The Debug toolbar
appears in the toolbar area.

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 Debugging
 The Run Step by Step Command:
 The Run Step by Step Command runs the script one line at a time.
This enables you to follow the script execution.

 To run the script step by step:

 Select Vuser > Run Step by Step, or click the Step button on the
Debug toolbar.

 VuGen executes the first line of the script.

 Continue script execution by clicking the Step button until the script
run completes.

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 Debugging- Breakpoints
 Breakpoints pause execution at specific points in the script. This enables you
to examine the effects of the script on your application at pre-determined
points during execution.

 To set breakpoints:
 Place the cursor on the line in the script at which you want execution to
stop.

 Select Insert > Toggle Breakpoint, or click the Breakpoint button in the
Debug toolbar. Alternatively, press F9 on the keyboard. The Breakpoint
symbol appears in the left margin of the script.

 To disable a breakpoint, place the cursor on the line with the breakpoint
symbol, and click the Enable / Disable Breakpoint button on the Debug
toolbar. A white dot inside the Breakpoint symbol indicates a disabled
breakpoint. When one breakpoint is disabled, script execution is paused at
the following breakpoint. Click the button again to enable the breakpoint.

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 Debugging- Breakpoints
 To remove the breakpoint, place the cursor on the line with the
breakpoint symbol, and click the Breakpoint button or press F9.

 To run the script with breakpoints:

 Begin running the script as you normally would.

 VuGen pauses script execution when it reaches a breakpoint.
You can examine the effects of the script run up to the
breakpoint, make any necessary changes, and then restart the
script from the breakpoint.

 To resume execution, select Vuser > Run.

 Once restarted, the script continues until the next breakpoint is
encountered or until the script is completed.

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 Debugging- Bookmarks
 To create a bookmark:
 Place the cursor at the desired
location and press Ctrl + F2.
VuGen places an icon in the left
margin of the script.
 To remove a bookmark, click on
the desired bookmark and press
Ctrl + F2. VuGen removes the
bookmark icon from the left
margin.
 To move to the next bookmark,
click F2.
 To navigate to the previous
bookmark, click Shift + F2.

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 Questions - To Review Your Skills
 Execute the script with 3 sec Animated Run delay.
 Execute the script and notice the Execution Log, Recording Log and
Generation Log.
 Expand the tree view in Test Results and notice the Passed and Failed
transactions.
 Execute the script step by step.
 Insert Breakpoints in the script and observe how they works. Manage
them using Breakpoint manager.
 Insert Bookmarks in the script.

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 Thank You

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