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SAP LoadRunner by HP Software
With SAP® LoadRunner by HP

To compete on complex
playing fields, organizations
demand that their enterprise
software adapt to quickly
changing business process-
es and increase in users and The ultimate goal of enterprise software 2. Develop script – The team develops
is to facilitate and optimize business one or more test scripts to “walk”
application types. The SAP® processes. But the software must itself the software through the actual
LoadRunner application by be optimized to support the performance screens and entries that will be used
needs of those processes, requiring by the business process. This script
HP helps validate the effec- rigorous testing of new software appli- represents the activities of a virtual
tiveness of enterprise soft- cations before systems go live. user.
3. Expand the user load – SAP
ware through rigorous load A retail Web-commerce application, for LoadRunner lets the project team
testing. example, must be able to handle not increase the virtual user load in order
just event-based peak loads, such as to simulate the peak loading require-
during a new product release, but sea- ments for this process.
sonal peak loads as well. With the rigor- 4. Evaluate results – SAP LoadRunner
ous load-testing functionalities of the measures simulated performance
SAP® LoadRunner application by HP, against the key performance indica-
organizations can test processes before tors for the process and recom-
they go live. Project teams make mends any necessary changes to
necessary corrections and then retest the related enterprise software
systems.
With the rigorous load- 5. Retest to validate – The team uses
SAP LoadRunner to rerun the tests,
testing functionalities of using the modified environment, to
SAP LoadRunner, organiza- validate the effectiveness of the
changes.
tions can test processes
before they go live. Support for Production
Environments

before the software supporting the SAP LoadRunner scales easily from
processes is delivered to end users – small to very large environments that
on time and within budget. support tens of thousands of users with
complex application needs. At the same
How SAP LoadRunner Works time, the application measures the full
performance of business processes,
Thorough, integrated diagnostic and even those crossing between enter­
validation functionalities help reduce prises, as they typically do in supply
slowdowns in development schedules chain and demand chain business
and lower the associated cost. In a processes.
typical situation, an IT project team will
follow a five-step process: For more information about SAP
1. Define the business process – The LoadRunner, call your SAP represen­
team uses SAP LoadRunner to de- tative or visit us online at www.sap.com
termine the optimum hardware and /solutions/solutionextensions.
software platform, based on the
operations of the business process
itself.
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Summary
The SAP® LoadRunner application by HP offers rigorous load-testing functionalities that
help organizations test software-supported processes before they go live and maximize
the effectiveness of their enterprise software. Because SAP LoadRunner is integrated with
the computing center management system from SAP, it lets your organization automate
application load testing and operates with minimal administrative overhead. The team from
the SAP Active Global Support organization uses SAP LoadRunner to test performance
of the Java components of the customers’ SAP software systems as part of the
SAP GoingLive™ Check service.
Business Challenges
• Support the performance needs of software that supports business processes
• Optimize and test all applications before systems go live
• Reduce slowdowns in development schedules
• Lower costs associated with slowdowns

Key Features
• Definition of the business process – Evaluate the operations of the business process
and determine the optimum hardware and software platform
• Script development – Develop scripts to “walk” the software through the screens and
entries that will be used by the business process
• User load expansion – Increase the virtual user load to simulate peak loading
requirements
• Evaluation and modification – Measure the simulated performance against key
performance indicators and recommend any necessary changes
• Retesting and validation – Rerun the test scripts in the modified environment to
validate the effectiveness of the changes

Business Benefits
• Increased efficiency resulting from rigorous testing of all applications before going live
• Greater flexibility in adapting quickly to changing business processes by reducing
slowdowns in development schedules
• Reduced risk of system failures at times of peak demand through software validation 50 100 086 (10/04)
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