In
Silk Performer, expand the
Profiles node in the
Project tree.
Right-click the profile that you want to configure and choose
Edit Profile.
Tip: Alternatively, you can choose
Settings
> Active Profile from the menu bar.
The
Profile - [<profile name>] dialog box opens, and the
Replay category is displayed in the shortcut list on the left.
In the shortcut list, click the
Web icon.
Click the
Simulation tab.
Use the
Simulation area to set options for realistic simulation of users visiting Web sites.
Check the
Simulate user behavior for each transaction check box to have each virtual users reset their browser emulation after each transaction.
Depending on the additional option you select,
Silk Performer either simulates users who visit a Web site for the first time or users who revisit the site. While users who visit a site
for the first time have no persistent cookies stored and no documents cached, users who revisit a page typically have closed
their browsers between the Web site visits, have documents cached, and persistent cookies set. Disabling this option lets
the virtual user emulate a Web browser that is not closed until the end of the test, thereby reusing cached information throughout
multiple transactions.
Click the
First time user option button to generate a realistic simulation of users who visit a Web site for the first time.
Persistent connections will be closed, the Web browser emulation will be reset, and the document cache, the document history,
the cookie database, the authentication databases, and the SSL context cache will be cleared after each transaction. In such
instances,
Silk Performer downloads the complete sites from the server, including all files.
Click the
Revisiting user option button to generate a realistic simulation of users who revisit a Web site.
Persistent connections will be closed, and the document history, the non-persistent cookie database, the authentication database,
and the SSL context cache will be cleared after each transaction. In such cases, users do not clear the document cache. For
more details, review the
WebSetUserBehavior function in the BDL Function Reference.
Use the
User tolerance area to adjust the advanced options of the user tolerance simulation.
Click
OK to save your settings on the
Profile - [<profile name>] dialog box.