TrueLog Explorer
enables you to perform the following tasks:
Find replay errors quickly and easily – Using TrueLog compare
mode, you can automatically detect differences between record and replay
sessions to determine whether your application is functioning as intended. Both
record and replay sessions are rendered visually so you can compare differences
side by side and view errors as they appear to the user.
Customize session handling –
TrueLog Explorer
parsing functions allow you to replace static session IDs in scripts with
dynamic session IDs, thereby maintaining state information for successful
load-test runs. These functions are available for Web, database, and XML
applications.
Note:Silk Performer's
recording techniques automatically generate scripts with session data that is
specific to the recorded test run. Scripts themselves do not contain static
session information. So customization of session handling is generally not
required for most applications.
Parameterize input data – With user-data customization, you can
make your test scripts more realistic by replacing static, recorded, user-input
data with dynamic, parameterized user data that varies with each transaction.
Manual scripting is not required to run such data-driven tests. This feature is
available for Web, database, XML, Citrix, SAPGUI, terminal emulation, and
Oracle Forms applications.
Add verifications to test scripts – With the
Add Verifications tool, you can gain insight
into data that is downloaded during tests, enabling you to verify that content
sent by servers is received by clients. Verifications remain useful after
system deployment for ongoing performance management. This feature is available
for Web, database, XML, SAPGUI, Citrix, terminal emulation, and Oracle Forms
applications.
TrueLog Explorer
supports bitmap and window verification for applications that are hosted by
Citrix servers.
Analyze TrueLog On Error – TrueLog On Error files provide
complete error histories of all errors that occur during tests, making them
uniquely well-suited for root-cause analysis. TrueLogs allow you to drill down
through real content to analyze error conditions. They display errors in the
context of the sessions within which they occur and are closely integrated with
test scripts.
Visualize and customize database operations – Database
operations such as SQL queries can be customized in the same way that HTML
operations are customized. Verifications can also be applied to result-set
data.
Visualize and customize XML –
TrueLog Explorer
includes an intuitive XML viewer that enables close inspection of all XML-based
data, including SOAP requests and responses. Customization and visual
verification of XML data is also available.
Visualize and customize Citrix – You can record, replay, and
customize onscreen events such as mouse moves, mouse clicks, keyboard inputs,
and window creations/destructions for Citrix-enabled applications. Screen
synchronization functions are also available for verification purposes.
Visualize and customize terminal emulation – You can record,
replay, and customize test scripts for terminal emulation protocols
VT100+,
IBM 3270, and
IBM 5250. Test scripts can be customized with
value parsing, status-value parsing, value verification, and status-value
verification.
Analyze TCP/IP and UDP test results
– Record and replay TrueLogs for applications that use UDP and
TCP/IP based protocols, such as POP3, SMTP, and custom protocols, can be
compared to identify session-dependent information and analyze errors.
Analyze GUI-level test results – Record and replay TrueLogs for
the testing of GUI-level (fat client) applications in remote desktop sessions.