Wiki Page: When should I use the candle reports in Performance Explorer?
There are 2 types of candle reports available within Performance Explorer for helping to analyse results A Candle graph, where each measurement is displayed with a vertical marker containing a central...
View ArticleWiki Page: When should I use the option "Automatically Start Monitoring"?
The "Automatically Start Monitoring" option should be selected when using a custom monitoring .PEW template to monitor a Server and writing out TSD data. Please note this does not save these results to...
View ArticleWiki Page: When stopping a test using the "stop all" option, it take several...
If you have enabled the option "Complete current transaction for stopped virtual users" at SETTINGS | ACTIVE PROFILE | SIMULATION, then this allows a stopped virtual user to complete the active...
View ArticleWiki Page: When testing a Flex AMF3 application is it necessary to customise...
It is not necessary to customize the correlation ID. Background: When recording a Flex AMF3 script you may have a "correlation Id" in the script as shown below: correlationId ... ... ......
View ArticleWiki Page: When testing Citrix Program Neighborhood 8.0 with SilkPerformer...
Due to an known issue reported by Citrix in version 8.0 mouse clicks may not register correctly and therefore clicking a dialog on the screen may not change the status of the dialog. For example...
View ArticleWiki Page: When testing my SAP application why do I see the error, "The GuiXT...
GuiXT is a third party component that integrates with SAP applications, but is not yet supported for testing by SilkPerformer. To work around this issue you should disable the GuiXT component. An...
View ArticleWiki Page: When testing MAPI why are emails not sent immediately?
As a MAPI script uses the default mail client MAPI API , it is required that in the mail client the option "Send immediately when connected" is selected, then the message will be sent immediately. This...
View ArticleWiki Page: When testing Oracle Forms 6i, 9i or Oracle Applications 11i using...
This may be due to a known issue where no protocol is selected for the generated Recorder Application Profile and affects the project types Oracle Forms 6i, 9i and Oracle Applications 11i. There is a...
View ArticleWiki Page: When testing using Kerberos authentication why does authentication...
NOTE: this is a critical patch which should be applied if you are testing Kerberos. This is a known issue in Silk Performer 7.2 which can be fixed by applying Patch 11 (SP72_Patch_11_Kerberos). This...
View ArticleWiki Page: When the Data Source wizard is detecting my data sources why does...
When you choose the option to have data sources detected (as shown below) Performance Explorer references a file called Dss.xml to determine which data sources it should query. There is a known issue...
View ArticleWiki Page: When to use Page-level Emulation instead of the Browser-level...
Borland recommends using the "Page-level" Emulation when recording a new web script in Silk Performer. The primary reason for this is to take advantage of the "Context Management" feature which is...
View ArticleWiki Page: When troubleshooting Oracle Forms replay errors what is the first...
To maintain user session the Oracle Forms Application Server will usually issue session information to the Oracle Forms client via a ticket number (ICX_TICKET). To correctly establish a connection to...
View ArticleWiki Page: When trying to add a Bea-Weblogic-MIB SNMP measure why is the...
If the instance ID of the object"s measure contains a long series of numbers then it can move the objects value out of view. Scroll across and you"ll find a numerical value for object to be used....
View ArticleWiki Page: When trying to add an agent why do I see the error: "The agent...
When trying to add an agent you may see the following error message: Assuming that you have entered the correct connection properties, this error can be caused by not having the same version of...
View ArticleWiki Page: When trying to deactivate my license for dynaTrace diagnostics why...
If the "deactivate" button is non operational you should take note of the following points: A license can only be deactivated on the same machine on which it was activated. The license has to be...
View ArticleWiki Page: When trying to monitor a server using JMX why do I see the error,...
Sometimes after a failed attempt to connect to a JMX agent due to an illegal or incorrect configuration, the next attempt with a correct configuration may fail with the message: "Connection refused to...
View ArticleWiki Page: When trying to record a web application why would I get a "Page...
If this happens it is possible that the PerfRec.exe connection is being blocked by a firewall installed on the machine. From the Record log of one of the scripts: WinSockCall(#920, connect) {...
View ArticleWiki Page: Where can I find full details on the ODBCTables function?
A request has been added to have information on this function added to the Help file. In the mean time information can be found by checking the corresponding SQL function, for example ODBCTables -->...
View ArticleWiki Page: Where can I find sample resources that I can test against using...
There are several resources that can be used to test using .Net Explorer. These include: Web Services http://demo.borland.com/BorlandSampleService/BorlandSampleService.asmx Simple method calls...
View ArticleWiki Page: Where can I find the ODBC sample application "person1.exe" in...
The Person1 ODBC Sample Application is not shipped with SilkPerformer 2006. This is a known issue and will be rectified in future versions. If you require the OBDC sample application, please contact...
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