Wiki Page: Why do I get "WinSock 10061: connection timed out" errors when...
This is caused by a TCPRecvExact function being recorded. The function is recorded due to the Web setting being selected in SETTINGS | RECORDER | APPLICATION PROFILE | PROTOCOL SELECTION | WEB The web...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Users and Iterations in SilkPerformer
Dear Johannes, Please find below the scenarios which I followed. Scenario 1: Global Declaration of PageContext var TInit – Login TMain Action (Timer starts) Transactions steps recorded (including...
View ArticleForum Post: Oracle EBS R12
Do SilkPerformer support Oracle Applications e-Business Suite 12.1.3 ? How difficult is the correlation ? Anyone can share some experience ? Thanks, Candy
View ArticleWiki Page: Install the SilkPerformer 7.0 .NET Add-In?
The .NET Add-In is installed as part of the main Silk Performer setup executable since SilkPerformer 7.0. Prior versions required a user to manually install the .NET Add-In package however now the...
View ArticleWiki Page: Cannot print to a network printer when replaying a Citrix script...
Silk Performer"s Citrix support enables you to record a user accessing an application hosted on the Citrix MetaFrame Server before printing out to a locally mapped network printer. This is possible...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I stop Redirection / Authentication comments being...
If SilkPerformer"s Recorder encounters a redirection (HTTP 302, HTTP 407) from one URL to another it will automatically add comments into the script. While this is not usually an issue, the number of...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I tell how many vusers executed a particular bdf script...
The best way to find out exactly how many vusers were assigned to each script (for example, when reviewing tsd result data from tests run weeks or months previously) is as follows: 1. Open that load...
View ArticleWiki Page: Simulate a user pressing the browser Stop button or closing the...
This can be implemented using the "User Simulation" feature implemented in Silk Performer. For full details please see the following resolution: How can I simulate how long a user will wait for a...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I emulate a browser close via BDL?
This can be emulated using SilkPerformer"s WebBrowserReset function. This function emulates a browser close / restart from within your script. This is the equivalent of physically closing the browser...
View ArticleWiki Page: Can Silk Performer do iteration pacing?
Silk Performer does not have a mechanism built in to allow Iteration Pacing. However it is possible to code a solution for this which will have the same effect. Iteration pacing can be understood as a...
View ArticleWiki Page: "You need at least version 7.0 of the Citrix COM Client...
This error occurs in SilkPerformer 2006 because support for Citrix Client version 10 was only added to SilkPerformer 2006R2 via a Hotfix. The issue is related to a version check and can be fixed by...
View ArticleForum Post: Does SilkPerform support WS-Security?
I'm trying to test a webservice that makes use of WS-Security using SilkPerformer 9.5. Does SilkPerformer support WS-Security? How am I supposed to test WS-Security webservices with SilkPerformer?
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I obtain a specific percentile value per User?
The Overview report provides percentile graphs with percentile values of 50%, 90%, 95% and 99%. It is also possible to write out any percentile value for each user to a file during script execution....
View ArticleWiki Page: In the TrueLog Explorer statistics tab, what is the difference...
Cache-hit behaviour on files is dictated by a virtual user"s replay behaviour, determined via: ACTIVE PROFILE | REPLAY | WEB | "Emulation" and "Simulation" tab settings A "Full cache hit" denotes that...
View ArticleWiki Page: TrueLog Explorer crashing and reporting the error "The instruction...
When accessing a Tree Node in the TrueLog Explorer the above error message has been known to occur if you have the McAfee Anti-Virus software installed on the same machine as SilkPerformer and if it...
View ArticleWiki Page: What are the limitations on text or screens verification in Citrix...
With Citrix scripts, it is possible to add verifications for text or screens via the replay .xlg file in Truelog Explorer. This is discussed in Can verification be done on content in a Citrix...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do I see an "Updating Local Results" dialog when opening...
By default, when you launch SilkPerformer, it will load the most recently opened project. If this project is very large, it will take several seconds to fully load the scripts, data files etc, and you...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Certification on SilkPerformer
Thank you, Ciaran & Marcel. I'll take up the free SPE certification first. Please let me know whether I will be receiving a certificate on passing SilkPerformer Essentials free certification....
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do I see the message "WebEngine: 43 - No response from host -...
WebPageUrl(WebEngine: 43 - No response from host - connection lost! , SendRequest first attempt) This error message indicates that SilkPerformer did not receive a valid response from the server and...
View ArticleWiki Page: What is the difference between the ThinkTime and Wait statements...
The syntax of the two functions is similar: ThinkTime(7.5); Wait(7.5); and from a logical standpoint, both statements behave in essentially the same way. That is, the virtual user will pause the...
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