Wiki Page: Why does creating and setting a new active profile cause load test...
This is a limitation within Silk Performer 7.0 and 7.1 that when a new application profile is created and used the SAP GUI display is run for each virtual user. There are two methods to workaround...
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I am new to this performance testing tool and find it very difficult to understand, its there a way someone can take me through it?
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Hi David Check out the tutorials and guides in the documentation directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Silk\Silk Performer VERSION \Doc For beginners I recommend to go through "Tutorials.pdf",...
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Hey David. If you still have any questions, please give me a shout; I'd be happy to walk you through it a bit. Emerson.Sklar@microfocus.com
View ArticleWiki Page: Can I use the Performance Explorer SAM interface to monitor...
Without a SAM (monitor server) license key you will be able to measure the following on local or remote machines: - Windows Performance measures (Windows 7/Vista/2008), (XP, 2003 - Silk Performer...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I ignore a custom alert error message (RT: 14 - Custom...
If you have verified that an alert returned by the PeopleSoft application server is not important, and you want to ignore the message in Silk Performer, you need to do the following: Open the...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I handle dynamic window names (for example, containing a...
When replaying an Oracle Forms script that contains window names with a timestamp, or other dynamic data, please follow the steps below. For example: OraFormsSetWindow( "Window Name 10-JUN-2005...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why am I unable to monitor an Apache Web Server which is hosted on...
Silk Performer provides a pre-defined data source for monitoring the Apache Web Server on Unix/Linux based systems. The commands issued by the data source for querying Apache use Telnet in order to...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I create a "Decreasing" workload in Silk Performer?
When load testing with Silk Performer, there is a standard option to use an Increasing workload model which involves adding virtual users to a test over a specified period of time. In some...
View ArticleWiki Page: When using a recording rule (.xrl) file why do I see "Error,...
This indicates that there is a syntax error in the recording rule XML code. The XML code is case sensitive therefore having a tag with instead of will cause the error. Other possible causes could be a...
View ArticleWiki Page: Where can I get a list of reserved keywords that should not be...
The list of reserved keywords can be found by searching for "keywords" in Silk Performer Help. All names listed in the table below are reserved Benchmark Description Language keywords. They must not...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do I get the error "PDCE: 701 - Query for Ltci performance...
This is a known issue caused by installing the patch SP70_Patch_17_SAPGUI.zip. Although that patch fixed some Silk Performer SAP issues it caused a new problem with monitoring SAP from Performance...
View ArticleWiki Page: What is the function of the "Balance load across agents" option in...
When this option is enabled the virtual users on different agent machines will be started and ramped up in an evenly distributed manner. For example, if there are 2 agent machines used in a...
View ArticleWiki Page: On replay why do I get an error "WebUrl(HTTP: 1023 - image or...
This error occurs when using a combination of browser-based scripting and page-level specific profile settings, specifically if you have unchecked the option to "automatically load images" found in:...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why are values greater than 999 split into more than one cell when...
Problem: Why are values greater than 999 split into more than one cell when exporting my results from Performance Explorer to a csv file? Resolution: ANSWER ---------------------------------- NOTE:...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I set up an application profile to record my Java application?
When deciding what type of application profile to setup it is important to determine if the application commincates with the Java runtime at TCP/IP level or uses Java RMI. Java at RMI If your Java...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I set the Overview Report to automatically be generated...
After a loadtest has been completed you can start to explore the loadtest results by clicking: Explore Results | Performance Explorer Once you have done this the Overview Report is normally...
View ArticleWiki Page: Can I determine how many virtual users were active when a Page...
Currently, there is no automatic functionality that will report how many virtual users were active in a test at a specific point, therefore it cannot be determined automatically how many users were...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why are no ThinkTime functions being scripted after a record session?
When recording against an application such as a web-browser ThinkTime functions should be generated in the script to simulate thinking periods during user transactions (e.g., the time required to...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I start recording an application manually after it has...
By default, the Silk Performer Recorder starts recording a script as soon as the application has been launched from the Silk Performer MMC. If you wish to launch an application but only begin...
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