Wiki Page: Why does the Customize user group wizard in SilkPerformer 6.5...
The Customize User Group wizard, accessed via Script | Customize User Group | right-click on user group or transaction name | Insert transaction, is a way to allow you to make a user group run an...
View ArticleWiki Page: When I try and record my application that runs in Windows Explorer...
The reason for this is that when you try to hook explorer.exe (Windows Explorer) the process is already running as a service. This is because the explorer.exe is run continually from the system...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why are the SilkPerformer menu options unavailable in Visual...
This behavior is by design; if a user chooses to create, or open, any Project other than a SilkPerformer Project in Visual Studio.NET then features of the SilkPerformer menu like Try-Script will be...
View ArticleWiki Page: What can cause a C++ unusual / abnormal program termination...
This error can be caused by a conflict with the software eFax Messenger Plus . To investigate use the freeware tool Process Explorer - from www.sysinternals.com to identify the problem software, as...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I select different measures in Performance Explorer"s "Find...
To select the correct "Base Measure" for correlation, highlight the specific measure you wish. For example, in the following screenshot, the measure "Errors/sec" has been selected:- Once the correct...
View ArticleWiki Page: Can I import existing JUnit code into SilkPerformer?
The tight integration of Java in SilkPerformer 7.x allows you to reuse existing unit tests developed with JUnit by embedding them into SilkPerformer"s framework architecture. An import tool allows you...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do Citrix TrueLog On Error files only show a snapshot of the...
Citrix TrueLog On Error files contain only a snapshot of the error screen, saved as bitmaps. The steps taken in the lead up to the error are not saved in order to reduce resource consumption in terms...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why might the page RTT for embedded objects be less than the total...
After a Try-Script the statistics tab in the TrueLog Explorer provides page timings and also a breakdown of the document download times and round trip time (RTT) of each embedded object within the...
View ArticleWiki Page: What is the meaning and effect of the Truelog option...
In the ACTIVE PROFILE | REPLAY | RESULTS | TRUELOG tab, the TrueLog (TrueLog on Error) files have the option of High Resolution Timers for the Page Timer Statistics. This relates to the WebSetOption...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I raise a warning or an error if my page download time...
This can be achieved in Silk Performer through the use of the MeasureSetBound() function. A parameter defines the severity for a timer which exceeds the specified time bound, e.g. the following code...
View ArticleWiki Page: What is the maximum number of agents machines I can run from a MMC...
The architectural limit is 256 agents per controller. Old KB# 19371
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I set an upper limit or maximum for think times in my script?
There are two ways this can be achieved: Using the setting "Think time limited to" as defined in SETTINGS | ACTIVE PROFILE | REPLAY | SIMULATION | SIMULATION. Using the SetThinkTimeLimit function...
View ArticleWiki Page: Silk Performer - Application Performance Testing - Wiki
Welcome to the Silk Performer Community! [I] Here you’ll find lots of helpful articles, videos, and discussions that will enable you to get the most out of Silk Performer. Please join the...
View ArticleWiki Page: Getting Started with Silk Performer
Thank you for trying out Silk Performer ! Installing Silk Performer is quick and easy, and you’ll soon discover that setting up and running your first load test is just as simple. After you have...
View ArticleWiki Page: Within Performance Explorer what does the "PDCE: 5 - Measure...
This message indicates that the Performance Data Collection Engine (PDCE) is still collecting information for a measure even though the Load Test has finished. Old KB# 19307
View ArticleWiki Page: Error: HTTP 401 - Access Denied - RespHdrAutNTLM occurring on...
This error can occur when trying to run a LoadTest using an Agent machine which is protected by Microsoft's NTLM security without entering valid user credentials. There are two possible ways to...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do I get the error " 3758489721 - unknown error code,...
This is only relevant to Silk Performer versions before Silk Performer 5.1 There is a known issue in SilkPerformer 5.0 / 5.0.1 which causes certain error messages to be reported incorrectly. The...
View ArticleWiki Page: How do I implement session handling in BDL based on a Javascript...
It is fairly common for web applications to use Javascript timestamps for session handling, for timeouts etc. This is done on the web page using the Javascript GetTime() function which returns the...
View ArticleWiki Page: Is it possible to force stopped virtual users to complete the...
There are two possible ways to achieve this - via the Active Profile settings, or using the SetCompleteTransaction function. SetCompleteTransaction function specifies whether the active transaction is...
View ArticleWiki Page: Unable to record HTTPS traffic using SilkPerformer 10 –...
Issue Description: Unable to record HTTPS traffic using SilkPerformer 10.0 – encountered ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR. Reason: SilkPerformer Running on the machine has Internet Explorer Proxy Server setting...
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