LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE) Essentials (LRE)

LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE) Essentials – Three Days

Module 1: Course Overview

• Identify the contents and objectives of the course
• Define the class schedule and class logistics
• Identify the related courses
• Discuss the lab environment details

Module 2: Introduction to LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE)

• Describe the basic LRE architecture and functionality
• Provide an overview of LR Enterprise
• Explain the roles and tasks of the Performance testing team members
• Identify the steps of the load testing process

Module 3: What's New in LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE)

• Discuss LoadRunner portfolio
• Describe the new features of LoadRunner Enterprise
• Discuss data and analytics
• Discuss cloud and SaaS
• Discuss security and infrastructure
• Explain integrations and ecosystem
• Discuss modernization
• Explain VuGen, Protocols
• Discuss LoadRunner Developer

Module 4: Using the LoadRunner Enterprise Administration

• Explain the purpose and advantages of LRE Administration
• Explore different features present under the Administration
• Describe the privilege levels and access rights for a project

Module 5: Planning an Effective Load Test

• Analyze the Application Under Test (AUT)
• Gather preliminary information before load testing your system
• Organize system information effectively
• Use the gathered information to plan load tests

Module 6: Working with Vuser Scripts, Managing Timeslots, and Creating Monitor Profiles

• Prepare and modify Vuser scripts
• Connect VuGen to an LRE session
• Upload Vuser scripts to LRE
• Define timeslots
• Reserve and manage timeslots successfully
• Create monitors

Module 7: Working with Load Tests and Associating Monitor Profile

• Create a test set
• Configure scheduling options for the test
• Set load test goals using SLAs
• Define workload settings
• Schedule performance test
• Associate Monitors profile to load test

Module 8: Updating Runtime Settings and Defining SLA

• Configure load test settings
• Configuring the Monitor settings
• Create monitor profiles
• Define Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Module 9: Running Load Tests

• Configure the project settings and LRE Controller options
• Explain the performance test run flow
• Monitor the flow of the performance test run
• Monitor the performance test run
• Analyze the performance test results
• Explain the best practice to be followed in the load test run process

Module 10: Accessing Test Runs and LRE Analysis with Performance Trends

• Collating and analyzing the load test data
• Generate reports and graphs for a test set
• Download the load test results files
• Managing analysis template and performance trends

Virtual User Generator (VuGen) Essentials – Two Days

Module 1: Course Overview

• Identify the contents and objectives of the course
• Define the class schedule and class logistics
• Identify the related courses
• Discuss the lab environment details

Module 2: Introduction to Virtual User Generator (VuGen)

• Define Virtual User (Vuser) and VuGen
• Explore the new look and feel of the VuGen UI
• Explain how to use the step navigator and solution explorer
• Discuss the script workflow
• Create scripts using VuGen
• Record business processes with VuGen

Module 3: What's New in VuGen 2023 R1

• Discuss the improvements in VuGen
• Describe the protocol enhancements

Module 4: Recording Scripts for Web Applications

• Create VuGen scripts by recording user steps
• Save scripts
• Create a Vuser script template
• Create business process reports

Module 5: Replaying and Debugging the Vuser Scripts

• Identify and configure the appropriate web run-time settings for replaying scripts
• Replay and debug the script in VuGen
• Recognize the debugging tools available in VuGen

Module 6: Auto Correlation After Recording

• Describe correlation
• Work with Design Studio
• Correlate dynamic values after recording a script

Module 7: Using Manual Correlation

• Explain the manual correlation process
• Configure the parameters for correlation
• Correlate a script manually by:
• Using the WinMerge utility
• Adding the web_reg_save_param_ex correlation function
• Parameterizing the dynamic value in the script

Module 8: Inserting Transactions into the Script

• Explain the use of transactions in a script
• Add a transaction into a script during the recording
• Insert a transaction into a script after recording

Module 9: Parameterizing a Script

• Define parameterization
• Determine when to parameterize a script
• Create and modify parameter lists
• Create new parameters
• Work with parameter properties

Module 10: Verifying the Vuser Scripts

• Identify the need to use verification in scripts
• Define verification for scripts
• Add text checkpoints during and after the recording of scripts

Module 11: Creating Actions for a Web Script

• Define an action for a web script
• Record a script with multiple actions
• Create action blocks

Module 12: Using the VuGen Editor

• Work with the VuGen Editor
• Send customized output messages to the Replay Log
• Identify basic C code, including statements, variables, and functions
• Apply basic debugging techniques in VuGen

Module 13: Using the Advanced Scripting Techniques for Vuser Scripts

• Explain the general LR functions
• Explain the protocol-specific functions

Module 14: Using Correlation Rules to Auto Correlate during Code Generation

• Create correlation rules to auto correlate
• Regenerate and record scripts
• Import and export correlation rules