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  • Overview of CloudTest
  • Architecture
    • Massively Multi-threaded Maestro Test Engine
    • Distributed Web Services Architecture
    • Multiple Maestros for High Volume Testing<
    • Reuseable Test Clips
    • Ajax-based User Interface
  • CloudTest Supported Browsers and Resolution
    • Browser Support in CloudTest 57 series releases
    • Resolution Requirement for CloudTest Platform
    • GPU Hardware Requirement for Globe Dashboard(s)
    • Browser Support in Earlier Builds
  • Export and Import CloudTest Objects
    • Export and Import CloudTest Objects
  • Exporting/Importing Best Practices - Folder Structure, Naming, Clips & Results
  • Home Page
    • How To Turn Off Home Page
  • User Interface
    • Central
    • Resources Page Navigation
    • Toolbar
    • Editor Specific Toolbar Buttons
    • Tabs in the Workspace
    • Play Modes
    • Scopes
  • CloudTest Glossary
    • CloudTest Components
    • CloudTest Terminology
  • Message
  • Targets, Target Types, and Target Options
    • Create a New Target
    • Editing Target Info
      • Target Info - General - General Info
      • Target Info - General - Authentication
      • Target Info - General - Image
      • Adding an Image to the Repository
      • Target Info - General - Connection Options
      • Target Info - SSL Options
      • Target Info - General - Content Options
      • Setting International Characters in a Target
      • Target Info - General - DNS Options
      • Setting International Characters in a Target
      • Target Info - General - Advanced Settings
      • Split by HTTP protocol
    • Editing Target Info (WebUI/Ajax)
    • Editing SOAP WSDL Target Fields
    • Editing WebUI/Ajax Targets
    • Setting Scope on Targets in Test Clips
    • Editing Native/Mobile App Targets
  • Test Clip
  • Test Composition
  • Time Delay
    • Create a New Time Delay
  • Accounts
    • Switching Tenants and Using Tenant Folders (Tenant Admin Only)
  • Automatic CloudTest and CloudTest Lite Updates
    • Updating a CloudTest or CloudTest Lite Build
  • Check disk space on CloudTest servers
  • CloudTest and CTM AWS Rights
  • CloudTest Appliance Administration (ctadmin)
    • Login to the Admin Console
    • Setting Up a Static IP
    • Database Management
    • Backup the CloudTest Databases
    • Restore from a Backup
    • Bootup and Shutdown
    • Downloading Server Logs
    • Setting System Time
  • Concurrent Logins
    • To Enable Concurrent Logins
  • How do I retrieve a VMWare log?
  • Multi-Tenant Support
    • Configuring Tenants For Users
  • Non-Automated Upgrades While Using Cloud Instances
  • Non-Automated Upgrades While Using CloudTest Appliances
  • Non-Automated Upgrades While Using CloudTest Lite
    • Download and Install the SOASTA 54 version of CloudTest Lite
    • Upgrade to CloudTest Lite 54 on Mac OS X
    • Upgrade to CloudTest Lite 54 on Windows
    • Upgrade to CloudTest Lite 54 on Mac OS X (Command-Line Instructions)
  • Password Complexity
    • Set Password Rules in Tenant Editor
    • Timestamp in User Editor
    • Resetting a Password
  • Single Sign-On (SSO)
    • Single Sign-On Settings
    • API Token Creation
    • User Initiates Single Sign-On
    • Integrating With Okta
  • Site Administration
  • CloudTest Version Control FAQ
  • Q1: If I version a folder, does it version everything in it?
  • Q2: Does CloudTest version the permissions for the folder?
  • Q3: If I change the filters of a widget on a dashboard or the widgets on a dashboard that is open, will that get versioned?
  • Q4: How is seed data stored in Git?
  • Q5: Baseline is stored with composition, so would restore change baseline?
  • Q6: What happens if I import something into the path that is under version control?
  • Q7: What happens if I duplicate versioned objects?
  • Q8: What happens if I delete an objects under versioning?
  • Q9: When I clone a Git repository, what kind of URLs it supports?
  • Q10: Do I have any action item if I update the URL in my repository information?
  • Q11: How can I find out whether I am up to date between the local and remote repository?
  • Q12: Can I interact with the Git repository by using a command line?
  • Q13: If I have multiple Git repositories that are pointing to the same URL, does it mean that Git will have one branch for each repository?
  • Q14: What is the workflow for a scenario where two users want to update two different assets of the same repository?
  • Q15: How are multiple branches within Version Control supported?
  • Timezone Support
    • Configuring Timezones and Locales in Company Settings
    • Configuring Timezones and Locales in My Settings
  • Version Control
  • Icons
  • Version Control Options
    • Clone a Git Repository
    • Create a Local Repository
    • Add
    • Commit
    • Reset
    • Checkout Revision
    • Pull
    • Push
    • Resolve Conflict
  • Update Repository Information
  • Workflow for Creating a New Repository
  • Multiple Branch Support within Version Control
  • FAQ
  • Cloud Provider Account Support for Amazon EC2
    • Setup a Cloud Provider Account for Amazon EC2
    • Access Control Configuration
  • Cloud Provider Account Support for EC2 China
    • Setup a Cloud Provider Account for EC2 China
  • Cloud Provider Account Support for GoGrid
    • Setup GoGrid as a Cloud Provider
    • Access Control Configuration
  • Cloud Provider Account Support for Microsoft Azure
    • Prerequisites
      • To add a new application in Microsoft Azure using OAuth authentication
      • To add a Microsoft Azure application as a Cloud Provider Account using OAuth authentication
      • Using Azure Service Principal Authentication
        • Create Azure Service Principal
        • Switching over the CPA
        • Creating A New Azure RM CPA with Service Principal Authentication
        • Removing Azure Service Principal
  • Cloud Provider Account Support for Qingcloud
    • Setup QingCloud as a Cloud Provider
      • QingCloud Server Instance Types
    • Launching Test Servers using QingCloud
    • Creating a Grid using QingCloud
  • Cloud Provider Account Support for Rackspace (OpenStack)
    • Setup Rackspace or Rackspace (OpenStack) as a Cloud Provider
    • Access Control Configuration
  • Cloud Service Provider Status
  • Configuring an Amazon EC2 Account to Use CloudTest
  • CloudTest Health Settings
    • Load Generation
    • Results Service
    • Errors
  • How do I increase VMWare system memory for CloudTest Lite?
  • Primary Load Generator / Server
  • Results Databases
    • Create a New Results Database
    • Deploying a Results Database
  • Server Classes
    • Service Settings
  • Server Instances - Summary
  • Server Instances
    • Launch New Server
    • Terminate, Reboot, and Replace Server Instances
    • Orphaned Servers
  • Using Locations
    • Creating a New Location
    • CloudTest Services
    • Manage an Existing Location
  • CloudTest Objects
    • composition
    • currentBand
    • currentTrack
    • currentClip
    • currentChain
    • currentMessage
    • currentBrowserAction
    • currentCheckpoint
    • currentScript
    • currentTarget
    • currentDelay
    • Result Object
  • Edit a Linked Script in Clip Editor, List view
  • Script
    • Revising a Script in the Clip Editor
  • Script Basics
  • Script Prerequisites
    • Regular Expression Support in CloudTest
  • Setting Properties
    • Query a Property
    • Set a Custom Property
    • Set a Global Property from a Clip Property
  • Construct Custom Values
  • Data Generation Scripts
  • Data Seeding Scripts
  • Dynamic HTTP Redirection (HTTP 302) Using a Script
  • Error Detection and Handling Scripts
  • Extract a SessionID
  • Miscellaneous Scripts
  • Replace a String
  • Send Hello, World! to a Result
  • Stop a Composition from a Script
  • Target/Hostname Modification Scripts
  • Traverse the Object Hierarchy
  • Using Dynamic Data
    • Track Counter
    • Array File
    • Seed Data (from a flat file)
    • Web Service Call to a Database
    • Global Properties
      • Asynchronous updates
  • Validation Scripts
  • Band, Track, Chain, Checkpoint, and Script Objects
  • Browser Action Object
  • Clip Object
  • Composition Object
  • Context ($context)
  • Custom Properties ($prop)
  • Delay Object
    • Delay Properties
    • Delay Methods
      • getChild Method
      • getItemViaPath Method
      • clearRepeat Method
      • setRepeat Method
  • Global Properties ($globalprop)
  • Group Object
  • If Object
  • In Situ Substitution Expressions
    • References to System and Custom Properties
      • Property-type field
      • Item-type field
      • Property-path field
    • References to Global Custom Properties
      • Property-type field
      • Property-path field
      • Counters
      • Message-Level Counters
    • Encoding in ISSE substitution
    • Execution of an Expression In A Script
      • Expression-indicator field
      • Expression-text field
      • Some examples
  • Message Object
  • Page Object
  • PropertyList Object
  • Result Object
    • Result Properties
    • Result Methods
      • postMessage Method
  • Switch Object
    • Switch Object
      • Switch Properties
    • Switch Methods
      • getChild Method
      • getItemViaPath Method
      • clearRepeat Method
      • setRepeat Method
      • end Method
      • endRepeat Method
  • System Properties ($sysprop)
    • System Property Methods
    • System Properties
  • System Utilities ($util)
  • SystemPropertyList Object
  • Target Object
  • Transaction Object
  • Changing CloudTest Conductor
  • Chrome Extension for HTTP Recordings
    • Chrome Extension Version
    • Prerequisites
    • HTTP Recording Wizard
  • Creating a Packet-Level Recording
  • Creating an HTTPS Recording
  • How to install the Certificate Authority manually - Windows
    • Symptoms
    • Diagnosis
    • Solution
  • Installing CloudTest Conductor
    • Downloading CloudTest Conductor
    • Installing CloudTest Conductor on Mac OS X and Linux
    • Installing Conductor on Windows
    • Run the Conductor Application
  • Installing CloudTest Conductor from the Command Line
  • Recording with Client-Side Certificates
    • Set Up a Client-Side Certificate from the Clip Editor
    • Set Up a Client-Side Certificate from the Recording Editor
  • Using the Recording Editor
    • Icon Colors for Content-Type
    • Icon Colors for Packet Type
    • Recording Editor List View Enhancements
    • Recording Editor Detail Views
      • Detail View For Requests
      • Detail View For Responses
      • Packet Details
  • Action Message Format (AMF) Testing
    • Create the HTTP(S) Recording
    • Convert the AMF-based Recording to a Test Clip
    • Editing and Playing an AMF-based Message in the Clip Editor
  • Adobe HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) Recording
    • Create the HDS-based Target
    • Record and Convert an HDS session to a Clip
    • Editing an HDS-based Message in the Clip Editor
  • Conductor Troubleshooting (Windows)
  • HTTP(S) Recording using AMF Externalizable Types
  • oAUth Testing
    • OAuth Options in the Target Editor
    • OAuth System Properties
  • Record HTTP Traffic from a WebUI Test
    • Further Steps
  • Retrieving the Conductor Log for Support
  • CloudTest Conductor Capabilities
    • CloudTest Conductor Capabilities
    • Enable/Disable WebUI/Ajax
    • Enable/Disable Monitoring
    • Enable/Disable External Data Connectivity
    • Automatically Configure Proxies setting
    • Using Firefox Profiles
      • To specify a Firefox profile during Conductor installation:
  • CloudTest Conductor Connectivity Options
    • Configuring a SOCKS or HTTP Proxy
    • Discovering the HTTP Proxy Listener Port
  • CloudTest Conductor Troubleshooting
    • Unknown Host Exception
    • Getting the Conductor Log for Support
    • Anti-virus programs interfering with Conductor installation
    • Windows Conductor gets "The VM cound not be started" Error
  • Using a Conductor as a Proxy
    • Conductor proxy configuration on an iPhone
    • Conductor proxy configuration (using bogus proxy settings)
  • Why doesn't my CloudTest Conductor show interfaces?
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac OS X
  • Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Testing
  • Creating a New Clip
    • Using the Record Button
    • Manually Create a New HTTP(S) Test Clip
  • Prerequisites – Recording(s), Target(s), Script(s)
    • Automatic HTTP(S) Test Clip Creation
    • Manual Test Clip Creation
  • Using the Clip Editor
    • Add Menu
    • Clip Editor Icon View
    • Clip Editor List View
      • Column Headings
      • Repeats in List View
  • Adding a Clip Element Control
    • Control Parameters
  • Dragging/Clicking from Clip Builder
  • Duplicating Existing
  • Changing Message Timing (for Manually Timed Test Clips)
    • Further Steps
  • Changing Order of Test Clip Elements
  • Changing Target and Action of a Mobile or WebUI Action
  • Changing Target and Operation of a Message
    • Further Steps
  • Checkpoint
    • Create a New Checkpoint
  • Copy and Paste between Test Clips
    • Copying a Page to Another Test Clip
    • Copying a Message to Another Test Clip
  • Disable/Enable Clip Elements
  • Edit Random Delays in Clip Editor
    • Lower Panel + Icon Mode
    • Inilne Editor
  • Embedded Scripts in the Clip Editor
    • How to Add an Embedded Script in the Clip Editor
  • Playing Messages
    • Further Steps
  • Property sets using Substring and XPath
  • Renaming Checkpoints
  • Saving Test Clips
  • Setting and Using Message Scope
    • To set a clip element's scope
    • Using a message with local scope
    • Clear the Response of a Message
  • Setting Delays (Clip, Track, Composition)
    • Changing a Single Delay Offset in a Test Clip
    • Setting Individual Delays in a Clip
    • Setting Delays for a Clip
    • Setting Delays for a Track
    • Setting Delays for a Composition
  • Setting Property Paths
    • About Paths in CloudTest
  • Setting Scope on Targets and Clips
  • Using Content Badges
  • Using Line Breaks
    • Inserting a Line Break
    • Removing Line Breaks
  • Cache Dynamic Resources (Clip, Track, or Composition)
    • Cache Dynamic Resources (Clip Level)
      • Enable or Disable Dynamic Caching at the Clip Level
    • Cache Dynamic Resources (Track or Composition)
      • Enable or Disable Dynamic Caching at the Track Level
      • Enable or Disable Dynamic Caching at the Composition Level
  • Chaining Clip Elements
  • Changing Individual Page Resources
    • Changing Individual Page Resource Settings
    • Include/Exclude Resources by Expression
  • Creating Groups
    • Group Restrictions by Clip Type
  • Creating If-Then-Else
    • About If-Then-Else
    • Creating an If-Then-Else Statement in Icon View
    • Creating an If-Then-Else Statement in List View
    • If-Then-Else in Result Details
    • If-Then-Else in Basic Widgets
    • If-Then-Else in Charts
  • Creating Pages Manually
    • Page Restrictions
    • Overriding Page Resource Retrieval
  • Creating Switch
  • Creating Transactions
  • Graphical If-Then-Else Comparisons
    • Comparison Data Types
    • Comparison Predicates
    • If using a Constant
    • If using a Property
    • If using a Linked Script
    • If using an Embedded script
    • If using an Accessor
  • Page Resource Filtering (Clip, Track, or Composition)
  • Page Resource Loading (Clip, Track, or Composition)
    • Page Resource Settings Tab (in Clip Editor Properties)
    • Page Resource Loading at the Clip Level
      • Changing Page Resource Loading at the Clip Level
    • Page Resource Settings Tab (for Track and Composition Properties)
      • Page Resource Loading at the Composition Level
      • Page Resource Loading at the Track Level
  • Removing Clip Elements from Containers
    • Remove Clip Elements from Page
    • Removing Clip Elements from Chains, Groups, Transactions, If-Then-Else, and Switch Containers
  • Viewing Collections
    • Collections and Collection Types
    • Collections in the Clip Editor
      • Chains
      • Groups
      • Pages
      • Dynamic vs. Static Resources in Pages
    • Viewing Expanded Collections
    • Collection Scrolling
  • Applying Session Templates and Packages
    • Apply a Session Template Package from Session Templates List
    • Adding a Session Template to a New Package
    • Removing Session Template from a Package
    • Applying a Session Template from the Session Templates List
    • Highlight Applied Session Templates
  • Session Template Packages
    • Include Options
      • Exclude Options
    • Parsing a SubString
      • Creating a Regular Expression Using the SubString Parser
    • Editing an XPath
    • Creating a New Script
    • Use an Existing Script
  • Session Templates
    • Creating a New Session Template from a Selection
  • Viewing Session Templates and Packages
    • Clip-Level Custom Properties
    • Message-Level Property Paths and Property Sets
    • Testing the Property Set
      • Testing the Recorded Response for a Property Set
      • Testing the Played Response for a Property Set
  • Seed Data in Clip Properties
  • Seed Data in Container, Message, or Action Properties
  • Seed Data in Track Properties
    • Create a Custom Track Property using Seed Data: Repository Object
    • Create a Custom Track Property using Seed Data: URL
  • Seed Data Wizard
  • Setting Advanced Seed Data Options
    • Tying Seed Data to a Virtual User(s)
    • Server Allocation (Allocation Section)
      • Defining Separate Slice Distribution
      • Defining Single Slice Distribution
    • Data Section
      • Column and Row Count
      • Row Traversal Types
      • EOF Action
      • Row Representation
  • How do I create validation that compares the response of one Message or Browser Action to another?
    • Introduction
    • General methodology
    • Step 1
    • Step 2
    • Step 3
    • Key Scripting topics
    • Navigating the Test Composition object hierarchy.
    • Accessing Messages and Browser Actions
    • Custom, System, and Global Properties
    • Accessing external data
    • Parameterization
    • Posting messages to the Result
    • Aborting or stopping the Test Composition
  • How do I validate the response time of a Message?
  • How do I validate the total response time of several Messages?
  • How do I write my own custom validation that uses data outside of CloudTest?
  • How do I write my own custom validation?
  • How do I parse a JSON response for validation or to extract a value?
  • How do I parse an HTML response for validation or to extract a value?
  • How do I automatically stop a composition at a specified length of time?
  • How do I cause the Messages, Browser Actions, or Scripts in a Test Clip to use different values when the Test Clip is used in different Test Compositions, or in different places in the same Test Composition?
  • How do I generate unique values in Messages or Browser Actions?
  • How do I override the value of the HTTP “Host” header in requests?
  • How do I pass a value from one Test Composition to another?
  • A Method for simulating Load from different Desktop Browser Types
  • Additional HTTP Headers for Dynamic Resources
  • Akamai Pragma Header
  • Before and After Property Sets in the Clip Editor
    • Pass & Return Values from a Container
      • Property Sets Before
      • Property Sets After
      • Value Type Icons in the Property Set Tab(s)
      • Using the Other Property Sets list
      • Setting a System Property in a Container
  • Changing Clip Element Names recursively using JavaScript
  • Changing Names of Embedded Test Clips
  • Defining Message Property Sets
    • Property Set via Start and End Markers
    • Property Set Retrieved using Xpath
    • Property Set Retrieved using Global Expression
    • Property Set Retrieved using Regular Expression
  • How does CloudTest map virtual users to SSL connections? Does each virtual user get an SSL connection and keeps it open for a collection?
  • List View Mode
  • Manual Redirection using a Property Set
    • Pass & Return Values from a Container
      • Property Sets Before
      • Property Sets After
      • Value Type Icons in the Property Set Tab(s)
      • Using the Other Property Sets list
      • Setting a System Property in a Container
  • Multi-Part HTTP Messages
    • Working with Automatically Created Multi-Part Messages
    • Creating a New Multi-Part POST Message
    • Multi-Part Messages in Result Details
  • Permissions on Objects and Folders
    • Permissions on Objects and Folders
  • Setting the Timing of a Test Clip
  • Specifying Repeats on Clip Elements
  • Using ISSEs in Validations
    • Validation Success Message
    • Validation Failure Message
    • Validation Exact Match value
    • Validation Glob Match Value
    • Validation Regular Expression Match Value
  • Using Mass Target Change
    • Prerequisites
  • Adding Test Clips to Test Compositions
  • Adjusting Clip Timing
    • Moving a Clip to a New Track
    • Changing Test Clip Start Offset
    • Changing Test Clip Duration
  • Change Band Timing Type
  • Changing Monitoring
    • Database Monitoring Widgets
  • Creating New Compositions
  • Editing Test Compositions
    • Setting Scopes in Test Compositions
  • Extracting Property Value from a Container after Play
  • Network Emulation
    • Prerequisite for Azure Users
    • Creating a Network Emulation Profile
      • Network Emulation Upstream/Downstream Parameters
    • Built-in Network Emulation Profiles
    • Setting Network Emulation Profiles in the Composition Editor
    • Test Results
  • Network Emulation for JMeter
    • Configuring a Network Emulation Profile in a JMeter Composition
  • Prerequisites - Clip(s)
  • Property Sets in the Composition Editor
  • Setting a Container Property Value before Play
  • Status Log Access from Status Indicator
  • Advanced Repeat Options (Pacing and Inter-Repeat Delays)
    • Repeat Methods
    • Advanced Repeat Options
      • Paced
      • Inter-repeat Delays
        • Inter-repeat Delay with Serial Repeats
        • Inter-Repeat Delay with Parallel Repeat Renewal
  • Dynamic Ramp Adjustment (Virtual User Ramp Controller)
    • Virtual User Ramp Controller
    • Remixing the Ramp Plan
  • Renew Parallel Repeats
    • Renew Virtual Users on a Track
    • Renew Parallel Repeats in Sequenced Clips in a Timed Band
    • Renew Parallel Repeats in Containers in a Manually Timed Clip
  • Setting Repeats On Tracks and Test Clips
    • Defining Virtual Users on Tracks
    • Allocate Virtual Users to Track Using Percentages
    • Setting Track Repeats on the Track’s Surface (Timed Band)
    • Setting Track Repeats from the Repeat tab
    • Defining Repeats on Test Clips
    • Serial vs. Parallel Repeats on Test Clips (in Timed Compositions)
    • Setting Infinite Repeats on the Clip’s Surface (Sequenced Band):
    • Setting Infinite Repeats from the Repeat tab
    • Repeats: For each, While, and By Property can be set from the Repeat tab in the lower panel.
    • For Each
    • While
    • To define repeat properties on a track or test clip using Repeat By, For Each, or While)
  • Setting Repeats Using for Each
    • Use "Property: For Each" with an Array of Values from a Response
    • Use Property: For Each with an Array of Values from a Script
  • Setting Repeats using Repeat By Property
    • Setting Repeats using a Global Property List
    • Setting Repeats from a Message Response
  • Setting Repeats using While
    • Repeat using While - Repeat until stopped
    • Repeat using While - Increasing Responses
  • Setting Sequential Repeat on Chains and Clips
    • Repeat a Chain Sequentially for a Set Amount of Time
    • Repeat a Clip Sequentially for a Set Amount of Time
  • Creating a New Grid
    • Creating a New Grid
    • Grid Advanced Settings
  • EC2 Spot Instance Support
    • Reminders About EC2 Spot Instances
    • Configuring EC2 Spot Instances
      • How to Allow for All Maestros to Be Spot Instances
        • What if my bid is rejected?
        • What if my bid is accepted but my instances are torn down?
  • Managing Grids
    • Viewing a Grid in the Summary and Deploy/Tear Down Page
    • Changing Grid Settings
    • Changing Grid Settings
  • Results Database Selection for a Composition
  • CloudTest Server to Cloud Instance Type Map
    • CloudTest Server-to-Cloud Instance Type Map
      • CloudTest and Amazon EC2 Instances
      • CloudTest and Dimension Data Instances (Professional Services Only)
      • CloudTest and GoGrid Instances
      • CloudTest and GoGrid Instances
      • CloudTest and Google Compute Engine Instances
      • CloudTest and HP Cloud Instances
      • CloudTest and Rackspace Legacy Cloud Instances
      • CloudTest and Rackspace (Nova) Cloud Instances
      • CloudTest and Windows Azure Instances
      • CloudTest and Windows Azure (IaaS) Instances
  • Specifying Results Database Selection for a Monitor
  • Support for AWS Security Groups
  • Volumes and Snapshots
    • Create a New Volume
    • Import a Volume or Snapshot
      • Create a Snapshot from an Existing Volume
    • Create a Volume from an Existing Snapshot
    • Export a Volume
    • Resize a Volume
    • Move a Volume between Zones (EC2 Only)
    • Rollback to Volume or Snapshot
  • Pause and Resume Ramp
  • Play Modes and Results Logging
  • Player Status
  • Running a Test (Player Controls, Playlists, and Compositions)
    • Player Control
    • Status Log Indicator
    • Play Modes and Warnings
    • Play or Pause a Test Compostion in Composition Editor
    • Pause a Test Composition via Player Status – Compositions
    • Create a New Playlist
  • Stopping a Composition
  • Bypass Proxy List for Maestro
  • Control Virtual Users Per Server - Maestro Settings
    • Setting Up Maximum Virtual Users
  • Creating an External Data Source
  • Custom Modules
    • Prerequisites
      • Uploading a Custom Module
    • Calling a Custom Module from a CloudTest Script
    • Associate the Custom Module with the Script
  • Custom Properties
    • Setting Composition Custom Properties
    • Setting Track Custom Properties
    • Setting Clip Custom Properties
    • Setting Collection Custom Properties
    • Setting Message or Action Custom Properties
    • Further Steps
  • Defining Ramps for a Track or Timed Clip
    • Defining a Ramp for a Track or Timed Clip
      • Ramp Settings
  • Dynatrace Integration for CloudTest
    • Integrating Dynatrace Data
    • 1. Setup Metric in Dynatrace
      • Disable Filters
    • 2. Setup External Data Source in CloudTest
    • 3. Setup Dynatrace Widget in CloudTest
  • Extended Error Logging
  • Generated Custom Property Values
    • Generated Value: Date tab
    • Generated Value: Number Tab
      • Random Button
      • Unique Per Virtual User Button
      • Range Button
    • Generated Value: String Tab
  • Integrating Amazon CloudWatch as an External Data Source
  • Integrating AppDynamics as an External Data Source
  • Integrating CA Wily Introscope as an External Data Source
    • Supported Versions
    • Prerequisites
    • Additional Prerequisites for 8.2.x
    • Next Steps
  • Integrating New Relic as an External Data Source
  • Specifying Maestro Locations and Play Options
    • Maestro Server Classes and Their Definitions
    • Specifying Locations in an HTTP(S) Test
    • Using Play Options
    • Play with options from the Composition list
    • Specify a Proxy for Maestro to Use
  • Staging a Complex Composition for Play
    • Load, Unload, or Stop Loading a Composition
  • Test Clip/Target-level System/Custom Properties
    • Setting System Properties for the Composition and Its Elements
    • Setting Composition, Band, or Track Custom Properties:
  • Using DNS Lookups
    • DNS Lookup Considerations
    • Setting DNS Lookups in the Target Editor
    • Setting DNS Lookups in the Clip Editor
  • Volumes and Snapshots
    • Create a New Volume
    • Import a Volume or Snapshot
      • Create a Snapshot from an Existing Volume
    • Create a Volume from an Existing Snapshot
    • Export a Volume
    • Resize a Volume
    • Move a Volume between Zones (EC2 Only)
    • Rollback to Volume or Snapshot
  • Debugging a Test
  • Introduction to Debugging
  • CloudTest Jenkins Plugin
    • Installing the SOASTA CloudTest Jenkins Plugin
    • Configuring the SOASTA CloudTest Jenkins Plugin
    • Deploying Environments using the CloudTest Jenkins Plugin
    • Playing a Composition
    • Starting and Tearing Down a Test Environment
    • Starting and Tearing Down a Grid
      • Starting a Grid
      • Tearing Down a Grid
    • Starting and Tearing Down a Results Database (RSDB)
      • Starting a RSDB
      • Tearing Down a RSDB
  • How do I incorporate CloudTest into an automated build?
    • Section 1: Apache Ant
    • Reporting Results using Apache Ant
    • Section 2: Using the Jenkins/Hudson Plugin
      • Downloading the Plugin
      • Installing the Plugin
      • Configuring the Jenkins Job(s)
      • Displaying CloudTest Dashboards in Jenkins Build Reports
    • Section 3: Other automated build tools
  • SCommand Reference
    • Introduction
    • Installing the CloudTest Command Line Client (scommand)
      • Common Uses for the Command-Line Client
    • SCommand Syntax
    • SCommand Reference
      • Available Commands
      • Common parameters (used by all commands):
      • Delete Command
        • Delete Options
      • Drain Command
        • Drain Options
      • Export Command
        • Export Options
      • Import Command
        • Import Options
      • List Command
        • List Options
      • Play Command
        • Play Options
        • Transaction Threshold Metrics
      • Start Command
        • Start Options
      • Status Command
        • Status Options
      • Stop Command
        • Status Options
  • Setting the number of Virtual Users using SCommand
  • Setting Transaction Thresholds in Jenkins
    • Using Transaction Thresholds in Jenkins
    • Transaction Threshold Metrics
  • Using SCommand to Deploy and Manage Grids
    • Common Options
    • Grids
    • Results Database
    • Test Environment
  • How do I cause a Test Composition to stop or abort based upon my own custom logic or criterion?
  • How do I conditionally change whether an item in my Test Composition or Test Clip plays?
  • How do I create validation whose behavior or comparison values can be changed before the Test Composition is played?
  • How do I dynamically or programmatically substitute a value into a Message or Browser Action before it is sent or played?
  • How do I parameterize a Test Composition (or its components) so that I can change the behavior each time I play it without having to edit it each time?
  • How do I programmatically change how many times an item in my Test Composition or Test Clip plays?
  • Analytics Dashboard
    • Adding an External Data Chart to a Dashboard
    • Replacing a Widget in a Dashboard by Selection
    • Adding a Monitor Container to a Dashboard
    • Adding a Dashboard Container to a Dashboard
    • Analysis Widget Sorting
    • Analytics
      • Further Steps
    • Analytics Segmented by Ramp
      • System Generated Annotations
      • Viewing Annotation Comparisons
    • Changing Widgets and Dashboards
      • Add or Remove Dashboards
      • Move or Remove Widgets
      • Edit Widget or Dashboard Options
        • Viewing or Changing a Dashboard’s Settings
      • Viewing or Changing a Widget’s Settings
      • General Widget Options
        • Additional Chart Widget Options
      • Viewing or Changing Contained Widget Settings
      • Chart Axis: Primary/Secondary
      • Changing Chart Types
      • Maximize, Restore, and Pop-Out a Widget
    • Correlate a Monitor with a Monitor
    • Creating a New Dashboard
      • Steps
      • Adding Widgets
      • Specifying Results to Use in a Dashboard
        • Specifying Dashboard-Level Results
    • Creating a New Widget Library
    • Dashboard Localization
      • To change your Dashboard language
    • Dashboard/Widget Selection Panel
      • Widget Selection Panel Sections
      • Dashboard Data
      • Widget Data
      • Monitors
      • Aggregation Level
      • Widget Type
      • Description
    • DPM Annotation
      • Viewing System Generated Annotations
    • Filtering Collection Widgets
      • Setting the Collections Rate Filter
      • Setting the Collection Type and/or Collection Name Filter
    • Filtering Dashboards and Widgets
      • Getting Started using Dashboard Filters
      • Filtering Results by Clip
      • Filtering Results by Collection
      • Filtering Results by Collection Name
      • Filtering Results by Container
      • Filtering Results by Date/Time
      • Filtering Results by Distribution
      • Filtering Results by Domain
      • Filtering Results by Duration Timespan
      • Filtering Results by Element Status
      • Filtering Results by Element Type
      • Filtering Results by Location
      • Filtering Results by Operation
      • Filtering Results by Parent Container
      • Filtering Results by Property Name
      • Filtering Results by Property Value
      • Filtering Results by Series
      • Filtering Results by Target
      • Filtering Results by Time
      • Filtering Results by Time Format
      • Filtering Results by Time Zone (deprecated)
      • Filtering Results by Track
    • Interacting with Charts
    • Multi-Result Comparison Dashboard
      • To create a multi-result comparison dashboard
    • Multiple Default Dashboards
      • To customize default dashboards at user-level
      • To customize default dashboards at tenant-level
    • Percentile and Standard Deviation in Collection Charts
      • Results Created (Coming soon)
      • Collection Completion Time Percentile
      • Collection Completion Time Standard Deviation
      • Top N Collections by Percentile
      • Top N Collections by Standard Deviation
      • Standard Deviation and Percentile Columns in the Collection Analysis Widget
      • Standard Deviation/Percentile Columns in Exported Collection Aggregate Data
      • Results Created with CloudTest 57 or Below
    • Performance Intelligence Dashboards
      • Combined Charts Dashboard
        • Send Rate vs. Virtual Users
        • Virtual Users vs. Error Count
        • Virtual Users vs. Bytes Sent and Received
        • Error Count vs. Send Rate
      • Correlated Charts Dashboard
        • Send Rate over Virtual Users
        • Bytes Sent and Received over Virtual Users
        • Error Count over Virtual Users
      • Monitoring Combined Charts Dashboard
      • Monitoring Correlated Charts Dashboard
      • Event and Status Logs Dashboard
      • Waterfall Dashboard
    • Print a Dashboard
    • Rename Axis Titles for Time Series Charts
    • Result Details Dashboard
      • Double Click To Open
      • Dynamic, Animated Display
      • Cover Flow
      • Navigation Tree
      • Result Detail Sections
        • General Section
        • Composition, Band, Track, and Clip Level
        • Target Level
        • Message / Action Level
        • Waits and Validations Section
        • Custom Properties Section
        • Inputs Section
        • Output Section
        • Target Demographics Section
        • Events List
    • Scalable Metrics
    • Sorting Widget Data
      • Changing Sort Order in Selected Analysis Widgets
      • Showing Failed Clips and Collections in Charts
      • Sorting in Aggregate Widgets
      • Additional Settings for Top N Widgets
    • Specifying Results in Dashboards
      • Specifying Dashboard-Level Results
      • Specifying Widget-Level Results
      • Specify a Result for an External Data Chart or Dashboard
    • Split and Combine by Dimension
      • Split by Location
      • Combine by Location
      • Split by Domain
      • Combine by Domain
      • Split by Clip
      • Combine by Clip
    • Threshold Settings
      • Charting.SecondToMinuteAggregationThreshold
      • Charting.MinuteToHourAggregationThreshold
    • Understanding Metrics in CloudTest Analytics
    • Viewing Results
      • Further Steps
    • Viewing Widgets Side By Side
  • Test Results
    • Creating Report Templates and Reports
      • Importing a DOCX or HTML Template
      • Creating a Report from Template
      • Creating a Report Using Composition Overview
    • Dashboard Slideshows
      • Binding a Result to a Dashboard
      • Creating a Slideshow from One or More Dashboards
    • Export Multiple Results to CSV or XML Spreadsheet Format
      • Basic Information (for Actions)
      • Basic Information (for Messages)
    • Exporting Results
      • Export Charts to Excel
      • Export One or More Results from the Results List
      • Export Result Tables
        • Clip Element Details
        • Event Details
        • Time Aggregate
        • Clip Element Aggregate
        • Clip Details
        • Collection Details
        • Clip Aggregate
        • Collection Aggregate
        • Track Aggregate
        • Error Aggregate
        • URL Aggregate
        • Page Completions
        • Page Average Durations
        • Transaction Completions
        • Transaction Average Durations
        • Fundamentals Summary
        • Basic Info
        • Clip Element Properties
        • Composition Element Properties
    • Introduction to Test Results
    • Locating Retrieved CSS Resources in Results
    • Managing Results
    • Report Template Reference
      • report Tag Structure
      • Widget Image Capture
        • Specifying Widget Settings
        • Optional Tag structure
        • Example Single Widget Image Capture Syntax
        • Single Charts
        • Example Combined and Correlated Widget Capture
        • Combined Charts
        • Correlated Charts
      • Fundamentals Data Capture
        • Example Fundamentals Data Capture
      • General Text Capture
        • Possible Text Identifiers
      • User Input Capture
      • Flow Control
        • Using no-duplication tags
      • Adding External Data Source Widgets to a Report Template
        • Declaring an External Data Source Widget
    • Result Objects
    • Results Management - Autodelete
      • Company Settings
      • Composition Editor
      • Results
    • Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
      • Creating an SLA
      • Viewing SLA Results
        • Create a Report Using Composition Overview
      • Creating Your Own Dashboard
    • Service-Level Agreement (SLA) Monitoring
      • What you need before dashboard setup
      • Setting Up an SLA Monitoring Dashboard
    • The Share Feature
    • How to use the “share” feature
    • Keep sensitive information private
  • Test Results FAQ
    • How do I add my own custom debugging output to a Test Composition?
    • How do I add my own custom log entries to the Result?
    • How do I limit response size in a large Test Composition?
    • What does the Taskpool Capacity Exceeded warning mean?
  • Property Analytics
    • Auto Create a Custom Property for Akamai Headers
    • Auto Create a Custom Property from an HTTP Response
    • Automatic Creation of a Custom Property
      • Set a Runtime Custom Property in a Property Set
    • Property Analytic Widgets
      • Property Value URL Analysis
      • Property Value Clip Element Analysis
      • Property Value Composition Element Analysis
      • Properties by Value
      • Property Value Count
      • Top N Messages by Property Value
    • Property Analytics
      • Tracking Custom Property Values in Analytics
      • Save a Custom Property for Analytics (Messages/Actions)
      • Save a Custom Property for Analytics (Containers)
      • Save a Custom Property for Analytics (Clip Custom Properties)
      • Save a Custom Property for Analytics (Track)
      • Save a Custom Property for Analytics (Target)
  • Monitoring
    • Checking Monitor Service Status
      • Prerequisites
      • Checking the status
    • Correlate a Monitor with a Monitor
    • Creating Monitoring Server Groups
    • Custom Commands for Monitoring
      • Creating a Custom Command Monitor
    • Default Monitoring of CloudTest Environment
      • Monitor Data Automatic Purge of Aged Data
      • Aggregate Tables for Monitors and New Aggregate Monitor Charts
    • Introduction to Monitoring
      • What Is Monitoring?
      • Why monitor with CloudTest?
      • Does an agent need to be installed on the server to be monitored?
      • How do I choose whether to use an agent for monitoring or not?
      • How do I install the agent?
      • Are different metrics available using an agent for monitoring?
      • What performance impact does monitoring have on the servers?
      • What ports need to be open in the firewall to monitor the target servers?
      • Can the monitored information be encrypted when sent to the CloudTest servers?
      • What data is sent back to the CloudTest servers? What is the format?
      • What operating systems and servers can be monitored? What metrics are available?
      • Can custom monitors be added?
      • What commands are run on Linux to collect the monitored metrics?
      • What Linux distributions can be monitored using the agent-less approach via SSH?
      • What Linux user privileges are required to monitor via SSH?
      • What happens to the agent once the testing is over?
      • How does SNMP monitoring work? Is an agent required?
      • How is a database monitored?
      • Can I monitor a Java application that is not J2EE-based?
      • Can I use an RSA keypair instead of a user name and password to monitor via SSH?
    • Monitoring a Server Behind a Firewall
    • Monitoring Adobe ColdFusion
      • Prerequisites
      • Supported versions
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring AIX
      • Prerequisites
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring Apache Tomcat
      • Prerequisites
      • Supported versions
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring Caucho Resin
      • Prerequisites
      • Supported versions
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring JBoss
      • Prerequisites
      • Supported versions
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring Linux
      • Prerequisites
        • About Memory Utilization on Linux
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring Mac OS X
      • Prerequisites
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring Microsoft Windows
      • Prerequisites
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring Mobile Devices
      • Setting Mobile Monitoring Preferences
      • Switching a Mobile Monitor between Mobile Apps
        • Aggregation Duration
        • Detail Data Retention Period
    • Monitoring MySQL
      • Prerequisites
        • Example;
      • Supported Versions
      • Steps
      • Next steps
      • Additional Instructions for Monitoring a MySQL Server behind a Firewall
    • Monitoring Network Devices
      • Prerequisites
      • Supported Versions
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring PostgreSQL
      • Prerequisites
      • Supported Versions
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring Server Groups
    • Monitoring Solaris
      • Prerequisites
      • Supported Versions
      • Steps
      • Next steps
    • Monitoring the CPU Usage of a Server
    • Monitoring Using DCOM/WMI
      • Prerequisites for DCOM/WMI Monitoring
      • Configuring WMI/DCOM in Windows Server 2008
      • Configuring a WMI Monitoring Server in CloudTest
    • Monitors
    • Starting and Stopping a Monitor
    • Using the Windows Powershell Script for Remote WMI Access
  • Database Commits and Rollbacks (Example Use Case)
    • Use Case: Database Commits/Rollbacks
      • Steps for Commit and Rollback using If-Then-Else
  • Database Monitoring
    • Setting Up Monitoring Server Groups and Monitors for Databases
  • Database Query Results in Result Details
    • Database Query Results in Result Details
    • Examples Query Results using Output Options
  • Database-Backed Seed Data
  • Defining a Database Property Set
    • User-Defined Database Property Sets using Substring
  • Direct to Database Testing
    • Database Support
      • Database Target Type
    • Creating a Database Target
    • Creating a Clip for Database Actions
      • Including Database Target(s) in the Clip Editor Lower Panel
      • Defining a Database Action
      • Database Column Data Type Support
      • Using the SQL Editor
      • Database Items in Result Details
      • Firewall Settings of Database Networks
      • Override Database Settings
    • Database Action XML and JSON Format Outputs
    • Summary of XML and JSON Output Formats
  • Support for Stored Database Procedures
    • Stored Procedures in the Result Details Dashboard
  • Troubleshooting Database Connections
  • User-Defined Database Validations
    • User-Defined Database Validations using Body
    • User-Defined Database Validations using Embedded Script
    • User-Defined Validations for Linked Script
  • Adding Flex Automation Capability
  • Adding Flex Recording Capability
  • Adding Flex Validations
  • Flex Recording Using External Interface
    • The Flex code
  • Adding a Validation to a Browser Action
  • App Actions
  • Browser Action
    • Browser Action Types
    • Defining Generic Browser Actions
  • Browser Actions
  • Creating a New Browser Action Recording
    • Prerequisites
    • Additional browser recording prerequisites for HTTPS sites:
    • Creating Your Recording
    • Using Browser Recording
  • Editing a Browser Action
  • Enabling Cross-Domain Browser Tests
    • Ensure Conductor Multi-Window Support Is Enabled
    • Enable Cross-Domain Using a System Property Override
    • Enable Cross-Domain Using the Target Editor
  • Installing the Browser Recorder Firefox Extension
    • Installing the Browser Recorder Extension from the Clip Editor
    • Installing the Browser Recorder Extension from the Resources Page
  • Nested Compositions and the Test Suite Dashboard
    • Create a Report Using Composition Overview
  • Outputs for Browser or App Actions
    • Command and Parameters
      • Adding an Output to an Action
      • Editing Expanded Outputs
  • Property Sets in a Browser or App Action
    • Adding a Property Set to an Action
    • Editing a Property Set
  • Running a Browser Action Test on Multiple Browsers
  • User-Defined Validations for Messages
    • User-Defined Validations on Response Body
    • User-Defined Validations on Response Header
    • User-Defined Validations for Following Script
    • User-Defined Validations for Existing Script
  • Using the Locator Tool
    • Prerequisites
    • Using the Locator Tool
    • Accessibility Locators
  • Validations for Browser or App Actions
    • Adding a Validation to an Action
    • Editing a Validation
  • Waits for Browser or App Actions
    • Built-in waits
    • Adding Pre-Waits in List View
    • Editing Expanded Pre-Waits
    • Adding a Post-Wait
    • Editing a Post-Wait
  • WebUI test playback window is constricted
  • Notice

Network Emulation for JMeter

As of CloudTest 57.16, we offer Network Emulation support for JMeter compositions.

For information on JMeter Support or creating Network Emulation Profiles, please visit the following:

  • JMeter Support
  • Network Emulation
Learn more
  • Configuring a Network Emulation Profile in a JMeter Composition

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