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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
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