What s New in WebLOAD 10.1

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1 What s New in WebLOAD 10.1 Version Compatibility Information WebLOAD 10.1 is compatible with all load testing scripts (Agendas) that were created using WebLOAD version 8.0 or higher. Version 10.1 highlights Continuous Integration with WebLOAD You can now automatically perform load and performance testing as part of your continuous integration initiative using WebLOAD. By performing automated load testing early and often, you can identify and resolve performance issues during the development process, when they are easiest to fix. The WebLOAD plug-in for Jenkins makes your performance testing as agile as your product development. The Jenkins server can automatically launch WebLOAD whenever a new build is triggered. WebLOAD s regression and trend reports enable you to accurately pinpoint where the problem started and to associate code changes with performance issues. - 1/5 -

2 Performance Testing with WebLOAD and AppDynamics WebLOAD 10.1 features integration with the AppDynamics Application Performance Management (APM) solution. Now you can improve your ability to identify root causes of performance issues by using AppDynamics to monitor and analyze an application s business transactions. When the AppDynamics integration is enabled, the required information is automatically added to the HTTP headers of WebLOAD transactions so that they are compatible with AppDynamics monitoring. WebLOAD synthetic test transactions can be tracked down to the application call level. You can drill down on transaction time to show the exact performance of a complex distributed application, including thirdparty integrations and database call response times. With AppDynamics and WebLOAD, you can shorten the time to identify performance issues, isolate root causes and resolve them quickly. WebLOAD Test Execution Enhancements With version 10.1, the WebLOAD Console has been improved and several features requested by our customers have been added. Schedule by Rounds The load session schedule has been enhanced to allow greater flexibility. Now, in addition to setting execution time, it is possible to schedule consecutive execution rounds. - 2/5 -

3 Full View of HTTP Errors It s now easier to understand HTTP errors that occur during test execution. WebLOAD features a detailed, graphical drill-down view of an error from within the execution log including HTTP Headers, Page View, and HTML View. Command Line Enhancements For easier license management and more powerful test automation, you can now request virtual client and probing client resources from the WebRM license server from the WebLOAD command line. Support for Very Large Sessions WebLOAD 10.1 has been enhanced to support even larger load sessions. It's now possible to run the load test with thousands of performance statistics for very long periods of time without reaching data limits. Statistics Chart Performance Improvements The WebLOAD Console statistics charts performance has been improved to handle more statistics efficiently. WebLOAD continues to store all data no matter how long the load session and enables you to display as much data as you need. - 3/5 -

4 WebLOAD Test Development Environment Enhancements In WebLOAD 10.1 the Interactive Development Environment has been improved and several features requested by our customers have been added. Enhanced Correlation Engine The enhanced correlation engine enables you to benefit from automatic correlation at any time without losing manual changes that you made to test scripts. WebLOAD 10.1 features an intelligent tool for reconciling conflicts that occur during the correlation process as a result of manual script editing. Enhanced Search The WebLOAD IDE now supports comprehensive search across all script views in one click. You can search at the same time in JavaScript, HTML, and HTTP Header views. Clicking on the search result will highlight the exact location in the relevant script view. Enhanced Text Validation The Validation Engine has been improved to allow multiple text verifications for assuring the correct server response. Enhanced REST API support WebLOAD 10.1 automatically supports recording and playback of all methods of REST APIs. - 4/5 -

5 Platforms Internet Explorer 10, Windows 8 WebLOAD 10.1 fully supports Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems and can record/playback Internet Explorer 10. Installation For more powerful automation, WebLOAD now can be installed from the command line without any user interaction. - 5/5 -