LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE) Essentials

LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE) Essentials – Three Days

Module 1: Course Overview

Identify the contents and objectives of the course

Define the class schedule and class logistics

Identify the related courses

Discuss the lab environment details

Module 2: Introduction to LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE)

Describe the basic LRE architecture and functionality

Provide an overview of LR Enterprise

Explain the roles and tasks of the Performance testing team members

Identify the steps of the load testing process

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

Discuss LoadRunner portfolio

Describe the new features of LoadRunner Enterprise

Discuss data and analytics

Discuss cloud and SaaS

Discuss security and infrastructure

Explain integrations and ecosystem

Discuss modernization

Explain VuGen, Protocols

Discuss LoadRunner Developer

Module 4: Using the LoadRunner Enterprise Administration

Explain the purpose and advantages of LRE Administration

Explore different features present under the Administration

Describe the privilege levels and access rights for a project

Module 5: Planning an Effective Load Test

Analyze the Application Under Test (AUT)

Gather preliminary information before load testing your system

Organize system information effectively

Use the gathered information to plan load tests

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

Prepare and modify Vuser scripts

Connect VuGen to an LRE session

Upload Vuser scripts to LRE

Define timeslots

Reserve and manage timeslots successfully

Create monitors

Module 7: Working with Load Tests and Associating Monitor Profile

Create a test set

Configure scheduling options for the test

Set load test goals using SLAs

Define workload settings

Schedule performance test

Associate Monitors profile to load test

Module 8: Updating Runtime Settings and Defining SLA

Configure load test settings

Configuring the Monitor settings

Create monitor profiles

Define Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Module 9: Running Load Tests

Configure the project settings and LRE Controller options

Explain the performance test run flow

Monitor the flow of the performance test run

Monitor the performance test run

Analyze the performance test results

Explain the best practice to be followed in the load test run process

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

Collating and analyzing the load test data

Generate reports and graphs for a test set

Download the load test results files

Managing analysis template and performance trends

Virtual User Generator (VuGen) Essentials – Two Days

Module 1: Course Overview

Identify the contents and objectives of the course

Define the class schedule and class logistics

Identify the related courses

Discuss the lab environment details

Module 2: Introduction to Virtual User Generator (VuGen)

Define Virtual User (Vuser) and VuGen

Explore the new look and feel of the VuGen UI

Explain how to use the step navigator and solution explorer

Discuss the script workflow

Create scripts using VuGen

Record business processes with VuGen

Module 3: What's New in VuGen 2023 R1

Discuss the improvements in VuGen

Describe the protocol enhancements

Module 4: Recording Scripts for Web Applications

Create VuGen scripts by recording user steps

Save scripts

Create a Vuser script template

Create business process reports

Module 5: Replaying and Debugging the Vuser Scripts

Identify and configure the appropriate web run-time settings for replaying scripts

Replay and debug the script in VuGen

Recognize the debugging tools available in VuGen

Module 6: Auto Correlation After Recording

Describe correlation

Work with Design Studio

Correlate dynamic values after recording a script

Module 7: Using Manual Correlation

Explain the manual correlation process

Configure the parameters for correlation

Correlate a script manually by:

Using the WinMerge utility

Adding the web_reg_save_param_ex correlation function

Parameterizing the dynamic value in the script

Module 8: Inserting Transactions into the Script

Explain the use of transactions in a script

Add a transaction into a script during the recording

Insert a transaction into a script after recording

Module 9: Parameterizing a Script

Define parameterization

Determine when to parameterize a script

Create and modify parameter lists

Create new parameters

Work with parameter properties

Module 10: Verifying the Vuser Scripts

Identify the need to use verification in scripts

Define verification for scripts

Add text checkpoints during and after the recording of scripts

Module 11: Creating Actions for a Web Script

Define an action for a web script

Record a script with multiple actions

Create action blocks

Module 12: Using the VuGen Editor

Work with the VuGen Editor

Send customized output messages to the Replay Log

Identify basic C code, including statements, variables, and functions

Apply basic debugging techniques in VuGen

Module 13: Using the Advanced Scripting Techniques for Vuser Scripts

Explain the general LR functions

Explain the protocol-specific functions

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

Create correlation rules to auto correlate

Regenerate and record scripts

Import and export correlation rules