ASP.NET session state enables the Web applications to store and retrieve values for a user as the user navigates ASP.NET pages. By default, ASP.NET session state is enabled for all ASP.NET applications. Each Web session is identified by a unique identifier...

With a custom data collector, you can collect various diagnostic performance information from your Web applications. In my previous post , I have highlighted the key points of integrating custom collector data into Load Test Analyzer. The purpose of this...

With Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, you can write a custom Data Collector to collect diagnostic data on Agents or machines that are part of System Under Test. The data collected can be files, high-level summary statistics, or server activity logs...

In my previous posts , I have shown how to simulate repeated custom user load pattern groups. Here is another plug-in sample to simulate the PeakLoad modeling, i.e. VallyLoad-StepUp-PeakLoad-StepDown. In this plug-in, all the configurations can be passed...

You can use MsTest.exe to execute Unit, Web, and Load tests from a command line. For more information, please read http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182486.aspx . Sean Lumley also blogged the details on how to run Web, coded Web, and load tests...

With the Load Test Editor, you can configure one load test profile for a given scenario. However, in the real-world testing, you may want to observe the performance of your applications / system under tests under different load patterns. And this can...

With the Load Test Editor, you can configure one load test profile for a given scenario. However, in the real-world testing, you may want to observe the performance of your applications / system under tests under different load patterns. And this can...

In VSTS 2010, silent installation has been added to Controller and Agent setup. Installation Run setup.exe /full /q from command line. Controller/Agent Configurations The configuration can be done through UI or command line tools. To configure...

In VSTS2008 and VSTS2005, after a user records a simple file upload request, the user needs to manually add it to the Deployment section in the test configuration file in order to playback the Web Test successfully. In addition, the user will notice that...

In VSTS2010, when a user records a Web test using Web Test Recorder, the recorded session result, including those for the dependant and redirected requests, is saved and can be loaded into the Web Test Result window later. So if the playback fails, for...

Step1. Create Excel 2007 spreadsheet 1) Create a blank workbook 2) Populate the cells. The first row of the cell block should be the column headers. 3) Highlight the entire cell block including the column headers. 4) On the Formula menu, click...

Expected HTTP Status Code is a new Web test request property that specifies the numeric HTTP status code that indicates success for the request. The value can be set on top level requests and explicitly added dependent requests. The primary purpose of...

Recorded Response URL is a new Web Test Request property that captures the final URL for a request after following all redirects. The Web test recorder automatically populates this field with the appropriate value. Query string parameters are ignored...

In VSTS 2005, users can only add request-level validation rules from Web Test Editor; while in Orcas, Web Tests have a new collection of test-level validation rules. These rules will fire on every request in the test and are a shortcut for adding the...

Normally, when a test fails to execute or is aborted, a brief error message will be displayed in the Test Result Window. For a Web test that completes with error(s), detailed information can be found in the Web Test Playback window. For a load test completes...