JMeter

Duration

3 days

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Identify what information needs to be gathered for Performance or Load Testing.
• Developing the test cases using JMeter
• Working with JMeter Elements.
• Building a performance suite using JMeter
• Gain knowledge about working and generating consolidated reports using JMeter

Prerequisites

The course is intended for beginners or intermediate testers, leads who need to develop or improve automation techniques using JMeter.

Attendees should have the following:

• Knowledge of various software applications
• Regression testing concepts
• Knowledge of different web browsers

Contents

Day - 1

Introduction

• Overview of Performance Testing
• Performance Testing Concepts
• Performance Testing Types
• What is JMeter?

Running JMeter

• JMeter's Classpath
• Non-GUI Mode
• Distributed Mode

Introduction to Elements of JMeter Test Plan

• Thread Group
• Controllers
• Samplers
• Listeners
• Timers
• Configuration Elements
• Pre-Processor Elements
• Post-Processor Elements

Building a Test Plan

• Adding and Removing Elements
• Loading and Saving Elements
• Configuring Tree Elements
• Running a Test Plan

Building a Web Test Plan

• Adding Users
• Adding Default HTTP Request Properties
• Adding Cookie Support
• Adding HTTP Requests
• Adding Post-Processor for Correlation
• Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results
• Saving the Test Plan
• Running the Test Plan

Day – 2

Recording Tests Using JMeter

• Creation of Thread Group
• Adding HTTP Proxy Server
• Configuring HTTP proxy server
• Configuring the browser for recording the test script
• Capturing the test steps using JMeter

Handling the dynamic server values

• Handling User Sessions with URL Rewriting
• Using a Header Manager
• Handling the dynamic server values
• Parameterize the user sessions

Parameterize with test data

• Identifying the test data on AUT
• Open a csv file with JMeter
• Reading the data from CSV files
• Using the parameters in JMeterTests

Adding Assertions to the test script

• Validating the response data related issues
• Validating the response size related issues
• Validating the threshold for the server response times
• Running the tests and analyzing the Assertion results

Building a Monitor Test Plan

• Adding Server
• Adding HTTP Requests
• Adding Constant Timer
• Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results
• Adding Monitor Results
• Saving the Test Plan
• Running the Test Plan

Day – 3

Running Mutiple Scripts with JMeter

• Creating multiple test thread groups
• Calling the multiple thread groups from a test plan
• Configuring the threads groups with respetive users numbers and ratios
• Running the load test for multiple thread groups from a Single Test
• Analyze the user group specific issues

Reporting and Analyzing the Results

• Adding the Assertion Results and monitoring
• Configuring and Generating the Distribution Graph
• Configuring and Generating the Graph Full Results
• Generating the Monitor Results
• Configuring and Generating the Spline Visualizer
• Generating the Aggregate Graph for multi group test
• Generating the Aggregate Report for multi thread group test
• Generating the Summary Report

Best Practices

• Limit the Number of Threads
• Where to Put the Cookie Manager
• Where to Put the Authorization Manager
• Reducing resource requirements
• Distributed Testing

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.