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Click on the section name to go straight to the section. Click on the "+" to go to the relevant section of the detailed section list, where you can select individual subsections. Section Summary ¶ Changes + ... 1. Introduction + ... 2. Getting Started + ... 3. Building a Test Plan + ... 4. Elements of a Test Plan + ... 5. Building a Web Test Plan + ... 6. Building an Advanced Web Test Plan + ... 7. Building a Database Test Plan + ... 8. Building an FTP Test Plan + ... 9a. Building an LDAP Test Plan + ... 9b. Building an Extended LDAP Test Plan + ... 10. Building a Webservice Test Plan + ... 11. Building a JMS Point to point Test Plan + ... 12. Building a JMS Topic Test Plan + ... 13. Building a Monitor Test Plan + ... 14. Listeners + ... 15. Remote Testing + ... 16. Best Practices + ... 17. Help! My boss wants me to load test our web app! + ... 18. Component Reference + ... 19. Functions + ... 20. Regular Expressions + ... 21. Hints and Tips + ... 22. Glossary Detailed Section List ¶ 1. Introduction 1.1 History 1.2 The Future 2. Getting Started 2.1 Requirements 2.1.1 Java Version 2.1.2 Operating Systems 2.2 Optional 2.2.1 Java Compiler 2.2.2 SAX XML Parser 2.2.3 Email Support 2.2.4 SSL Encryption 2.2.5 JDBC Driver 2.2.6 Apache SOAP 2.2.7 BeanShell 2.2.8 Libraries for ActiveMQ 3.0 2.3 Installation 2.3.1 Downloading the Latest Release 2.3.2 Downloading Nightly Builds 2.4 Running JMeter 2.4.1 JMeter's Classpath 2.4.2 Using a Proxy Server 2.4.3 Non-GUI Mode 2.4.4 Distributed Mode 2.4.5 Overriding Properties Via The Command Line 2.4.6 Logging and Error Messages 2.4.7 Full list of command-line options 2.5 Configuring JMeter 3. Building a Test Plan 3.1 Adding and Removing Elements 3.2 Loading and Saving Elements 3.3 Configuring Tree Elements 3.4 Saving the Test Plan 3.5 Running a Test Plan 3.6 Error reporting 4. Elements of a Test Plan 4.1 Thread Group 4.2 Controllers 4.2.1 Samplers 4.2.2 Logic Controllers 4.3 Listeners 4.4 Timers 4.5 Assertions 4.6 Configuration Elements 4.7 Pre-Processor Elements 4.8 Post-Processor Elements 4.9 Execution order 4.10 Scoping Rules 4.11 Properties and Variables 4.12 Using Variables to parameterise tests 5. Building a Web Test Plan 5.1 Adding Users 5.2 Adding Default HTTP Request Properties 5.3 Adding Cookie Support 5.4 Adding HTTP Requests 5.5 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 5.6 Logging in to a web-site 6. Building an Advanced Web Test Plan 6.1 Handling User Sessions With URL Rewriting 6.2 Using a Header Manager 7. Building a Database Test Plan 7.1 Adding Users 7.2 Adding JDBC Requests 7.3 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 8. Building an FTP Test Plan 8.1 Adding Users 8.2 Adding Default FTP Request Properties 8.3 Adding FTP Requests 8.4 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 9a. Building an LDAP Test Plan 9a.1 Adding Users 9a.2 Adding Login Config Element 9a.3 Adding LDAP Request Defaults 9a.4 Adding LDAP Requests 9a.5 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 9b. Building an Extended LDAP Test Plan 9b.1 Adding Users 9b.2 Adding LDAP Extended Request Defaults 9b.3 Adding LDAP Requests 9b.4 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 10. Building a Webservice Test Plan 11. Building a JMS Point to point Test Plan 12. Building a JMS topic Test Plan 13. Building a Monitor Test Plan 14. Listeners 15. Remote Testing 16. Best Practices 16.1 Limit the Number of Threads 16.2 Where to Put the Cookie Manager 16.3 Where to Put the Authorization Manager 16.4 Using the HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder to record test scripts 16.5 User variables 16.6 Reducing resource requirements 16.7 BeanShell server 16.8 BeanShell scripting 16.9 Developing script functions in BeanShell, Javascript or Jexl etc. 16.10 Parameterising tests 17. Help! My boss wants me to load test our web app! 18. Component Reference 19. Functions 20. Regular Expressions 21. Hints and Tips 22. Glossary
Click on the section name to go straight to the section. Click on the "+" to go to the relevant section of the detailed section list, where you can select individual subsections.
Changes + ... 1. Introduction + ... 2. Getting Started + ... 3. Building a Test Plan + ... 4. Elements of a Test Plan + ... 5. Building a Web Test Plan + ... 6. Building an Advanced Web Test Plan + ... 7. Building a Database Test Plan + ... 8. Building an FTP Test Plan + ... 9a. Building an LDAP Test Plan + ... 9b. Building an Extended LDAP Test Plan + ... 10. Building a Webservice Test Plan + ... 11. Building a JMS Point to point Test Plan + ... 12. Building a JMS Topic Test Plan + ... 13. Building a Monitor Test Plan + ... 14. Listeners + ... 15. Remote Testing + ... 16. Best Practices + ... 17. Help! My boss wants me to load test our web app! + ... 18. Component Reference + ... 19. Functions + ... 20. Regular Expressions + ... 21. Hints and Tips + ... 22. Glossary
1. Introduction 1.1 History 1.2 The Future 2. Getting Started 2.1 Requirements 2.1.1 Java Version 2.1.2 Operating Systems 2.2 Optional 2.2.1 Java Compiler 2.2.2 SAX XML Parser 2.2.3 Email Support 2.2.4 SSL Encryption 2.2.5 JDBC Driver 2.2.6 Apache SOAP 2.2.7 BeanShell 2.2.8 Libraries for ActiveMQ 3.0 2.3 Installation 2.3.1 Downloading the Latest Release 2.3.2 Downloading Nightly Builds 2.4 Running JMeter 2.4.1 JMeter's Classpath 2.4.2 Using a Proxy Server 2.4.3 Non-GUI Mode 2.4.4 Distributed Mode 2.4.5 Overriding Properties Via The Command Line 2.4.6 Logging and Error Messages 2.4.7 Full list of command-line options 2.5 Configuring JMeter 3. Building a Test Plan 3.1 Adding and Removing Elements 3.2 Loading and Saving Elements 3.3 Configuring Tree Elements 3.4 Saving the Test Plan 3.5 Running a Test Plan 3.6 Error reporting 4. Elements of a Test Plan 4.1 Thread Group 4.2 Controllers 4.2.1 Samplers 4.2.2 Logic Controllers 4.3 Listeners 4.4 Timers 4.5 Assertions 4.6 Configuration Elements 4.7 Pre-Processor Elements 4.8 Post-Processor Elements 4.9 Execution order 4.10 Scoping Rules 4.11 Properties and Variables 4.12 Using Variables to parameterise tests 5. Building a Web Test Plan 5.1 Adding Users 5.2 Adding Default HTTP Request Properties 5.3 Adding Cookie Support 5.4 Adding HTTP Requests 5.5 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 5.6 Logging in to a web-site 6. Building an Advanced Web Test Plan 6.1 Handling User Sessions With URL Rewriting 6.2 Using a Header Manager 7. Building a Database Test Plan 7.1 Adding Users 7.2 Adding JDBC Requests 7.3 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 8. Building an FTP Test Plan 8.1 Adding Users 8.2 Adding Default FTP Request Properties 8.3 Adding FTP Requests 8.4 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 9a. Building an LDAP Test Plan 9a.1 Adding Users 9a.2 Adding Login Config Element 9a.3 Adding LDAP Request Defaults 9a.4 Adding LDAP Requests 9a.5 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 9b. Building an Extended LDAP Test Plan 9b.1 Adding Users 9b.2 Adding LDAP Extended Request Defaults 9b.3 Adding LDAP Requests 9b.4 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results 10. Building a Webservice Test Plan 11. Building a JMS Point to point Test Plan 12. Building a JMS topic Test Plan 13. Building a Monitor Test Plan 14. Listeners 15. Remote Testing 16. Best Practices 16.1 Limit the Number of Threads 16.2 Where to Put the Cookie Manager 16.3 Where to Put the Authorization Manager 16.4 Using the HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder to record test scripts 16.5 User variables 16.6 Reducing resource requirements 16.7 BeanShell server 16.8 BeanShell scripting 16.9 Developing script functions in BeanShell, Javascript or Jexl etc. 16.10 Parameterising tests 17. Help! My boss wants me to load test our web app! 18. Component Reference 19. Functions 20. Regular Expressions 21. Hints and Tips 22. Glossary
