The verdict is in… LoadRunner 9.0 is a bust. Based on Mercury’s track record with new releases, it isn’t too surprising that the latest release of LoadRunner is buggy. What is surprising is how many steps backwards the product has gone with very few new features. The discussion board on Mercury support site is filled with accounts of crashes, hangs and failures. The experience at my company was the same: the product is just too unstable to use. I hope it is not an indicator of what to expect now that HP is running the show.
New Features
The new SLA feature is the primary new feature, and it is a great feature that could really help with reporting results. It’s definitely nice to look at the report and get a quick green/red indicator of whether the transaction met the performance SLAs. SLAs can be set in the Controller before executing the scenario, or they can be configured afterwards in the Analysis application. User reports in the discussion group indicate that there could be problems if you configure in the Controller and then try to change them in the Analysis.
Another new feature in the Controller is the scheduler, which allows for more flexibility in designing tests (ramping up load at different rates, different times, etc.). It could be useful in modeling workload over the course of a day, with cyclical load peaks.
Installation
As long as you aren’t upgrading from a previous version of LoadRunner, you should be okay, but if you are upgrading, prepare yourself for several hours of hunting down and deleting keys in the Registry Editor. Seriously. There is even a Knowledge Base article describing that this is necessary.
Vugen
Crashes often. Hangs during recording. Slower than previous releases.
Controller
Crashes often.
Analysis
Analysis crashes every time you try to launch it from the Controller. No more can you run a test, then click the Analyze button and have Analysis start up and start processing the results. Now, you have to start the Analysis application from the start menu, then open the result file from the File menu. This behavior has been duplicated not only at my company, but others have reported the same problem, and apparently it’s a known issue according to a poster on LR discussion group. Nice work HP.
Conclusion
Don’t bother. Wait for the next Service Pack and let others be the guinea pigs to see if all of the problems get fixed. For such a mature product, it really is surprising that this newest release is so bad.
QTP DESCRIPTION:Are you new to HP Quick Test Pro 9.2 (QTP)? Say yes and you are at the right place, at the right time. This article is for newbie’s who want to start their carrier with QTP or have just started with QTP. The article will give you a brief overview of various features of QTP, and since it is for newbie’s we won’t be going into too much details of every feature.
What is QTP 9.2?
HP Quick Test Pro 9.2 is a functional automation and regression testing tool
QTP provides record and playback of events
Uses VBScript as the scripting Language
Provides keyword view and expert view to view test cases.
Latest versions of QTP is 9.5 (launched in mid Jan 2008)
Previous version of QTP: 6.5, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1
QTP was previously owned by Mercury Interactive®
Installing QTP 9.2
You can download a 14 day Trial version from below link
QTP 9.5 14 day Evaluation
With introduction of QTP 9.5, Trial version of QTP 9.2 is not available. QTP 9.5 does not have any huge enhancement and hence most of the features discussed in this article will still hold
Launching QTP
When you launch QTP for the first time, Add-in manager window is displayed
What is Add-in?
QTP requires Add-in for recognizing object of a specific environment
By default QTP 9.2 comes with 3 Add-ins: Web, ActiveX and VB
Some of the Add-ins available for QTP 9.2 are
Terminal Emulator (TE)
.NET
Java
SAP
Siebel
Stingray
VisualAge
Web Services
What is QTP 9.2?
HP Quick Test Pro 9.2 is a functional automation and regression testing tool
QTP provides record and playback of events
Uses VBScript as the scripting Language
Provides keyword view and expert view to view test cases.
Latest versions of QTP is 9.5 (launched in mid Jan 2008)
Previous version of QTP: 6.5, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1
QTP was previously owned by Mercury Interactive®
Installing QTP 9.2
You can download a 14 day Trial version from below link
QTP 9.5 14 day Evaluation
With introduction of QTP 9.5, Trial version of QTP 9.2 is not available. QTP 9.5 does not have any huge enhancement and hence most of the features discussed in this article will still hold
Launching QTP
When you launch QTP for the first time, Add-in manager window is displayed
What is Add-in?
QTP requires Add-in for recognizing object of a specific environment
By default QTP 9.2 comes with 3 Add-ins: Web, ActiveX and VB
Some of the Add-ins available for QTP 9.2 are
Terminal Emulator (TE)
.NET
Java
SAP
Siebel
Stingray
VisualAge
Web Services
WINRUNNER:
WinRunner, Mercury Interactive’s enterprise functional testing tool. It is used to quickly create and run sophisticated automated tests on your application. Winrunner helps you automate the testing process, from test development to execution. You create adaptable and reusable test scripts that challenge the functionality of your application. Prior to a software release, you can run these tests in a single overnight run- enabling you to detect and ensure superior software quality.
TESTDIRECTOR:
TestDirector, the industry’s first global test management solution, helps organizations deploy high-quality applications more quickly and effectively. Its four modules Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, and Defects are seamlessly integrated, allowing for a smooth information flow between various testing stages. The completely Web-enabled TestDirector supports high levels of communication and collaboration among distributed testing teams, driving a more effective, efficient global application-testing process.
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