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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Getting started

Differences between evaluation and retail versions

Command line parameters

Specifying the default test configuration file

Specifying the ini file

Debugging the HTTP transaction

Debugging customization modules

Installation directory

Specifying the customization module class name

Disabling redirect handling

Console mode

Hash output (console mode only)

Example command line

Chapter 2 - Navigating the user interface

Using the keyboard

Using combo-boxes

Using the help panels

Chapter 3 - Defining a test configuration

Working with test configurations

Opening a test configuration

Saving the current test configuration

Connection properties

Specifying the target website/IP address

Specifying the port to use

Configuring a proxy server

Test cases

Creating and removing test cases

Test case settings

Page settings

Specifying a query string or POST data for your web page

Using the web page editor

Request headers

Dynamic substitutions

Value substitutions (%i...%n, %s, %t)

User defined substitutions (%u00...%u99)

File content, item and file item substitutions (%x00...%x99, %y00...%y99, %z00...%z99)

Prior substitutions (%p1...%p9)

Nesting dynamic substitutions within each other

Error handling

Checking for bad HTTP response codes

Searching for standard error text

Checking for slow connection or response times

Checking for errors with a global response checker

Checking for errors with a page-level response checker

Searching for page-specific error text

Using text searches and regular expressions to identify errors

Regular expression support in JBlitz

Checking for errors with a customization module

Actions to be taken when an error occurs

Navigation and state maintenance

Follow hyperlink

Transfer of name-value pairs and session IDs returned by the server

Name-value pairs

Session ID path parameters

Response parsing options

Chapter 4 - Importing web pages and using the Web Page Catalog

The Web Page Catalog

Chapter 5 - Throttle control

Manual throttle control

Automatic throttle control using profiles

The Profile Manager

Viewing the Profile Manager

Creating / editing a throttle profile

Specifying the active throttle profile

Deactivating the active throttle profile

Chapter 6 - Starting a test run

Trying out your test case (dry run)

Debugging your test case(s)

Ending a test run

Feedback display

Test case and summary feedback

Error indicators

Virtual user activity

Showing virtual user activity

Log Console

Showing the Log Console window

Chapter 7 - Test results and analysis tools

Displaying the throttle

Exporting graph data

Error Inspector

Showing the Error Inspector window

Response Recorder

Showing the Response Recorder window

Statistics Manager

Showing the Statistics Manager window

Request message, response page and response header information

Exporting your test results to another application

Chapter 8 - Scheduling test runs

Pseudo scheduling - the old way

The Schedule Manager

When a test schedule is about to commence

Showing the Schedule Manager window

Creating a test schedule

Modifying the test configurations in the schedule

Modifying the start time

Canceling the schedule

Reviewing results

Scheduling nightly or weekly tests using the auto-retest feature

Chapter 9 - Using the inbuilt debugger

Starting a debug test run

Setting breakpoints

Pausing a debug test run

Stepping through your test case

Modifying request and response messages on the fly

Chapter 10 - Customizing with the customization API

Response Checkers

Response Informers

URL Assistants

Dynamic Substitution Generators

Customization Modules

What is a customization module ?

How to go about writing a customization module ?

Before you start - build settings, javadoc and source code

A description of the main interfaces

How to integrate your customization module into JBlitz

Sample customization modules

Where to look for further help

Chapter 11 - Preference settings