How to: Run a Web Performance Test

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After you record a Web performance test, it is a good practice to run it and verify that it works correctly.

Requirements

  • Visual Studio Ultimate

Running a Web Performance Test

Run Web performance tests

To run a Web performance test

  1. Open a Web performance test.

    Your Web performance test opens in the Web Performance Test Editor.

    For more information about how to create a Web test, see Creating and Editing Web Performance Tests.

  2. In the Web Performance Test Editor, choose Run on the toolbar to display the Web Performance Test Results Viewer.

    Note

    Optionally, you can use the Run drop-down list options to specify that you want to either Debug Test to run the test under the Visual Studio debugger, Run Test (Pause Before Starting), or Debug Test (Pause Before Starting) to allow you to step through the test.

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    From the LOAD TEST menu, choose Run or Debug and then chose either Selected Test or All Tests in Solution.

    Tip

    You can select one or more web performance tests in your solution and choose Selected Test.

  3. In the Web Performance Test Results Viewer, you have two options for running your test:

    Choose the Run button to start your Web performance test.

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    Choose the Step button to step through your Web performance test.

    The Web performance test runs and the results begin to display in the Web Performance Test Results Viewer. For more information, see Web Performance Test Results Viewer Overview and Examining Web Performance Test Results Using the Web Performance Test Results Viewer.

  4. In the Web Performance Results Viewer, you can run your test again by choosing the Choose here to run again link on the embedded status bar.

    Tip

    Before you run your test again, you can also modify the number of iterations, network type, or browser type through the run settings. For more information, see How to: Change the Web Performance Test Run Settings in the Web Performance Result Viewer.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Configure and Run Scheduled Tests After Building Your Application

How to: Create a New Web Performance Test Using the Web Performance Test Recorder

How to: Edit an Existing Web Performance Test Using the Web Performance Test Editor

How to: Change the Web Performance Test Run Settings in the Web Performance Result Viewer

Reference

Web Performance Test Editor Overview

Concepts

Running Web Performance Tests

Other Resources

Creating and Editing Web Performance Tests

Resolving Web Performance Test Result Viewer Playback Issues in Web Performance Tests