Wiki Page: Why do I see the message "WebEngine: 43 - No response from host -...
WebPageUrl(WebEngine: 43 - No response from host - connection lost! , SendRequest first attempt) This error message indicates that SilkPerformer did not receive a valid response from the server and...
View ArticleWiki Page: What is the difference between the ThinkTime and Wait statements...
The syntax of the two functions is similar: ThinkTime(7.5); Wait(7.5); and from a logical standpoint, both statements behave in essentially the same way. That is, the virtual user will pause the...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why does SilkPerformer appear to hang when I try to open a large...
This was a known issue in SilkPerformer 2007, resolved by Patch 3, and all later versions. Old KB# 20278
View ArticleBlog Post: Please help, WebMeter is spamming me with notifications!
WebMeter is a very brave work horse but also a very vigilant watch dog. Every time it observes a site being too slow or even offline, it will bay without hesitation. Although this is what WebMeter is...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Scheduling of issue status updates (JIRA)?
Hi, we have to investigate this on our side - updating each single issue with one call is inefficient. Maybe the REST API of Jira 5.0 or 6.0 provide now the possibility to do some bulk update....
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Users and Iterations in SilkPerformer
Well, that is hard to tell remotely. You have to make sure, that each of your iterations ends on the same page as the iteration started on, otherwise the next iteration will be out of context. Did you...
View ArticleWiki Page: Import the Silk Performer SSL certificates into a java keystore...
There are two processes involved in importing the Borland certificates into a Java keystore. Convert the Borland certificates to DER format. Import the DER certificates into a java keystore. Convert...
View ArticleWiki Page: Monitoring ColdFusion MX on UNIX.
Silk Performer"s Server Analysis Module (SAM) provides "out of the box" support for monitoring ColdFusion MX via Windows perfmon, however SAM can also be used to monitor ColdFusion MX on other...
View ArticleWiki Page: Starting the recorder reports "Recorder proxy error: Could not...
There are two reasons why this error may occur: 1. This error is informing you that some other application is using the same port as the Silk Performer recorder for its communication channel and...
View ArticleWiki Page: TrueLog Explorer SAP control colors.
There are 3 different colors used for highlighting SAP GUI controls. Those controls that can be customized by allowing you to change an input value are highlighted in orange . Once you customize a...
View ArticleWiki Page: SAP client runs slower during the record process?
The SAP client runs slower due to the extra overhead required for taking screenshots and logging control information for all controls on each SAP window. Silk Performer needs to do this to allow...
View ArticleWiki Page: What is the memory utilization for each virtual user when running...
Each Silk Performer Perfrun process hosts one instance of the SAP GUI Scripting API COM object. Each instance has an initial memory footprint of about 30 MB therefore each virtual user that is...
View ArticleWiki Page: .Net Explorer verification fails with the error "RETURN(fFloat)...
One possible reason for this is that you have entered a number with seven decimal places or more into the Input Value field. .Net Explorer will round this value to six decimal places for the input...
View ArticleWiki Page: .NET Explorer Enhancements in SilkPerformer 7
TrueLog for Web Services .NET Explorer now generates TrueLogs that include HTTP traffic for all tested Web Service methods. TrueLogs include nodes for all Web Service calls containing request and...
View ArticleWiki Page: When is it appropriate to use the WebSetHttpHeader /...
These functions set, modify or remove user-defined headers for HTTP/HTTPS; depending on the parameters used. They should not be used for any "standard" header that is added automatically by the replay...
View ArticleWiki Page: Enable the client side scripting option for SAPGUI?
You can either do this in the SAPGUI 620 client or use a Silk Performer profile setting. If you enable the scripting setting in the Silk Performer profile it will turn on scripting on the SAPGUI...
View ArticleWiki Page: What is the current JDBC support in Silk Performer?
JDBC means Java Database Connectivity. This is the technology used to connect Java applets and applications to databases like Oracle, SQL Server, etc. When attempting to test a JDBC application there...
View ArticleWiki Page: When viewing a SAP TrueLog file what does each column in the...
Control - This will show the hierarchical structure of the controls of the currently selected API Node. From the screenshot above, we can see the top level window and then a drop down list of the...
View ArticleWiki Page: Silk Performer user simulation.
The User Simulation feature was introduced in SilkPerformer 7.0, which allows you to simulate how your virtual users will react to the time taken for a tested web site to load, for example how quickly...
View ArticleWiki Page: Can delimiters be used within the data in Comma separated files?
Yes, this can be achieved using SilkPerformer 7.2 or higher. A new parameter has been added to the FileCSVLoad and FileCSVLoadGlobal functions. This new parameter allows the function to define both a...
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