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		<title>Want to Stress Test Website with 10,000+ Users? Use WAPT Pro x64 Load Engine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In previous article we discussed on how WAPT pro performance testing tool can be used for website performance testing. But if you want to generate much higher load on web site you must use the latest x64 Load Engine release from WAPT team. This article and ultimately the testing tool is very useful for performance [...]<p>---------------------<br/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In <a title="Web Application Performance Testing Using WAPT" href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/web-application-load-stress-and-performance-testing-using-wapt/">previous article</a> we discussed on how WAPT pro <strong>performance testing tool</strong> can be used for website performance testing. But if you want to generate much higher load on web site you must use the latest x64 Load Engine release from WAPT team. This article and ultimately the testing tool is very useful for performance testers.</p>
<p>This is in fact most crucial test for time critical applications such as stock management systems which gets refreshed every minute creating huge load on <span id="more-918"></span>web site as there are thousands of users accessing the web site at the same moment.</p>
<p>For such applications stress testing with more than 10,000 users is a basic test. The WAPT Pro comes with default &#8220;Load Agents&#8221; functionality to test average load on any web site. But for high capacity test with more than 10,000 users we can now leverage the power of x64 Load Engine extension.</p>
<p>x64 Load Engine is similar to Load Agents feature on WAPT Pro installation. The main difference is in the ability of load engine to generate huge load using 64 bit Windows systems. Using one 64 bit server you can dramatically increase the load testing capacity on web site under test. The x64 Load Engine can be configured in such a way that using slightly high end hardware you can easily generate more than 100k virtual users load on web site.</p>
<p>Assume that you want to stress test your web site with 100,000 concurrent virtual users. You can achieve this using 4 servers each with 25,000 virtual users. Setup this load engine on 4 systems and use them concurrently to achieve desired web site load. This powerful x64 Load Engine effectively utilizes the available memory resources on 64 bit system architecture.</p>
<p><strong>WAPT Pro x64 Load Engine Installation:</strong><br />
- You can install x64 Load Engine on 64 bit version of Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/Win7 OS.<br />
- x64 Load engine works best on following hardware configuration:<br />
Core i5/Phenom or CPU better than this, 8+ GB RAM and Gigabit Ethernet</p>
<p><strong>How to install:    </strong><br />
x64 Load Engine is a WAPT Pro extension so it runs on WAPT Pro tool similar to Load Agents. To use this load engine you must have WAPT Pro installed first. You can download and install x64 Load Engine from below mentioned link. After installation you can start using load engine using the WAPT pro workplace itself.<br />
<a title="Download WAPT Pro x64 load Engine" href="http://www.loadtestingtool.com/x64-load-engine.shtml" target="_blank">Download WAPT Pro x64 Engine</a>.</p>
<p><strong>x64 Load Engine Pros:</strong><br />
- You can generate almost unlimited virtual users (test load) on Windows 64 system.<br />
- Easy to install, learn and configure<br />
Check out below screenshot to know the simplicity of x64 Load Engine Manager:<br />
<a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/12/Load-Engine-Manager.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-919" title="Load Engine Manager" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/12/Load-Engine-Manager.png" alt="Load Engine Manager" width="379" height="439" /></a><br />
- No restrictions on the size of used virtual memory</p>
<p><strong>x64 Load Engine Cons:</strong><br />
- No evaluation period available<br />
- Works with WAPT Pro only</p>
<p>As said earlier in my comment, this tool is very useful for <a title="Performance testing, load testing and stress testing" href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/what-is-performance-testing-load-testing-stress-testing/"><strong>performance, stress &amp; load testers</strong></a>. Other testers can get a glimpse of the performance testing scope which is very interesting to work on!</p>
<p><em>Please ask your queries in below comment section. Your feedback is always appreciated!</em></p>
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		<title>Load Testing Using loadUI &#8211; A Free and Open Source Load Testing Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is loadUI? LoadUI is a free and open source load testing tool that allows you to do complex load tests and test the performance by simply dragging the different components around. LoadUI lets you to create and update test cases while you run them. What is making loadUI powerful is the focus on usability through [...]<p>---------------------<br/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>What is loadUI?</strong><br />
<strong><a title="What is LoadUI" href="http://loadui.org/About-loadUI/what-is-loadui.html" target="_blank">LoadUI</a> is a free and open source load testing tool that allows you to do complex load tests and test the performance by simply dragging the different components around. </strong>LoadUI lets you to create and update test cases while you run them. What is making loadUI powerful is the focus on usability through its visual interface and intuitive design combined with the flexibility that comes from the possibility of making changes during the test.</p>
<h3>How loadUI works:</h3>
<p>LoadUI consist of building blocks called Components that you drag from the <span id="more-885"></span>Component Toolbar to the Project you’re working on. These components connect to each other by wires and there is no limit for how many components that you can create and connect.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/10/What-is-loadUI.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-886" title="What is loadUI" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/10/What-is-loadUI.jpg" alt="What is loadUI" width="400" height="329" /></a></p>
<p>This way of drag-and-drop testing is especially useful during the test, since you can do complex load tests. The overview that you get makes it easier to try different combinations during the actual test and react to them immediately. In loadUI, Instant feedback is king.</p>
<h3>Creating load tests in loadUI:</h3>
<p>In order to run a test in loadUI you need at least two components (and an empty Project to work in);</p>
<p><strong>- A generator</strong><br />
Which creates load, for example 100 requests per second.<br />
<strong>- A Runner</strong><br />
That runs a certain type of test, for example a web test.</p>
<p>So let’s do it; drag out a <em>Fixed Rate Generator</em> and a <em>Web Page Runner.</em><br />
You can’t run them yet though first you need to connect them. You do this by connecting the nodes, or <em>terminals</em>, located above and below the components to each other with <em>connections</em>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/10/LoadUI-components.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-887" title="LoadUI components" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/10/LoadUI-components.jpg" alt="LoadUI components" width="320" height="195" /></a></p>
<p>So now connect the <em>Fixed Rate Generator</em> to the <em>Web Page Runner</em>.</p>
<p>Now that everything is connected you should enter what website you want to load test into the <em>Web Page Runner</em>. Your test is now ready to run! Click the <em>play button</em> in the top menu to make your generator start sending requests to your site.</p>
<p>You can now follow, in real-time, how the test is going by clicking the <em>Results Workbench</em> button. Once there, double click on your <em>Current Run</em> and, from the left hand menu, drag out <em>Response Time </em>to the rack.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/10/LoadUI-result.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-888" title="LoadUI result" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/10/LoadUI-result.jpg" alt="LoadUI result" width="250" height="348" /></a></p>
<p>Congratulations! You have now created your first load test in loadUI. Play around with the widgets you have on your dashboard, experiment by adding some more, and try tracking other values in the Results Workbench. A good next step would to add an <em>Assertion</em> component and connecting it to the Web Page Runner. Then you can, for example, test how many times you your requests come through while following certain rules you set up (like taking less than 10 milliseconds).</p>
<h3>Pro Tips:</h3>
<p><strong>Let a manager test!</strong><br />
This is the modern way of gorilla testing.  Let someone less proficient do the testing for you and see what breaks your service. It will also create an understanding and passion for testing within the management. A usual comment is “This is fun! But hard…”</p>
<p><strong>It’s interactive, use it!</strong><br />
LoadUI is highly interactive and configurable in <strong>real-time</strong>, so take advantage of that.</p>
<p>Create a second test in real time against the same server with a different Generator and see if the system shows weaknesses when exposes to chaotic, life-like, behavior. Change this in real time and experiment.</p>
<p><strong>Record your tests</strong><br />
Since loadUI is so interactive, reproducing the tests can be difficult. Use a screen recorder like Wink (which is free) to be able to replay your tests and see what caused the service to crash.</p>
<p><strong>Work structured</strong><br />
LoadUI has support for test cases. Break up your tests into smaller test cases; you can always start them all at once.</p>
<p><strong>Don’t double-work</strong><br />
If you have created <em>functional</em> <em>tests</em> in soapUI, you can simply run these in loadUI with the <em>soapUI component</em>. This way you don’t have to redefine the test another time in loadUI.</p>
<p><strong>Write your own component</strong><br />
LoadUI is not only free; it’s open-source, too. That means that you can write your own components, in Groovy, if you wish. Only you set the limits for what is possible in LoadUI! Read more about creating your own components <a title="creating your own components in LoadUI" href="http://www.eviware.com/blog/?p=42" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Read more about loadUI, and download it here: <strong><a title="Download LoadUI load testing tool" href="http://www.loadui.org/" target="_blank">Latest loadUI version</a></strong></p>
<p>**********************************<br />
<em>This is a guest article by Henrik Olsson.</em><br />
<em><strong>About Author:</strong></em><br />
Henrik is a software developer for loadUI from Stockholm, Sweden with an academic background in Distributed Systems and a passion for usability. He is experienced in teaching and thinks that most things can be easily explained, if well modeled and accurately targeted.</p>
<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:</strong><br />
I&#8217;m glad to share this open source load testing tool with my readers. LoadUI and soapUI are the best open source software testing tools from trusted company eviware (now SmartBear). If you are thinking to introduce load testing tool on your project try loadUI and <a title="functional testing tool" href="http://www.soapui.org/" target="_blank">soapUI</a> (functional testing tool).  Also I personally used soapUI  for many projects and will soon cover it in a separate article. I love the power and beauty of these open source tools!</p>
<p><em><strong>If you used this tool and have some tips to share, please do it in below comment section. Also we would be happy to hear and answer your queries on loadUI.</strong></em></p>
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		<title>How to Test Banking Applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banking applications are considered to be one of the most complex applications in today’s software development and testing industry. What makes Banking application so complex? What approach should be followed in order to test the complex workflows involved? In this article we will be highlighting different stages and techniques involved in testing Banking applications. The [...]<p>---------------------<br/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Banking applications are considered to be one of the most complex applications in today’s software development and testing industry. <strong>What makes Banking application so complex?</strong> What approach should be followed in order to test the complex workflows involved? In this article we will be highlighting different stages and techniques involved in testing Banking applications.</p>
<p><strong>The characteristics of a Banking application are as follows:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Multi      tier functionality to support thousands of concurrent user sessions</li>
<li>Large      scale Integration , typically a banking application integrates with      numerous other applications such as Bill Pay utility and Trading accounts</li>
<li>Complex      Business workflows</li>
<li>Real      Time and Batch processing</li>
<li>High      rate of Transactions per seconds</li>
<li>Secure      Transactions</li>
<li>Robust      Reporting section to keep track of day to day transactions</li>
<li>Strong      Auditing to troubleshoot customer issues</li>
<li>Massive      storage system</li>
<li>Disaster      Management.</li>
</ul>
<p><span id="more-801"></span>The above listed ten points are the <strong>most important characteristics of a Banking application.</strong></p>
<p>Banking applications have multiple tiers involved in performing an operation. For Example, a <strong>banking application may have:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Web      Server to interact with end users via Browser</li>
<li>Middle      Tier to validate the input and output for web server</li>
<li>Data      Base to store data and procedures</li>
<li>Transaction      Processor which could be a large capacity Mainframe or any other Legacy      system to carry out Trillions of transactions per second.</li>
</ol>
<p>If we talk about testing banking applications it requires an <strong>end to end testing methodology involving multiple software testing techniques to ensure:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Total  coverage of all banking workflows and Business Requirements</li>
<li> Functional aspect of the application</li>
<li> Security aspect of the application</li>
<li> Data Integrity</li>
<li> Concurrency</li>
<li> User Experience</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Typical stages involved in testing Banking Applications</strong> are shown in below workflow which we will be discussing individually.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/06/Testing-Banking-Applications.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-803" title="Testing Banking Applications" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/06/Testing-Banking-Applications.jpg" alt="Testing Banking Applications" width="487" height="527" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>1) <a title="Testing Software Requirements" href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-to-test-software-requirements-specification-srs/">Requirement</a> Gathering:</h3>
<p>Requirement gathering phase involves documentation of requirements either as Functional Specifications or Use Cases. Requirements are gathered as per customer needs and documented by Banking Experts or Business Analyst. To write requirements on more than one subject experts are involved as banking itself has multiple sub domains and one full fledge banking application will be the integration of all. For Example: A banking application may have separate modules for Transfers, Credit Cards, Reports, Loan Accounts, Bill Payments, Trading Etc.</p>
<h3>2) Requirement Review:</h3>
<p>The deliverable of Requirement Gathering is reviewed by all the stakeholders such as QA Engineers, Development leads and Peer Business Analysts. They cross check that neither existing business workflows nor new workflows are violated.</p>
<h3>3) Business Scenario Preparations:</h3>
<p>In this stage QA Engineers derive Business Scenarios from the requirement documents (Functions Specs or Use Cases); Business Scenarios are derived in such a way that all Business Requirements are covered. Business Scenarios are high level scenarios without any detailed steps, further these Business Scenarios are reviewed by Business Analyst to ensure all of Business Requirements are met and <strong>its easier for BAs to review high level scenarios than reviewing low level detailed Test Cases.</strong></p>
<h3>4) <a title="Functional testing tool" href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/qtp-functional-testing-tool-review/">Functional Testing</a>:</h3>
<p>In this stage functional testing is performed and the usual software testing activities are performed such as:</p>
<p><strong>Test Case Preparation:</strong><br />
In this stage Test Cases are derived from Business Scenarios, one Business Scenario leads to several positive test cases and negative test cases. Generally tools used during this stage are Microsoft Excel, Test Director or Quality  Center.<br />
<strong>Test Case Review: </strong><br />
Reviews by peer QA Engineers<br />
<strong><a title="Writing Test cases" href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/how-to-write-effective-test-cases-test-cases-procedures-and-definitions/">Test Case</a> Execution:</strong><br />
Test Case Execution could be either manual or automatic involving tools like QC, QTP or any other.</p>
<h3>5) <a title="Database testing" href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/category/database-testing/">Database Testing</a>:</h3>
<p>Banking Application involves complex transaction which are performed both at UI level and Database level, Therefore Database testing is as important as functional testing. Database in itself is an entirely separate layer hence it is carried out by database specialists and it uses techniques like</p>
<ul>
<li>Data loading</li>
<li>Database Migration</li>
<li>Testing DB Schema and Data types</li>
<li>Rules Testing</li>
<li>Testing Stored Procedures and Functions</li>
<li>Testing Triggers</li>
<li>Data Integrity</li>
</ul>
<h3>6) <a title="Security testing tips" href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/category/security-testing/">Security Testing</a>:</h3>
<p>Security Testing is usually the last stage in the testing cycle as completing functional and non functional are entry criteria to commence Security testing. Security testing is one of the major stages in the entire Application testing cycle as this stage ensures that application complies with Federal and Industry standards. Security testing cycle makes sure the application does not have any web vulnerability which may expose sensitive data to an intruder or an attacker and complies with standards like OWASP.</p>
<p>In this stage the major task involves in the whole application scan which is carried out using tools like <a title="IBM Appscan security testing toll" href="http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/appscan/" target="_blank">IBM Appscan</a> or <a title="HP Webinspect security testing tool" href="https://www.fortify.com/products/web_inspect.html" target="_blank">HP WebInspect</a> (2 Most popular tools).</p>
<p>Once the Scan is complete the Scan Report is published out of which False Positives are filtered out and rest of the vulnerability are reported to Development team for fixing depending on the Severity.</p>
<p>Other <strong>Manual tools for Security Testing</strong> used are: <a title="security testing tool Paros Proxy" href="http://parosproxy.org" target="_blank">Paros Proxy</a>, <a title="Http Watch security testing tool" href="http://www.httpwatch.com" target="_blank">Http Watch</a>, <a title="Burp Suite security testing tool" href="http://www.portswigger.net/burp/" target="_blank">Burp Suite</a>, <a title="Fortify security testing tool" href="http://www.fortify.com" target="_blank">Fortify</a> tools Etc.</p>
<p>Apart from the above stages there might be different stages involved like Integration Testing and Performance Testing.</p>
<p>In today’s scenario <strong>majority of Banking Projects are using</strong>: Agile/Scrum, RUP and Continuous Integration methodologies, and Tools packages like Microsoft’s VSTS and Rational Tools.</p>
<p>As we mentioned RUP above, RUP stands for Rational Unified Process, which is an iterative software development methodology introduced by IBM which comprises of four phases in which development and testing activities are carried out.</p>
<p><strong>Four phases are:</strong><br />
i) Inception<br />
ii) Collaboration<br />
iii) Construction and<br />
iv) Transition<br />
RUP widely involves IBM Rational tools.</p>
<p>In this article we discussed <strong>how complex a Banking application could be</strong> and what are the <strong>typical phases involved in testing the application</strong>. Apart from that we also discussed current trends followed by IT industries including software development methodologies and tools.</p>
<p><em><strong>In case you have queries, comments or any unanswered questions please post it below I will be happy to answer those.</strong></em></p>
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		<title>Web Application Load, Stress and Performance Testing Using WAPT</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why most of the manual testers fail when testing websites for performance? There are couple of reasons. - They don&#8217;t have proper tools to test website for performance and - They don&#8217;t have required skills for performance testing. Does that mean you should wait till your stakeholder report the performance glitches in web application you [...]<p>---------------------<br/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why most of the manual testers fail when <strong>testing websites for performance</strong>? There are couple of reasons.<br />
<strong>-</strong> They don&#8217;t have proper tools to test website for performance and<br />
<strong>-</strong> They don&#8217;t have required skills for performance testing.</p>
<p>Does that mean you should wait till your stakeholder report the performance glitches in web application you developed? Definitely not. Many testers are good at testing websites manually and they report almost every defect while testing under standard tests. BUT, when same tester performs load or stress tests they stuck either at resource (required tools) or skill level.</p>
<p>I suggest not to take any risk if you are committed to <strong>defect free service</strong>. Ask for required tools and train your staff for necessary skills. Today, I&#8217;m going to review load, stress and performance testing tool for websites. The tool is called <strong>WAPT &#8211; Web Application Load, Stress and Performance Testing &#8211; a cost effective and easy to learn <a title="web load testing tool" href="http://www.loadtestingtool.com" target="_blank">web load testing</a> tool. </strong><br />
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WAPT allows you to perform website load and performance testing by creating heavy load from a single or multiple workstations. When you set and run your tests with this tool within a matter of minutes you can get performance report of your website or web application. WAPT uses powerful virtual users same as the real world users with full control over how to customize these virtual users.</p>
<h3>Measuring website performance:</h3>
<p><strong>Did you ever wonder?</strong><br />
- How many users can work simultaneously on your website with acceptable quality of service?<br />
- How many visitors your website can handle by day or hour?<br />
- What is your website response time under load?</p>
<p>These all questions are nothing but the measure of website &#8220;performance characteristic&#8221;.</p>
<h3>Getting Started With WAPT:</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/03/waptpro-screenshot.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-689" title="waptpro-screenshot" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/03/waptpro-screenshot-300x217.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="217" /></a><br />
WAPT &#8211; website performance tool performs test by emulating activity of many virtual users. Each virtual user can have its own profile settings. You can have thousands of virtual users acting simultaneously on your website performing any activity like reading or writing with your web server. Once you set number of virtual users to act on your website you have option to run your tests for specified time or specified user sessions.</p>
<p><strong>Analyzing the test report:</strong><br />
Test result consists of charts updated in real time which you can monitor when your tests are running. The final comprehensive report is provided at the end of the tests.</p>
<p>Here are the important parameters to be monitored on the test report:<br />
<strong>Error Rate: </strong>Failure rate against total number of tests run. The error may be due to the high load on server or due to the network problems and timeouts.</p>
<p><strong>Response Time:</strong> Obviously a great parameter to check when you run tests for website performance. This response time indicates time required by server to provide correct reply to the request.<br />
<strong><br />
Number of pages per second:</strong> Number of page requests successfully completed by server per second.<br />
<strong>How to conclude performance tests?</strong><br />
These performance criteria change during each test-pass with different load conditions. You need to conclude what is your acceptable load limit and whether your server is able to serve this load.</p>
<p><strong>E.g.:</strong> If you expect your server to handle 100 requests successfully per second then anything below this will be failure of your server which needs to be tackled.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/03/WAPT-report.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-690" title="WAPT report" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2011/03/WAPT-report-300x194.png" alt="" width="300" height="194" /></a></p>
<h3>How to Record tests:</h3>
<p>WAPT works like any other record and playback tool but the real strength is behind it&#8217;s parametrization where you can configure any parameter from website url or user session to act as a real user.<br />
<strong><br />
Testing with WAPT in simple 5 steps:</strong><br />
Record-&gt;Configure-&gt;Verify-&gt;Execute-&gt;Analyze</p>
<p>WAPT uses inline Microsoft internet explorer which is used to record your interaction with website. When you record your test all dynamic parameters are recorded as static values which can be configured later while test execution. You then need to configure each user with different settings like unique sessions, number of virtual users, values for dynamic parameters etc. Once you done with recording and configuration just verify your test if it&#8217;s ready to run and then execute performance tests if everything looks ok. Finally analyze reports to decide website performance test as accepted or failed against your set of defined standards. That&#8217;s it.</p>
<p><strong>WAPT is available in two versions</strong><br />
- Standard version (Latest WAPT 7.1)<br />
- Professional version of this <a title="web load and stress testing tool" href="http://www.loadtestingtool.com/pro.shtml" target="_blank"><strong>stress and performance testing tool</strong></a> (Latest WAPT Pro 2.1)</p>
<p><strong>What WAPT Pro can do for you?</strong><br />
- Use several computers to generate load on website<br />
- Measure web server performance in terms of CPU, RAM or network usage<br />
- You can include the execution of a JavaScript code into virtual user profiles.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t want to specify every parameter manually you can use some technology specific modules to significantly improve your test experience.</p>
<p>Following <strong>additional modules</strong> can be downloaded and installed along with standard or professional version of WAPT:<br />
- Module for ASP.NET testing<br />
- Module for Adobe Flash testing<br />
- Module for JSON format</p>
<p><strong>Finally, any review can&#8217;t be complete without the list of Pros and cons. </strong></p>
<h3>WAPT Pros:</h3>
<p>- Easy to install &#8211; Takes only 5 minutes to install<br />
- Easy to use with very short learning curve<br />
- You get run-time reports so that you can decide whether to continue the test or not, saving your big time.<br />
- Detailed test report with graphical representation.<br />
- Supports secure HTTPS protocol.<br />
- 30 days free trial available!</p>
<h3>WAPT Cons:</h3>
<p>- Only windows platform supported to install this tool. (But you can test your website running under any OS and technology)<br />
- No scripting ability<br />
- It&#8217;s not free <img src='http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><strong>How to try this tool?</strong><br />
You can download 30 day <a title="Download WAPT load testing tool" href="http://www.loadtestingtool.com/download.shtml" target="_blank"><strong>trial version of WAPT</strong></a> from here.</p>
<p><strong>That being said WAPT makes website load, stress and performance testing super easy. </strong></p>
<h3>Over to You!</h3>
<p>Which performance testing tool do you use?<br />
Ask your queries related to WAPT tool or performance testing in comments below.</p>
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		<title>12 Best Cross Browser Testing Tools to Ease Your Browser Compatibility Testing Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross Browser Testing can be the biggest pain for Software testers. But thanks to all cross browser testing tools available online which help to minimize testing efforts. I&#8217;ve written this post mainly for software testers but designers can also refer crossbrowser testing methods and tools mentioned in this post. Here&#8217;s a handy cross browser testing [...]<p>---------------------<br/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Cross Browser Testing</strong> can be the biggest pain for Software testers. But thanks to all cross browser testing tools available online which help to minimize testing efforts.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve written this post mainly for software testers but designers can also refer crossbrowser testing methods and tools mentioned in this post.</p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a handy cross browser <a title="Software testing checklist" href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/testing-checklist/">testing checklist</a> you can refer while testing your web project on different browsers and operating systems:</strong></p>
<p><strong>1)</strong> CSS validation<br />
<strong>2)</strong> HTML or XHTML validation<br />
<strong>3)</strong> Page validations with and without JavaScript enabled<br />
<strong>4)</strong> Ajax and JQeury functionality<br />
<strong>5)</strong> Font size validation<br />
<strong>6)</strong> Page layout in different resolutions<br />
<strong>7)</strong> All images and alignment<br />
<strong>8 ) </strong>Header and footer sections<br />
<strong>9)</strong> Page content alignment to center, LHS or RHS<br />
<strong><span id="more-624"></span>10)</strong> Page styles<br />
<strong>11) </strong>Date formats<br />
<strong>12) </strong>Special characters with HTML character encoding<br />
<strong>13)</strong> Page zoom-in and zoom-out functionality</p>
<p>And obviously you will have to repeat these tests on:<br />
<strong>14)</strong> Different Operating Systems like Windows, Linux and Mac<br />
<strong>15) </strong>Different browsers (with different versions) like Internet explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Opera.</p>
<p>There are many <strong>free and paid cross browser testing tools</strong> available in the market. You need to select the browser compatibility tool depending on your needs. If cross browser testing is critical part of your web project then you must allocate considerable time, resources and budget testing your website on different web browsers. Paid cross browser testing tools can be also a good option for projects having browser dependent functionality. But for most of the projects, free cross browser testing tools are sufficient to verify cross browser functionality</p>
<h3>Check out below list of all cross browser testing tools available online for <a title="Web site testing " href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/category/web-testing/">testing website</a> in multiple browsers:</h3>
<h3><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Free Cross Browser Testing Tools:</strong></span></h3>
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</strong><strong>1) <a title="Spoon Browser Sandbox" href="http://spoon.net/browsers/" target="_blank">Spoon Browser Sandbox</a>:</strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/Spoon-Browser-Sandbox.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-625" title="Spoon Browser Sandbox" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/Spoon-Browser-Sandbox.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="280" /></a></p>
<p>The <strong>Spoon Browser Sandbox</strong> allows you to use almost all web browsers without installing on your machine. You can run all popular browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera on your machine directly from the web. (Note: Currently Internet Explorer is removed temporary from the list of this sandbox)</p>
<p>Spoon Browser Sandbox is a free service currently supporting following browsers:</p>
<p>Mozilla Firefox versions:<br />
Firefox 2, Firefox 3, Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3.6, Firefox 4 beta</p>
<p>Internet Explorer versions:<br />
IE6, IE7, IE8</p>
<p>Google Chrome versions:<br />
Chrome, Chrome 5 and Chrome 6 beta</p>
<p>Opera versions:<br />
Opera 9 and Opera 10</p>
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</strong><strong>2) <a title="Browsershots cross browser testing tool" href="http://browsershots.org/" target="_blank">Browsershots</a></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/Browsershots-cross-browser-testing-tool.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-626" title="Browsershots cross browser testing tool" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/Browsershots-cross-browser-testing-tool.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="282" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Browsershots</strong> allow you to test website in any browser and operating system. This is widely used cross browser testing tool because of its features and available customizations.</p>
<p>You can run cross browser compatibility tests with great customization options like browser type, operating system, screen size, color depth, JavaScript status and Flash enable/disable settings. Just put your website url, select compatibility test parameters and submit the test request.</p>
<p>You need to repeat the steps for every test. This free browser compatibility test service can be used for taking website screen-shots almost in 61 browsers and various operating systems.</p>
<p>Main drawback of this service is the time taken to display the result when you select many browsers and many times it shows timeout error.</p>
<p>Supported browsers:<br />
IE, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Minefield, Netscape and many more browsers with all versions.</p>
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</strong><strong>3) <a title="IE NetRenderer" href="http://www.netrenderer.com/" target="_blank">IE NetRenderer</a></strong><br />
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<a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/IE-NetRenderer-Browser-Compatibility-check-tool.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-627" title="IE NetRenderer Browser Compatibility check tool" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/IE-NetRenderer-Browser-Compatibility-check-tool.jpg" alt="" width="452" height="282" /></a></p>
<p>This is a free online browser compatibility check tool to test website on almost all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer. Just select the Internet Explorer version from drop down list and put your url to start rendering website. You can instantly verify the screen-shot of the page under test.</p>
<p>There is also a &#8220;IE NetRenderer&#8221; Firefox add-on available that allows you to render the web page that you are currently reading.</p>
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</strong><strong>4) <a title="IE Tab cross browser testing plugin" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419/" target="_blank">IE Tab</a></strong><br />
<strong><br />
</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/IE-Tab-add-on-for-firefox-browser.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-628" title="IE Tab add-on for firefox browser" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/IE-Tab-add-on-for-firefox-browser.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="280" /></a></p>
<p>A Firefox and Chrome add on to simulate IE browse with a single click of a button. This is a best tool for software testers and developers, since you can easily view how your web page displayed in Internet Explorer with just one click using Firefox or Chrome browsers. Unfortunately this add-on is not available for Firefox 6.0 and above versions. But again a good tool to quickly start your testing on Internet explorer when you have either Firefox or Google Chrome browsers.</p>
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</strong><strong>5) <a title="IE Tester cross browser testing software" href="http://www.my-debugbar.com/wiki/IETester/HomePage" target="_blank">IE Tester</a></strong><br />
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</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/IE-Tester-Cross-Browser-Testing-Tool.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-629" title="IE Tester Cross Browser Testing Tool" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/IE-Tester-Cross-Browser-Testing-Tool.jpg" alt="" width="351" height="146" /></a></p>
<p>There are many options available online if you want to check browser compatibility on Internet Explorer versions. IE tester is one of those options that allows you to test your website on multiple Internet Explorer versions at the same time using one application.</p>
<p>IETester, a free cross browser testing tool can be used to test website on IE 5.5, IE6, IE7, IE8 and IE9 preview browsers on Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems.</p>
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</strong><strong>6) <a title="Microsoft superpreview cross browser testing tool" href="http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/dd565874.aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft SuperPreview</a></strong><br />
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</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/Microsoft-SuperPreview.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-630" title="Microsoft SuperPreview" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/11/Microsoft-SuperPreview.png" alt="" width="446" height="276" /></a></p>
<p>Microsoft Expression Web SuperPreview free cross browser testing software allows you to test and debug layout issues across different IE browsers and platforms. You can check websites in different browsers simultaneously. Also check how a page renders in a browser and compare it with other standard screen-shots you have.</p>
<p>Expression Web SuperPreview for Internet Explorer shows your web pages rendered in Internet Explorer 6 and either Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8, depending on which version you have installed on your machine.</p>
<p>Currently beta version of SuperPreview for Internet Explorer is available for free for <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=8e6ac106-525d-45d0-84db-dccff3fae677&amp;displaylang=en#Top" target="_blank">download</a>.</p>
<p><strong>If you can&#8217;t rely</strong> on these free online cross browser testing tools then using Virtual Desktop is the best solution for you. Using Virtual machine you can simulate live environment for multiple browsers and different operating systems. You can use virtual machine software or can setup a virtual machine in your office network with different operating system images and browsers which can be accessed remotely for browser compatibility testing.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #000000;">Paid Cross Browser Testing Tools:</span></h3>
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<strong><br />
</strong><br />
<strong>7) <a title="Browsera cross browser testing tool" href="http://www.browsera.com/" target="_blank">Browsera</a></strong></p>
<p>This is an automated browser compatibility testing tool used to test website and its elements in multiple browsers. You can use this service to test website and all web pages for layout and scripting errors.</p>
<p><strong>8 ) <a title="Adobe BrowserLab Cross Browser Testing Tool" href="http://browserlab.adobe.com/" target="_blank">Adobe BrowserLab</a></strong></p>
<p>You can preview web pages across multiple versions of Internet Explorer (Windows), Firefox (Windows and Mac OS X), Safari (Mac OS X), and Chrome (Windows). You can quickly view full screen-shots with multiple view options and customizable test settings. You can also test web page content by zooming particular sections and comparing those with different browser screen-shots for alignment and other layout issues.</p>
<p><strong>9) <a title="BrowserCam Cross Browser Testing Tool" href="http://www.browsercam.com/" target="_blank">BrowserCam</a></strong></p>
<p>BrowserCam is a paid online service that allows you to view your web pages across different platforms and browsers, either by automatically taking the screen-shot or manually navigating web pages in different browsers. Free trial is available for 200 screen captures in a day.</p>
<p><strong>10) <a title="Browserseal Cross Browser Testing Tool" href="http://www.browserseal.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=7&amp;Itemid=16" target="_blank">Browserseal</a></strong></p>
<p>BrowserSeal cross browser testing tool allows you to capture an image of your website under different browsers with a single click of a mouse. You can navigate images to spot layout and UI issues. Browserseal tool support almost all major versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari.</p>
<p>Free Trial version of Browserseal is also available, limited to two browsers (Firefox and Internet Explorer) and one screen-shot per session.</p>
<p><strong>11) <a title="Cross Browser Testing Tool" href="http://crossbrowsertesting.com/" target="_blank">Cross Browser Testing</a></strong><a title="Cross Browser Testing Tool" href="http://crossbrowsertesting.com/" target="_blank"> </a></p>
<p>Test your website live on different operating systems and browsers. You just need to login to Cross Browser Testing platform, select operating system, browser and start testing your website for Ajax, JavaScript and flash functionality. You can also check your website design using automated screen-shot tool to view website&#8217;s design across every browser. Free trial of this cross browser testing software is available for one week.</p>
<p><strong>12) <a title="Cloud Testing Cross Browser Testing Tool" href="http://www.cloudtesting.com/serviceCrossBrowser.php" target="_blank">Cloud Testing</a></strong></p>
<p>Cloud Testing tool allows you to check website look and feel and the functionality on Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari. Opera and Google Chrome browsers on real operating systems in the cloud.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #000000;">Over to you!</span></h3>
<p>As of now you should have <strong>clear idea of many free and paid cross-browser <a title="Software Testing tools" href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/category/software-testing-tools/">testing tools</a></strong> available online. Obviously selection of a good cross browser testing tool depends on your requirements as each browser compatibility checking tool comes with its own advantages and disadvantages.</p>
<p>Which cross browser testing tools/methods you use to test browser compatibility? If you have your own way of testing browser compatibility, <strong>please let us know in comments below</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Software Test Management Tool &#8211; TestLodge Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 16:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vijay</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn the basics of test management tool - Over my career I have used open source as well as licensed enterprise test management tools. Test Management tools are used to store, organize, execute and view test reports. In general test management tools provides features like managing test scripts, test planning, reporting, requirements tracking and collaboration with bug tracking tools. <p>---------------------<br/>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over my career I have used open source as well as licensed enterprise <strong>test management tools</strong>. Test Management tools are used to store, organize, execute and view test reports. In general test management tools provides features like managing test scripts, test planning, reporting, requirements tracking and collaboration with bug tracking tools. If you don&#8217;t know anything about test management tools then playing with it is the best way to learn without wasting time reading other documents. Most of the enterprise test management tools are available for free to try.</p>
<p>Today I am reviewing <a title="Test Management Tool" href="http://www.testlodge.com" target="_blank"><strong>TestLodge test management tool</strong></a> which is very simple to use for any test project and even any newbie can start using it right away. <strong>Thanks Scott Sherwood, Test Lodge owner, for offering this tool for review.</strong></p>
<h3>TestLodge Test Management Tool Features:</h3>
<p><strong><span id="more-495"></span>Test Plan Creation:</strong><br />
In TestLodge you can easily create multiple test plans as per your project needs. You can select the option to create your test plan from a standard template. This comprehensive inbuilt test plan template lists all the required content areas like features to be tested, features not to be tested, approach, item pass/fail criteria, suspension and resumption criteria, test deliverables, responsibilities, schedule, risks and many more test plan tasks.</p>
<p>You can easily change or associate your test plan to test suites without affecting the content of test plans that may already be associated with test runs.</p>
<p><strong>Test Suites Creation:</strong><br />
Test suites are the collection of test cases. You can create multiple test suites and add new or existing test cases to test suites. You can update test cases at any time, even when you have test runs in progress. This will take care of any requirement changes.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/05/test-management-test-suites.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-496" title="test management test suites" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/05/test-management-test-suites.png" alt="" width="435" height="220" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Test runs:</strong><br />
You can run over each test case and mark them as passed, failed or skipped along with an area to keep a record of the actual test result. You can perform single or multiple test runs on any test suite.</p>
<p>After each test run you can generate test reports, filtered by test results. This way you can easily generate bug reports and view all tests that my have failed. Below is a sample test report:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/05/test-management-test-run.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-497" title="test management test run" src="http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/wp-content/qa/uploads/2010/05/test-management-test-run.png" alt="" width="435" height="270" /></a></p>
<p>Test Run:<br />
* Created on: 10th May 2010<br />
* Total test cases: 20<br />
* Cases not run: 5<br />
* Cases passed: 10<br />
* Cases failed: 3<br />
* Cases skipped: 2</p>
<h3>TestLodge Tool Pros and cons:</h3>
<p><strong>Pros</strong>:<br />
<strong>1)</strong> Work collaboratively: Allow the whole team to work together online, sharing and maintaining all tests in one place.<br />
<strong>2)</strong> Simple interface: With a simple, clean and usable interface, you can concentrate on your work rather than learning another new tool.<br />
<strong>3)</strong> Unlimited users and unlimited test suites in all plans.<br />
<strong>4)</strong> No installation and setup required. Everything is managed online for you.<br />
<strong>5)</strong> All accounts come with a free 30 day trial.<br />
<strong>6)</strong> Anyone can setup and start managing test scripts within minutes.</p>
<p><strong>Cons:</strong><br />
<strong>1)</strong> No feature to assign test cases to tester (module owner).<br />
<strong>2)</strong> No requirements tracking feature.<br />
<strong>3)</strong> Can&#8217;t relate bug number to test cases.<br />
<strong>4)</strong> No interface to track the progress of testing based on completion of test cases.<br />
<strong>5)</strong> Monthly fees instead of one time license.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #000000;">Try It Yourself:</span></h3>
<p>You can try TestLodge test management tool for Free! Go to <a href="http://www.testlodge.com/signup/free" target="_blank"><strong>this free sign up page</strong></a>, Create your FREE online account (which allows you to create 1 test plan, 30 test cases and 1 test run) within a minute and compare it with your existing Test Management Tool. If you are not using any test management tool on your project yet then this is ideal time to see how test management tool can benefit your current testing process!</p>
<p><em>Comment below: what you like most about this tool and new feature request if any.</em></p>
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