Tip 8) Do a quick Load Test
Yes! Load Testing is a tip!
Wow, doesn't load testing take loads of time? Doesn't it take weeks of preparation? Nope, Load Testing is not scary or complicated at all. As a matter of fact; in soapUI it’s even easy and won’t take you more than 10 seconds to create. Just right click (Yep, there is that Right Click again, remember tip 1?) a Functional Test, choose New LoadTest and, Hey Presto, you’re ready to go!
But what's the value of creating the test? What will it do for me? Since a LoadTest is so easy to create, that means the overhead is slim and any warnings about performance issues you can find early on are very useful. Creating a quick load test can potentially save you a huge potential head ache in the future.
And if you want to take it one step further, download loadUI and run the Load Tests there. It's very easy and intuituitive and works the same way; right click and run. loadUI also gives you the ability to scale the tests later. First distibuted to interna machines and later into cloud driven massive distributed monsters!
So don't wait, do you first Load Test. Today.
Following the first 8 tips you now should be a pretty decent soapUI'er. We'll end with two good tips for reaching the next level of soapUI masterdom. Coming up, Tip 9) RTFM!
