Strategies

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LoadTest Strategies

The following LoadTest Strategies are currently available:

Option	Description
Simple	TestCase execution with a configurable delay
Variance	TestCase execution varying the number of threads over time
Burst	TestCase execution in “bursts”
Thread	TestCase execution with a fixed thread count modification
Grid	Defines a custom variation of thread count (ReadyAPI only)
Script	Lets a groovy script control the number of threads (ReadyAPI only)
Fixed-Rate	Execute a TestCase at a fixed rate (ReadyAPI only)

Since multiple LoadTests with different strategies can be created one could for

Simple Strategy

Option	Description
Test Delay	Sets a delay between each TestCase run
Random	Sets how much of the delay to randomize

Variance Strategy

Option	Description
Interval	Sets the duration of each variance cycle in seconds
Variance	Sets how much the thread-count should be varied during the cycle

Burst Strategy

Option	Description
Burst Delay	Sets the delay between each burst
Burst Duration	Sets duration for each burst

Thread Strategy

Option	Description
Start Threads	Sets the number of threads to start with
End Threads	Sets the number of threads to end with

Grid Strategy

Option	Description
Configure	Open Grid Strategy Dialog

Grid Strategy Dialog

Option	Description
Elapsed Time	Length of time elapsed
ThreadCount	Number of thread

Script Strategy

Option	Description
Configure	Open Script Strategy Dialog

Script Strategy Dialog

Option	Description	ShortCut
Undo	Undo an action	Ctrl+Z / Cmd - Z
Redo	Redo an action	Ctrl+Y / Cmd - Y
Cut	Cut a text	Ctrl+X / Cmd - X
Copy	Copy a text	Ctrl+C / Cmd - C
Paste	Paste a text	Ctrl+V / Cmd - V
Clear	Clear all text in the editor
Select All	Select all text in the editor	Ctrl+A / Cmd - A
Find/Replace	Find or replace text	F3
Go To Line	Go to Line number in the editor	Ctrl+Alt+L / Cmd - L
Show Line Numbers	Show Line number in the editor	Alt+L / Cmd - L

Fixed-Rate Strategy

Option	Description
Rate	Sets the number of TestCases to run per second
Max Threads	Sets the maximum number of threads to use
Request level	If checked, the rate is applied to each TestRequest instead of TestCase