LoadUI Web is a free tool for performance, stress, and load testing of web applications supporting multiple technologies like AJAX and Flash. The document details system requirements, installation instructions, and steps to create, run, and analyze load tests, including parameters for virtual users and response correlation. It also outlines differences between the free version and LoadUI Web Pro, including licensing options.

2. What is LoadUI Web ?
LoadUI Web - Pre-requisites and Installation
LoadUI Web - Plan and Prepare
Recording and Customization of web browser scripts
Exploring recorded scripts
Text Validation
Customizing Scripts-Parameterization and Correlation
Creating and Running Load Test
Monitoring the Load Test
Result Analysis
Comparision of LoadUI Web and LoadUI Web PRO
License Cost 2013-2014

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LoadUI Web is a free desktop tool for testing web applications:  Performance
 Stress
 Scalability
 Load testing
It works with both traditional HTML web sites and with Rich Internet Applications using
modern web technologies like AJAX, ASP.NET, Flash, Flex and Silverlight.
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Pre-requisites: System requirements for LoadUIWeb
Software
Microsoft Windows (Service Pack 2 or later), XP, 2003, Vista 32 and 64 bit versions
Hardware
2 GB of RAM on Windows 7, Windows Vista and later operating systems.
700 MB of hard disk space for installation.
1-2 GB of free disk space to run large projects.
1280 × 1024 or higher display resolution.
Installation: While the basic version is free, it requires license to be used for LoadUI Web
PRO. Please use the link provided below to download the freeware tool
http://loaduiweb.org/downloads/download-loaduiweb.html
Then follow the instructions provided on the site.
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Installation:
Install the .exe file downloaded from the link and follow the onscreen instructions provided
the to complete the installation.
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5. If your computer is connected to
the network via a proxy
server, modify LoadUIWeb’s
options to allow it to access the
web server under test:
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Select Tools | Options from
LoadUIWeb’s main menu.
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Select Engines | HTTP Load
Testing from the tree in
the Options dialog that appears.
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Select the This computer is
connected to the Internet via
proxy option.
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Specify the address of the proxy
server that LoadUIWeb uses to access
the server under test. If the proxy
server requires authorization, enter
your login and password.
LoadUIWeb must be added to
the list of trusted applications of
your firewall and antivirus
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6. Steps to create and run a performance test in LoadUI Web
1. Create a Test Project
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Record a User Scenario
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View the Recorded Scenario
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Verify Recorded Scenario
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Create a Load Test
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Run Your Load Tests
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Analyze Results
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7. Prepare for an new load test through New Project Wizard
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Start with Create New Project
Wizard
Select File | New | New Project
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8. Create your load test with LoadUIWeb
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Enter a Project name and click
next
As of now subsequent pages
of the wizard will not be
needed and can be skipped
Click Finish
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9. Test Project
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LoadUI Web will
automatically generate
the path for the project
file and display it in
the Location field.
The project folder is
used to store all
information generated for
or by the project:
scenarios, tests, test log
files and so on.
You can change the
project’s folder in the
Location box.
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10. Next step is to record scenarios. To do this..
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Click Record User Scenario on Test Engine toolbar to open Record User Scenario
Dialog
Enter the name of the single-user load test to be recorded
Provide the URL to be recorded and browser to be emulated
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11. Record traffic and Generate the scenario
 After LoadUI Web has started the
recording, it will display
the recording toolbar..
 LoadUI Web will also launch the web
browser you have selected in the
Record User Scenario dialog
 Perform the application actions in a
simple sequence of expected actions
as by end-user
 Once recording finishes
click Stop on the Recording toolbar
to stop the recording.
 LoadUI Web will process the recorded
requests, generate the scenario and
display it and the created website
load test in the Workspace panel.
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12. Once finishing the recording, verify the scenario runs successfully without
errors for single virtual user
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Right-click the
scenario in Project
Explorer
Select Verify Scenario
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13. Once verification is successfully completed you are ready to create a
load test simulating multiple users
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14. Checking the Textual Response on a Webpage
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Create a data selector that will
extract the needed data from a
server response to a variable, and
Define a validation rule that will
compare the variable value with the
desired data.
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15. Parameterize requests or send various data for request parameters to
make virtual users behave like real-life users with different parameter
values.
 Double click on
Scenarios(Project Explorer)
 Specify the variable name and
click on Next.
 Select Variable type as LoadUI
variable
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16. Parameterize requests or send various data for request parameters to
make virtual users behave like real-life users with different parameter
values.
 Specify the type of variable to
create.
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17. Set parameters specific for each variable type..
 Generate the items of the
variable to create.
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18. Set parameters specific for each variable type..
 Select the access type of the
variable.
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19. LoadUIWeb detects correlated parameters in server responses and client
requests and automatically creates rules for extracting data
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LoadUIWeb can correlate
some dynamic parameters
automatically correlated..
The parameter is
contained within common
HTML requests and
responses
For same parameter name
and value in both the
response and subsequent
requests.
Parameter is used in at
least one subsequent
request within the same
scenario.
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20. Correlate results with responses by extracting data from the server
responses and insert into subsequent request
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Manual Correlation
Right Click the scenario in the project
explorer panel and chose edit
Create data correlation rules
Insert as parameter into subsequent request
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21. Correlate results with responses by extracting data from the server
responses and insert into subsequent request
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Make LoadUIWeb to use extracted sessionID from the response
Insert the extracted Parameter Session ID into subsequent requests
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22. Create a new test or modify the single-user test by adding more virtual
users to it and provide necessary data.
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23. Load Profile - Select the workload profile for virtual
users: steady, stepwise ramp-up or custom.
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24. Once done with load test configuration, Run This Load Test from the test
editor tool bar or from navigation pane
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25. Provides with information on the number of simulated virtual users, the
number of errors and warnings that occurred during the run.
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26. Full test results are displayed automatically in the Workspace panel
after the test run is over
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27. Page Load Time of Top 10 slowest pages
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28. Supported Technologies
Creating and Running Load Tests
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29. Server Performance Monitoring
Test Results
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30. Load UI Web PRO
 Node-Locked -License for a single computer (node). Can run Load test only on a single
computer.
 Floating User -License supports concurrent work of several LoadUIWeb Pro instances on
more than one computer in the network.
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31. Guided by: Hemant Lal
Created by:
Milind Rupchandani
Vishal Parekh
Elveera Menezes
Chirag Shah
Harsh Bhartiya
Sayli Pawar