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INTRODUCTION Support for Citrix Terminal Services Synchronization functions also act as content verification functions during load testing, providing you with the ability to verify the response screens of terminal services under real load conditions. In addition to the automated script generation of the SilkPerformer Citrix Recorder, SilkPerformer also provides a powerful BDL API for effectively customizing Citrix test scripts. Optical character recognition Alternate modes for replay SilkPerformer’s support for optical character recognition (OCR) simplifies session-dependent verifications and parsing by recognizing text values in the screengrabs of captured application states. As with other TrueLog formats (Web, database, etc), verification and parsing functions are added using TrueLog Explorer after script recording. See “Verification & Parsing via OCR” for details. SilkPerformer provides the following two alternate modes for replaying Citrix test scripts: • Animated mode (for debugging) • Thin mode (for load testing up to high user levels) In animated mode, SilkPerformer runs Citrix test scripts in full animation using SilkPerformer's Citrix Player software. The SilkPerformer Citrix Player is a fully functional "headful" Citrix ICA simulation client that shows all test script user input, such as mouse moves and key strokes, as they occur. This mode also provides the ability to execute Citrix test scripts step-by-step and log all script actions to an output window. In thin mode, SilkPerformer can execute Citrix test scripts with multiple concurrent users to run full load tests against Citrix terminal server farms. To analyze what happens on the virtual user front-end (e.g., when errors occur), SilkPerformer generates TrueLog On Error files for front-end error analysis (see “Script customization” ). Script customization In addition to a powerful BDL API for Citrix that enables programmers to effectively customize Citrix test scripts, SilkPerformer also provides powerful TrueLog technology for Citrix - offering easy visual analysis of script output and visual script customization. TrueLogs provide complete visual representation of all actions that are generated by test scripts, and the results of those actions. Citrix TrueLogs clearly show all user interactions (e.g., mouse moves and key strokes) as well as screen transitions of recorded and replayed user sessions. With visual customization you can customize user input data such as mouse and keyboard actions using TrueLog Explorer's intuitive point-and-click interface. Simply select the input values that you wish to customize and then choose customization functions (e.g., change the coordinates of mouse clicks, randomize user input data entered via the keyboard, etc). All customization 4 SilkPerformer Citrix Tutorial
INTRODUCTION Support for Citrix Terminal Services Front-end error analysis functions are then generated and automatically inserted into BDL scripts. No manual scripting is required. This visual approach to analyzing and customizing Citrix sessions is easier than all script-based approaches to Citrix terminal service testing. Using SilkPerformer's TrueLog On Error functionality for Citrix, you can visually inspect the actions of specific Citrix users and the responses they receive from Citrix servers that result in error conditions. With Citrix TrueLogs you can visually analyze error conditions from the virtual user's perspective (front-end). SilkPerformer Citrix Tutorial 5
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Page 5 and 6: Introduction About these tutorials
Page 7: INTRODUCTION Support for Citrix Ter
Page 11 and 12: 1 Defining 1Chapter Load Test Proje
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5 CITRIX PROJECT & SYSTEM SETTINGS
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