DoxRunner
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Overview
Updating a raw script with parameters is a critical process in preparing LoadRunner scripts for a load test. It usually consumes most of the time of a scripter during the period of a project where time is critical. Any process to reduce this time increases the productivity of the scripter.
If a script needs to be re-recorded, the parameters normally need to be re-applied each time, often manually.
DoxRunner significantly reduces scripting time by providing a framework for documenting parameter rules in such a manner that they can be applied automatically to a raw script by the DoxRunner Process Raw operation, reducing manual intervention.
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DoxRunner categorizes parameter rules into 4 groups:
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Test data operations
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Text Data File parameter operations
A Text Data File parameter is LoadRunner's native method of handling data. DoxRunner's Process Raw operation reads the rules from the Test Case and the Solution document and applies them to a raw script.
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LoadTest Database parameter operations
The LoadTest database option for managing data uses a MySQL database. It is superior to Text Data File and VTS. Although native LoadRunner doesn't support this method, DoxRunner's Process Raw operation reads the rules from the Test Case and the Solution document and applies them to a raw script.
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Virtual Table Server (VTS) parameter operations
VTS is LoadRunner's alternative to Text Data Files. DoxRunner's Process Raw operation reads the rules from the Test Case and the Solution document and applies them to a raw script.
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Correlation rule operations
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Boundary Correlation rule operations
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A Boundary Correlation Rule is a template for preparing one or more web_reg_save_param_ex functions. DoxRunner's Process Raw operation reads the rules from the Test Case and the Solution document and applies them to a raw script.
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Regex Correlation rule operations
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A Regex Correlation Rule is a template for preparing one or more web_reg_save_param_regexp functions. DoxRunner's Process Raw operation reads the rules from the Test Case and the Solution document and applies them to a raw script.
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Other parameter operations
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Custom parameter operations
DoxRunner's Process Raw operation reads the Custom parameter rules from the Test Case and the Solution document and applies them to a raw script.
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Date / Time parameter operations
As expected, a Date / Time parameter manages dates and/or times. DoxRunner's Process Raw operation reads the rules from the Test Case and the Solution document and applies them to a raw script.
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Random Number parameter operations
As expected, a Random Number parameter manages random numbers. DoxRunner's Process Raw operation reads the rules from the Test Case and the Solution document and applies them to a raw script.
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Additional Attribute operations
An Additional Attribute allows a performance tester to assign a value to a parameter via a scenario in Performance Center or a Controller without needing to update any of the scripts, so long as the scripts recognize the additional attribute and can parameterize it.
DoxRunner's Process Raw operation reads the rules from the Test Case and the Solution document and applies them to a raw script in two steps:
1. Create the Additional Attribute in the Runtime settings using the Name and Value;
2. Extract the value from the Additional Attribute in vuser_init.c;
3. Assign the value to the specified parameter name at the same place in vuser_init.c.
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