LoadRunner with Citrix VUGen

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• LoadRunner with Citrix VUGen
• Marianne Bell
• Tim Chase
• Kelly Jansen

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Willis Success Story
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LoadRunner Citrix Protocol

• Citrix Vuser scripts emulate the Citrix ICA
  protocol communication between a Citrix client
  and server. VuGen records all activity during the
  communication and creates a Vuser script.
• A Citrix VUsers memory footprint is 2x-3x a Web
  VUsers memory footprint.

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Tips Tricks

• Use keystrokes (not the mouse) as much as
  possible within the application.
• For expandable submenus, click on each
  menu/submenu in order to display the submenu on
  playback.
• Sync on bitmaps when changing windows, tabs, and
  menus to ensure the current screen/tab/menu loads
  successfully before entering data.

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Tips Tricks (cont.)

• When parameterizing combo boxes, use the down
  arrow key to select an entry.
• Verify that the Citrix color settings for all
  load generators are the same (as the computer
  where the scripts were recorded) before running
  the scripts.
• Passwords are now encrypted.

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Keystrokes

• Use keystrokes (not the mouse) as much as
  possible within the application.

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Menus/Submenus

• For expandable submenus, click on each
  menu/submenu in order to display the submenu on
  playback.
• The Citrix protocol does not record mouse
  movement, only mouse clicks.

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Bitmap Syncs

• Sync on bitmaps when changing windows, tabs, and
  menus to ensure the current screen/tab/menu loads
  successfully before entering data.
• The script may run successfully without these
  syncs when few users are running. As load is
  added, the scripts will most likely fail.

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Combo Boxes

• When parameterizing combo boxes, use the down
  arrow key to select an entry.
• The number of down arrow key presses can then be
  included in a loop with the number of loops
  determined by a parameter in order to select the
  appropriate value in the list.

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Color Settings

• Verify that the Citrix color settings for all
  load generators is the same (as the computer
  where the scripts were recorded ) before running
  the scripts.
• Citrix color setting differences can cause
  problems with bitmap sync functions.

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Encrypted Passwords

• Passwords are now encrypted.
• To parameterize the username/password, record a
  small script with each username/password
  combination.
• The username and encrypted password can be stored
  in a parameter file.

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Questions