VuGen includes the following TruWeb enhancements:

• A snapshot viewer is now included for TruWeb scripts. See TruWeb snapshots.

• TruWeb scripts now have dedicated runtime settings.
  Learn more about runtime settings: Configuring Runtime Settings

• Conditional breakpoints are now supported when debugging TruWeb scripts. See Replay and debug TruWeb scripts.

You can now create an MQTT script using the script wizard.

See MQTT protocol.

General enhancements for Web - HTTP/HTML:

• You can now capture a random index using web_reg_save_param_ex.
• CPU utilization is reduced when using gzip.

VuGen includes the following TruWeb enhancements:

• TruWeb scripts can now be recorded in VuGen using the TruWeb Proxy Recorder, or generated from a captured HAR file. See Record and replay TruWeb scripts in VuGen.

• VuGen now supports debugging for TruWeb scripts. See Record and replay TruWeb scripts in VuGen.

• You can now use the new VuGen parameters interface to edit TruWeb parameters, replacing the need to edit the parameters file manually. See Parameters for TruWeb.

The following Java enhancements have been added:

• Java Vuser/Record Replay protocols. Support for record and replay with Java (JDK) 11.
• All Java protocols. You can now develop scripts in a JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA environment. See Create a Vuser Script in IntelliJ IDEA.

Learn more: Java Protocols

.NET protocol now supports .NET Framework 4.7

Learn more: .NET protocol

LoadRunner now supports Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop versions 7.14 and 7.15.

Learn more: Citrix protocol

General functionality enhancements have been incorporated for the PCoIP protocol on pcoip_sync_on_bitmap_ex API.

Learn more: Teradici PCoIP (PC over IP) Protocol

The Web - HTTP/HTML protocol now includes:

• A runtime setting to enable/disable HTTP/2 features. See the HTTP section for runtime settings.

• An argument for web_set_certificate_ex that looks up a certificate in the Windows Certificate Store, using a more reliable thumbprint instead of the index. See web_set_certificate_ex in the Function Reference.

TruClient now includes a VTS API function that replaces a specific value inside a set of columns with a new value.

The TruClient convert to code feature (TruClient Coded) now includes the ability to convert functions and function libraries to code.

TruClient Browser, first made available in version 12.56, is now fully supported and equivalent to Firefox version 58.0.2. TruClient browser has replaced the Firefox browser.

When converting actions to code, you can now benefit from expanded debugging functionality using an Inspector Panel, enabling you to do a detailed review of variable values in the code.

TruClient now includes interactive walkthroughs and guidance, providing help within the TruClient application with onboarding, product tours, and more.

TruClient 12.61: Support added for using interactive guidance on Chromium browsers in TruClient Standalone.

TruWeb now supports recording and code generation for the WebSocket protocol, in addition to replay.

TruWeb now includes an option to run multiple iterations in single mode execution mode.

Support added for WebSocket protocol for replay.

TruWeb includes a number of technical improvements, including the following additions to the SDK:

• Timer functions

• XPath and TextCheck extractors

• Read and append file operations

Ability to execute multiple TruWeb scripts in parallel on one machine/load generator.

User sensitive data can be masked or encrypted using TruWebUtils executable; and unmasked or decrypted for replay.

The following encoding is supported for POST requests:

• application/x-www-form-urlencoded
• multipart/form-data

• text/plain

Analysis includes various performance improvements, including:

• Faster overall time for analyzing results.
• Support added to analyze larger results sets.

The following enhancements have been added for JMeter:

• Support for Apache JMeter 5.0

• Support for SLAs for JMeter tests.

Learn more: JMeter Tests

Load generators now support running of Vusers in an interactive session while the agent runs as a service.

For details, see Run Vusers in an interactive RDP session.

Network Virtualization usage is now included with your LoadRunner protocol licenses; network emulation and NV Insights do not require any additional license purchase. See License bundles.

You can now save a graph as an image file directly from the graph's right-click menu. See Save graph as image.

You can now automate scenario runs using the Command Line Interface tool by invoking an XML input file or a LoadRunner scenario (.lrs) file.

The XML input can be constructed prior to running scenarios, allowing for fully DevOps-oriented flows including:

• Pulling scripts from any source control
• Dynamically allocating Dockerized load generators
• Running scenarios from any CI tool

See Running scenarios using the CLI tool

Use the new LoadRunner Raw Results Exporter tool to export scenario results to JSON or to InfluxDB. See LoadRunner Raw Results Exporter.

A Dockerized load generator image (for some protocols) is now available for Windows platforms, in addition to Linux. See Configure Dockerized Load Generators.

Support for Eclipse 4.10 IDE with the Eclipse IDE add-ins (64-bit).

Learn more: Create scripts in external IDEs

Support for JUnit 5.3.1.

Learn more: Develop a Unit Test Using Eclipse (JUnit test)

Support for SAP GUI client 7.60.

Learn more: SAP GUI Protocol

Support for authentication when the disclaimer is activated.

Learn more: Teradici PCoIP (PC over IP) Protocol

Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 IDE.

Learn more: Create scripts in external IDEs

Support for Eclipse 4.9 IDE (for 32 and 64-bit).

Learn more: Create scripts in external IDEs

GWT RPC now includes support for the XSRF-token.

Learn more: Implement DFE Support

Security updates to protect against Zip Slip, HttpClient and Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) library vulnerabilities.

The following are no longer prerequisites for LoadRunner:

• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2010
• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2012
• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2013

Support added for Java 9 and 10

Default: Java 10

Support added for the following:

• SAP GUI 7.5
• Ability to record and replay SAP GUI scripts on Windows 10/Windows Server 2016