Configure scenario options
The following sections describe how to configure options that will be relevant for all your scenarios. You configure these options in the Options dialog box (Tools > Options).
Configure timeout options
Select Tools > Options > Timeout tab and specify timeout values for commands related to the load generator. For user interface details, see Options > Timeout tab.
If the command is not executed successfully within the timeout period, the load generator status changes to Error.
Configure Vuser runtime settings
Select Tools > Options > Runtime Settings tab. You can specify:
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The Vuser quota for a scenario
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How to stop running Vusers
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Whether to use a seed number for random sequencing
For user interface details, see Options > Runtime Settings tab.
Configure general scenario options (Expert mode only)
Select Tools > Options > General tab to specify the following general scenario settings that apply when in Expert mode:
- Specify the folder for data table storage
- Enable multiple IP address allocation. For details, see Multiple IP addresses.
For user interface details, see Options > General tab.
Configure the default schedule run mode
Select Tools > Options > Execution tab. Under Default Scheduler select a default run mode. For user interface details, see Options > Execution tab.
For details about schedule run modes, see Schedule run modes.
Define a command to run after scenario results are collated
Select Tools > Options > Execution tab. Under Post Collate Command, enter a command to run after collating scenario results. For user interface details, see Options > Execution tab.
For more details about collating run results, see Collate scenario run results.
Configure global runtime file storage options
Select Tools > Options > Runtime File Storage tab, and specify where LoadRunner Professional should save and store scenario runtime files collected on remote load generators:
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On the load generator.
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On a shared network drive. For information on this option, see Runtime file storage locations.
For user interface details, see Options > Runtime File Storage tab.
Note: LoadRunner Professional applies these settings to all the load generators participating in a scenario. You can change the settings for individual load generators as described in Modify load generator settings.
Configure monitoring options
Select Tools > Options > Monitors tab, and configure the online monitoring settings. For user interface details, see Options > Monitors tab.
Configure debug information options (Expert mode only)
Select Tools > Options > Debug Information tab, and determine the extent of the trace to be performed during a scenario run. For user interface details, see Options > Debug Information tab.
Configure output display options (Expert mode only)
Select Tools > Options > Output tab, and configure how to display running Vusers on the Controller machine. For user interface details, see Options > Output tab.
Define the NUnit framework path (Expert mode only)
Select Tools > Options > NUnit Framework tab, and define the path to the location of the installed NUnit framework. For details, see Develop a Unit Test Using Visual Studio (NUnit test).