Output Messages window

The Output Messages window displays error, notification, warning, and debug messages that are sent to Controller by the Vusers and load generators during a scenario run. The window contents are refreshed automatically during the run.

Access the window using one of the following:

  • Scenario Status pane > Errors (click on the displayed number of errors)

  • Select View > Show Output

User interface elements are described below.

Tip: Click on a value in the table shown as a blue link, to filter by all messages with that value.

UI Element
Description
Group by

Enables grouping messages by Code, Message, Host, Script, or Vuser.

After you have selected a group, the grid displays a drilled down view, with the content grouped according to the selection.

You can click a blue link to filter grid data by the selected value. For example, if data is grouped by Code and you drill down on a particular code, the grid displays all messages for the selected code.
Type

Enables filtering the messages by a specific message type:

  • Errors. Usually indicates that the script failed.

  • Warnings. Indicates that the Vuser encountered a problem, but that the test continued to run.

  • Notifications. Provides runtime information.

  • Debug. Sent only if the debugging feature is enabled in Controller. (Expert mode: Tools > Options > Debug Information). For more information, see Options > Debug Information tab.

Default: All

Sort by

Enables sorting column values by Time, Code, Message, Host, Script, or Vuser. Enabled when None is selected in the Group by filter.

After selecting a sort value, the latest 50 messages are displayed on the page. You can scroll to see additional pages (each page displays the next 50 messages).

Click the sort order button to sort the selected column values in ascending or descending order.

Note: When you change the sort order to any value other than Time, scrolling is limited to displaying the first 500 rows only, according to the selected sort order.

Exports the messages in the current view. Define the path and file name, and select the file type you require for the output.
Clear All Clears all messages.
Refresh All/500 Rows

  • Refresh All. Displays the latest 50 messages on a page. You can scroll to see additional pages (each page displays the next 50 messages).

  • 500 Rows. Displays the last 500 rows on one page, according to the selected sort options.
Freeze/

Resume
  • Freeze. Stops updating the Output window with messages.

  • Resume. Resumes updating the Output window with messages. Click Refresh to see all messages.

Time The time the message was generated, according to the Controller machine time.
Type The type of message.
Code The code assigned to all similar messages.
Message

The received message.

To copy a message to the clipboard, right-click the message and select Copy to clipboard.

Host The load generator that generated the message.
Script The script that generated the message.
Action The action in the script where the message was generated.
Line The line in the script where the message was generated.
Iteration The iteration during which the message was generated.
Vuser The Vuser that generated the message.
Total Messages The total number of messages received for the selected grouping. Displayed only when messages are grouped.
Total Vusers The total number of Vusers for the selected grouping. Displayed only when messages are grouped.

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