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Scripting tools
The following table lists the tools you can use to create scripts for your load tests.
For details on supported versions, see Support Matrix.
Script tool | Description | Supported protocols | Vuser Type |
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OpenText Virtual User Generator |
OpenText Virtual User Generator (VuGen) is a tool to record web-based applications on the transport level. For further details on protocols, see VuGen Protocols in the OpenText Virtual User Generator Help Center. General notes and limitations: When running a load test on load generators in the cloud, you can add host names contained in your load test scenario to the load generators that are uploaded. You do this by creating a text file containing the host names and IP addresses, and including the file with each VuGen script's zip file. For more details, see Add hosts to a cloud-based load generator. Java protocol notes and limitations:
For details on how to add Extra Files, see the Solution Explorer pane in the OpenText Virtual User Generator Help Center. |
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Web Vuser |
OpenText Virtual User Generator - ERP |
Use OpenText Virtual User Generator to record scripts on supported Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) protocols. Note: SAP GUI protocol scripts can only run on on-premises load generators. |
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ERP Vuser |
OpenText Virtual User Generator - legacy |
Use VuGen to record scripts on supported legacy protocols. Legacy protocol scripts can only run on on-premises load generators. |
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Legacy Vuser |
OpenText Performance Engineering for Developers |
OpenText Performance Engineering for Developers is a tool for web protocol performance and load testing. You can use it to create and run DevWeb protocol scripts, with the focus on communication at the HTTP transport level and over WebSocket. For details on OpenText Performance Engineering for Developers, see the OpenText Performance Engineering for Developers Help Center. |
DevWeb | Web Vuser |
OpenText TruClient |
OpenText TruClient is a tool for recording web-based applications as you perform your business process. For details on supported browsers in OpenText TruClient , see the OpenText Virtual User Generator Help Center. The following TruClient scripts are no longer supported:
Note: For details on supported browsers |
|
GUI Vuser |
OpenText TruAPI |
For details, see TruAPI. |
None | Web Vuser |
JMeter |
Apache JMeter is an open source performance testing tool.
Tip:
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None |
Dev Vuser |
Gatling |
Gatling is an open source performance testing tool.
For details, see Gatling script integration. |
None |
Dev Vuser |
Selenium |
Selenium is an open source performance testing tool.
For details, see Selenium scripts. |
None | GUI Vuser |
Localized script support
Scripts written in non-Latin alphabets are supported. However, you still must use Latin characters for file and folder names.