Main navigation

This topic describes the main navigation pages that enable you to view information, configure settings, choose a project, and manage assets.

Navigation menu

The Navigation menu lets you move between pages to create and set up your load tests.

To open the menu:

  1. Click the Navigation menu to view the menu nodes.

  2. Select a node.

    Node Details
    Performance Engineering

    Core Performance Engineering

    Performance Engineering

    Core Performance Engineering Analysis. Only displayed if the tenant is integrated with OpenText Core Performance Engineering Analysis. For details, see OpenText Core Performance Engineering Analysis integration.

    Administration Core Performance Engineering Platform. For details, see OpenText Core Performance Engineering Platform.

Home page

Click the Navigation menu and select Home to open the Home page.

The Home page provides the following useful views and quick access to your tests and their runs.

Section Description
Running tests

The Running tests area in the banner shows a list of the currently running load tests.

Filter the list to display running tests for all users of the project, or only your running tests by moving the Show only my runs switch. By default, all running tests are displayed.

Runs

The Runs area has two tabs:

  • Recent runs: A list of the latest runs and their status.

  • Scheduled runs: A list of the load tests scheduled to run.

Filter the list to display recent or scheduled runs for all users of the project, or only your recent or scheduled runs by moving the Show only my runs switch. By default, all recent or scheduled runs are displayed.

To learn more about a specific run, click its run ID to open the Dashboard.

Tip: To view or edit a test's settings or schedule, click the test name.

Last modified tests A list of the last 20 load tests that were modified. To view or edit a load test's settings, click the test's name.

Click the Create a test button + to begin creating a test.

Load tests page

Click the Navigation menu and select Load tests to open the Load tests page.

The Load tests page contains a labels pane, a grid that lists all tests defined in the selected project, and a summary pane.

Area Description
Labels

Use to define and assign labels to load tests. You can then sort them by these labels. For details, see Assign labels.

  • To create a label, click the Create label button + in the expandable and collapsible side pane.

  • To assign a label to a test, select it and click the Assign label button Assign labels button. Expand the list, select the label you want to assign, and click Apply.

Load tests grid

In the load tests grid, click a test name in the list to view or edit its definitions.

The Favorites icon Favorites icon indicates that a load test is included in your list of favorites. Click in a test's Favorites column to add or remove it as a favorite. For details, see Set a load test as a favorite.

Summary

The Summary pane contains information about the test and lists common test settings such as duration, test ID, run mode, and think time.

For details, see Create a load test.

Assets page

Click the Navigation menu and select Assets to open the Assets page.

The Assets page lets you manage assets that you can include in your load tests.

For details, see Assets.

Results page

Click the Navigation menu and select Results to open the Results page.

The Results page lists all load tests that ran in the specified date range.

For details, see Results.

What's new page

Click the Navigation menu and select What's new to open the What's new page.

The What's new page provides details of this version's features and enhancements.

For details, see What's new.

Banner buttons

The banner buttons include:

Search button Search: Opens a search box where you can enter a string to search.
Favorites button

Favorites: Displays a list of your favorite load tests.

  • Click a load test in the list to display it in the Load tests page.

  • Remove a load test from the list by clicking the Delete icon.

For details on configuring a load test as a favorite, see Set a load test as a favorite.

Help button

Help: Provides links to useful resources.

A What's new section lists the new features in the latest release. Click View all for a complete list, screenshots, and links to the online help.

Settings button

Settings: Enables you to:

  • Access the tenant management area for your project

  • View the current license information for the selected project. When enabled, you can view the license usage report and export it to a .csv file.

  • Purchase more licenses.

  • View your dedicated IPs (when enabled).

  • Configure your cookie preferences.

Notifications button

Notifications: Opens a pane where you can see:

  • A list of notifications. The Notification list provides a time stamp and other relevant information for events and errors.

  • A list of exported reports with a download link.

Tools and Integrations button

Tools and integrations: Provides links to tools that are used in conjunction with OpenText Core Performance Engineering.

  • Scripting tools: Common scripting tools, such as OpenText Virtual User Generator (VuGen), OpenText TruClient, and OpenText Performance Engineering for Developers, as well as external tools such as Gatling, JMeter and Selenium. For details, see Scripting tools.

  • CI tools: Plugins for common CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps. Use these tools to trigger tests from within your code or CI/CD cycle. For details, see CI plugins.

  • Agents: Agents such as the on-premises load generator OneLG (and its patches), OneLG Docker images, SiteScope monitors, and a Git agent. For details, see Integrations.

  • Streaming accounts: Accounts to which you can stream data during a test run (for example, to a Splunk account). For details, see Splunk integration.

  • Disruption events: Enables you to configure your Gremlin account and add disruption events to a load test. For details, see Disruption events.

  • Public APIs: Opens the OpenText Core Performance Engineering API. For details, see Public API.

<Project name> Shows the currently selected project. Click to see a complete list of the tenant's projects and to choose a different project.
User button

User: Shows the name of the current user. Expand the list for additional options.

  • Theme: The color theme for the user interface. The default is a light theme with a white background and black text. There is also a dark theme with bright, easy-to-see elements.

  • Language: The preferred language for the user interface: English or Japanese.

  • Logout: Logs you out of your current project and returns you to the MyAccount login window.

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