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# View running tests in the online screen

This topic describes the Performance Test Run page which displays details of the running performance tests, and enables you to perform all runtime test run actions.

Tip: You can also view performance measurements for tests that have finished running in offline graphs. For details, see View finished test run results offline.

In this topic:

## Access the Performance Test Run page

The Performance Test Run page opens as a tab in LoadRunner Enterprise automatically when a performance test starts, or when you join a running test from LoadRunner Enterprise.

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## Summary area

The Summary pane (displayed in the upper section of the Performance Test Run page) displays a synopsis of the running performance test.

User interface:

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements | Description
--- | ---
Test Runs > <Test name> > <Run ID> | Name and ID of the running test. Click the Test Name link to display the test in the Performance Test Designer.
Tabs
Dashboard | Displays details of running performance tests and measurements for tests that have finished running.
Results | Displays result files for the test run. For details, see Download and upload result files. Note: Available after the run has finished.
Event log | Displays the event log for the test run. For details, see View test run event logs.
Audit | Displays a list of changes made to the test. For details, see View changes made to a test run.
Quick Trending | Displays a summary of failed transactions. You can drill down on transactions and compare them against previous runs to help identify trends and resolve issues. For details, see Perform quick trending analysis. Note: Available only if you configured an external analysis server and assigned the project to the server. For details, see Configure external InfluxDB analysis servers.
HTML Report | Opens an HTML version of the Analysis Summary report, which analyzes the data collected during the performance test run. The report provides general information about the performance test, lists statistics about the test run, and provides links to graphs containing test run data. For more details regarding the summary report, see the LoadRunner Professional Help Center. Note: Available after the run has finished, and only if results have been collated and analyzed (when test is in Finished state).
NV Insights report | Opens the NV Insights report for the selected test run. For details, see View finished test run results offline. Note: Available after the run has finished, and only if NV Insights is enabled and included in the performance test.
Run Details
<state> | The current run state (for example Running or Down), and the name and ID of the test.
Elapsed Time | The amount of time since the test began running.
Scheduler state | The current state of the scheduler.
Hits per Sec | How many hits (HTTP requests) there have been to the web server by Vusers during each second of the test run.
Errors | The number of Vuser errors that occurred during the test run. If there are errors, click the number of errors link to view details in the Messages view. For details, see Messages view.
Transactions | The number of completed, successful (green) and unsuccessful (red) transactions performed during the test run. Click the transactions link to view details in the Transactions grid. For details, see Transactions view. Tip: You can view details of failed transactions in the test run (via Quick Trending in Test Runs or Test Management), and perform trending analysis by drilling down and investigating specific transactions related to the run. For details, see Perform quick trending analysis.
Total Vusers | Displays the total number of Vusers in the test, and a breakdown of the current Vuser status: Not Started, Active, and Finished. Click to display a breakdown of the statuses of the Vusers in the performance test. For details, see Groups view.
| Opens an area below the summary area, which displays the following: Controller. The Controller being used in the test. User. The name of the user who is running the test.
| Stop Run/Stop Now. Enables you to stop a running performance test. Stop Run. Stops the test gradually by moving all running Vusers to the Gradual Exiting state. For details, see Run performance tests. Stop Now. Enabled only after you click the Stop Run button. Enables you to stop the Vusers immediately.

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## Toolbar buttons

The Performance Test Run toolbar is located in the upper area of the Performance Test Run page.

User interface:

UI Elements | Description
--- | ---
Tabs/Views
Graphs | Displays the Graphs view (displayed by default). For details, see Graphs view.
Groups | Displays the Groups view. For details, see Groups view.
Transactions | Displays the Transactions view. For details, see Transactions view.
Messages | Displays the Messages view. For details, see Messages view.
Monitors | Displays the Runtime Monitors and Monitors Over Firewall views. For details, see Monitors view.
Toolbar Buttons
| Vusers Details. Displays specific details for each Vuser in the performance test, and enables you to run or stop individual Vusers irrespective of their defined schedules. For user interface details, see View Vuser details.
| Run Vusers. Enables you to run additional Vusers during the course of a performance test. That is, you can run Vusers that are not included in the test's original defined schedule. For details, see Run Vusers.
| Load Generators. Enables you to manage the load generator in the performance test. For details, see Manage load generators.
| Timeslot Duration. Enables you to extend or shorten the duration of the performance test. For user interface details, see Change timeslot duration.
| More. Click the arrow adjacent to the button for the following options: Add Group. Enables you to add a Vuser group to a running performance test, or to edit Vuser group settings during a test run. For details, see Manage Vusers during a run. Edit Scheduler. Enables you to edit the scheduler during a test run. For user interface details, see Edit the scheduler during a test run. View Rendezvous. Enables you to enable/disable rendezvous points defined in the Vuser scripts and to set rendezvous policies that determine how the Controller handles Vusers at a rendezvous point. For user interface details, see Set rendezvous policies.
| Search. Enables filtering the information being displayed in each of the views by the search string.

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## Graphs view

The online graphs display performance measurements for those resources being monitored in a performance test.

To access:

Select the Graphs tab (the Graphs view is displayed by default in the Performance Test Run page).

For details on the tabs available from the Graphs view, see Graphs Tab and Topology Tab.

To adjust time range in graph:

You can adjust the time range displayed in the graphs view by:

- Selecting a granularity range to display (3 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour, or whole).

- Using the slider to focus on a particular time period. Pull the sliders on both sides to focus on a particular time period. You can also move the selection (maintaining the same granularity), and select a new range in the timeline.

Note: To ensure the correct real time for running the performance test is displayed in the online graph, the time zone on the LoadRunner Enterprise Server and any external analysis database servers must all be synchronized.

User interface:

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements | Description
--- | ---
Global display options
| Filter Measurement. Enables you to filter measurements by name for all graphs in the graphs pane. Show only visible. Enables you to hide the non-visible measurements from the legend. Has Anomalies. Enables you to display only those measurements that have an anomaly.
| Configuration. Enables you to configure all graphs displayed in the display pane. The following options are available: Time Display. The time displayed on the x-axis. Relative to Load Test start. Displays the amount of time that has elapsed since the beginning of the test (in hours, minutes, and seconds). Server clock. Displays the time on the LoadRunner Enterprise server clock. Custom time zone. Displays the time according to the UTC time zone you select (this time is also displayed in the Messages view). Any changes to the time zone remain persistent in online and offline results. Show Anomalies. Displays the anomalies sleeve and the plot bands for those measurements that have an anomaly.
| Graph Layout. Displays graphs either side by side (up to three in a row), or stacked one on top of another. You can display up to 12 graphs simultaneously.
| Maximize/Minimize Graph. Enables you to maximize/minimize the graphs displayed in the graphs pane.
Individual graph options
| Enables you to filter measurements by name in the legend. Show only visible. Hides the non-visible measurements from the legend. Has Anomalies. Enables you to display only those measurements that have an anomaly.
| Configure. Enables you to configure the selected graph. The following options are available: Scale. Scales measurements approximately so that they appear in the same range in the y-axis. This avoids measurements with smaller values appearing as flat lines with zero value. Select the desired scale: Automatic. Each measurement in the graph is displayed in the scale that best suits it. None. Each measurement's true values are displayed in the graph. Duplicate. Enables you to duplicate the selected graph. Show Anomalies. Displays the anomalies sleeve and the plot bands for those measurements that have an anomaly.
| Enables you to maximize/minimize the selected graph. When you maximize the graph, the following information is displayed: Expand Legend. Expands the area of the legend. Filter Measurement. Enables you to filter measurements in the legend. Show only visible. Enables you to hide the non-visible measurements from the legend. Has Anomalies. Enables you to display only those measurements that have an anomaly. Legend Options. (Displayed on left-hand side of the Name column.) The following options are available: Show Favorites. Displays the measurements set as favorite. Hide Visible. Hides the visible measurements on the graph. Select Visible as Favorites. Saves the currently displayed measurements as favorites. Name. The measurement name. A warning icon appears next to measurements that contain an anomaly. Note: IP addresses for over firewall monitors (MOFW) and load generator hosts (OFW) display the IP address for the MI Listener and not the actual host IP address. Scale. The graph scale. Max. The measurement's maximum value. At every time stamp, the maximum values among all Vuser data points are selected. Then, the maximum of all these values is displayed. Min. The measurement's minimum value. At every time stamp, the minimum values among all Vuser data points are selected. Then, the minimum of all these values is displayed. Avg. The measurement's average value. Std. The measurement's standard deviation. Last. The measurement's last value. Measurement Options. (Displayed on left-hand side of the Set as Favorite icon.) The following options are available: Show. Displays the measurement on the graph. Hide. Hides the measurement from the graph. Bold. Displays the measurement in bold. Show only me. Displays the selected measurement and hides the others from the graph. Set as Favorite. Sets the measurement as favorite. <color>. Enables you to select in which color the measurement appears in the graph. <page list>. (Displayed only for graphs that have at least 20 measurements.) Enables you to move to the first, last, or a specific graph measurements page.
| Enables you to hide the selected graph.
| Indicates an anomaly has occurred in the graph (displayed to the right of the graph name).
<zoom a graph line> | In the graph, select a graph line and drag it up or down to zoom in. To reset, click Reset Zoom.

Graphs Tab

This tab displays a list of the configured online graphs. You can select which graphs to display in the Online Graphs pane.

To access:

On the right of the Online Graphs pane, click and select Graphs.

User interface:

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements | Description
--- | ---
<Online graphs tree> | <search>. Enables you to search the basic graphs by name. Basic Graphs. Displays a list of the configured online graphs. Select a graph to display it in the Online Graphs pane. Merged Graphs. Enables you to merge several graphs into one. To create a merged graph, click Add. In the graph editor, drag the graphs that you want to merge. In the graph editor: The number in parentheses indicates the number of similar graphs that exist in the graphs list. For example, Throughput (2). The number on the right indicates the number of measurements selected for each graph; to select a measurement you have to click it. For example, 1 X. The number at the bottom indicates how many measurements were selected out of the total number of measurements in all graphs. For example, 3/5 selected. <Graph icons> (displayed to the left of the graph name) Indicates the graph is currently being displayed in the Online Graphs pane. Indicates an anomaly has occurred in the graph.

Topology Tab

This tab displays the topology selected for the performance test, enabling you to track the SiteScope monitor status on each component of your AUT. For details, see Topologies overview.

To access:

On the right of the Online Graphs pane, click and select Topology.

Note:

- To ensure that SiteScope monitoring data can be displayed for the topology, ensure that the relevant SiteScope server is up and running and that connectivity has been established.

- After the test run, a snapshot of the topology is included among the run result files. For details, see Download and upload result files.

User interface:

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements | Description
--- | ---
| Zoom in/out. Enables you to zoom in and out of the topology tab.
| Fit to panel. Enables you to fit the entire topology design to the current pane size.
| Edit monitor. Opens SiteScope, enabling you to edit the monitors defined on the component selected in the Topology tab. Note: During a test run, you can only edit monitors that were defined on the components when designing the topology. You cannot add new monitors during the test run.
<Topology display area> | Displays the topology selected for the test. If monitors are defined on a component in the topology, the following icons may appear: . Indicates that all of the monitors on the component are working successfully. . Indicates that there is an error with at least one of the monitors on the component. . Indicates that at least one of the monitors on the component is not working or not receiving data. . Indicates a warning on at least one of the monitors on the component.

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## Groups view

The Groups view displays the statuses of the Vusers in the performance test.

To access:

Select the Groups tab.

User interface:

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements | Description
--- | ---
Name | The Vuser group name.
Down | The number of Vusers that are down.
Pending | The number of Vusers that are ready to be initialized and are waiting for an available load generator, or are transferring files to the load generator. The Vusers run when the conditions set in their scheduling attributes are met.
Init | The number of Vusers that are being initialized on the host machine.
Ready | The number of Vusers that have already performed the init section of the script and are ready to run.
Running | The number of Vusers that are running. The Vuser script is being executed on a host machine.
Rendezvous | The number of Vusers that have arrived at the rendezvous and are waiting to be released.
Gradual Exiting (displayed as G. Exit) | The number of Vusers that are finishing their current iteration before exiting.
Exiting (displayed as Exit) | The number of Vusers that have finished running, or have been stopped, and are exiting now.
Paused | The number of Vusers that have been paused.
Stopped | The number of Vusers that have been stopped manually.
Passed | The number of Vusers that have finished running. The script passed.
Failed | The number of Vusers that have finished running. The script failed.
Error | The number of Vusers for which a problem occurred.

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## Transactions view

The Transactions view of the Details pane displays how many transactions have been executed successfully or unsuccessfully.

To access:

Select the Transactions tab.

User interface:

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements | Description
--- | ---
Name | The transaction name. For details on transaction names, see Transaction naming conventions.
Passed | The number of times the transaction passed.
Failed | The number of times the transaction failed.
Stopped | The number of times the transaction stopped.
Success Rate % | The transactions success rate percentage.
TPS | The number of times per second the transaction has run.

Tip: You can view details of failed transactions in the test run (via Quick Trending in Test Runs or Test Management), and perform trending analysis by drilling down and investigating specific transactions related to the run. For details, see Perform quick trending analysis.

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## Messages view

The Messages view displays error, warning, debug, and output messages that are sent to the Controller by the Vusers and load generators during a test run.

To access:

Select the Messages tab.

User interface:

User interface elements are described below:

UI Elements | Description
--- | ---
Group by | Enables grouping messages by Code, Message, Host, Script, or Vuser. After you have selected a grouping, the grid displays a drilled down view. 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. Note: In online screen and offline view: If None is selected in the Group by filter, then Sort by and Change sort order are enabled; otherwise Sort by and Change sort order are not available. In online screen only: If None is selected in the Group by filter and Sort by is selected by any selection other than Time, then only the first 500 rows are displayed. If None is selected in the Group by filter and Sort by is selected by Time, then all messages are loaded.
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 the Controller. To enable the feature, select Tools > LoadRunner Enterprise Controller Options > Debug Information. Default: All Types
Sort by | Enables sorting column values by Time, Type, Code, Message, Host, Script, or Vuser. 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 Change sort order to sort the selected column values in ascending or descending order. Note: When you change the sort order in the online screen, scrolling is limited to displaying the first 500 rows only, according to the selected sort order. Offline view retains full sorting functionality, enabling you to scroll all messages (in rows of 50).
Vuser Log | Select a row in the grid and click Vuser Log. The Vuser activity log opens, enabling you to view a list of messages per individual Vuser. The log contains the following information: Activity log for Vuser. The selected Vuser whose ID is being displayed. Refresh. Enables you to refresh the log. Download log. Enables you to download the log. Log Message area. Displays a list of all messages received for the selected Vuser. Snapshot. Generates a snapshot (a graphical representation of the Web page) of the point in the test run where an error occurred. Before using this feature, you must enable the Generate snapshot on error option in the script's runtime settings. For details on the runtime settings, see Configure runtime settings. Note: Rows cannot be selected when data is grouped. This option is not available in the offline results view.
Clear All Messages | Clears all messages. Note: This option is not available in the offline results view.
Refresh All | Select the refresh option: 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 500 top rows according to the selected sort options. Note: This option is not available in the offline results view.
Time | The time the message was generated. Note: Displays the time according to the UTC time zone if Time Display > Custom time zone was selected in the Graphs view. For details, see Time Display.
Type | The type of message. For details, see Type above.
Code | The message code.
Message | The received message. To copy a message to the clipboard, right-click the message and select Copy to clipboard.
Host | The host that generated the message. You can click a host link to group messages by the selected host value.
Script | The script that generated the message. You can click a script link to group messages by the selected script value.
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 which generated the message. You can click a Vuser link to group messages by the selected Vuser value.
Total Messages | The total number of messages received for the selected grouping. Note: Displayed only when messages are grouped.
Total Vusers | Displays the total number of Vusers for the selected grouping. Note: Displayed only when messages are grouped.

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## Monitors view

The Monitors view displays monitors from all the monitor profiles and over firewall agents that are associated with the selected test. You can add new monitors to the test from this view.

Note: Any monitors that you add to the test or updates you make to existing monitors from this tab won’t affect the monitor profile, and are discarded after the test run.

To access:

1. Select the Monitors tab.

2. To view monitor profiles associated to the test or to add a new monitor, select the Runtime Monitors tab.

   For details on adding and managing monitors while a test is running, see Manage runtime monitors.

3. To view all monitor over firewall agents associated to the test or to add a new monitor over firewall agent, select the Monitors Over Firewall tab.

   For details on adding a new monitor over firewall agent, see Create a monitor over firewall agent profile.

See also:

- Run performance tests
- Blog: Explore the new online screen enhancements in Performance Center 12.55

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