What's New in LoadRunner Enterprise 24.3

This topic introduces the new features and improvements in LoadRunner Enterprise 24.3.

Note: The Help Centers for LoadRunner Enterprise 24.1 through 24.3 versions are streamlined into a single Help Center. Any version specific changes are indicated where relevant.

To view enhancements for prior releases, see What's New in earlier versions.

What's New video

Stay tuned for the What's New video.

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User experience

This release includes the following enhancements to the user experience and user interface:

Area Enhancement
Accessibility standards

As part of our ongoing commitment to creating accessible technologies and products, the Home Page now conforms to VPAT accessibility standards and guidelines.

Title bar

Added naming prefixes to LoadRunner Enterprise web pages, making them more identifiable in the browser title bar.

For details, see Title bar name prefixes.

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Data and analytics

This release includes the following data and analytics updates:

Area Enhancement
AppDynamics SaaS monitor

Added the option to authenticate the user to the monitored AppDynamics SaaS server using an access token in addition to password authentication.

For details, see AppDynamics monitor.

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Integrations and ecosystem

This release includes the following integrations and ecosystem updates:

Area Enhancement
IPv6 communication support

IPv6 is supported for communication with cloud hosts, monitors, external Influx analysis servers, and the database server configuration. In addition, you can now specify IPv6 load generators by their FQDN.
GitLab integration

The GitLab integration enables you to design and run LoadRunner Enterprise tests as part of a GitLab continuous integration process.

For details, see GitLab integration.
GitHub action

A GitHub action enables you to design and run LoadRunner Enterprise tests as part of a GitHub continuous integration process.

For details, see GitHub action.

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Modernization

This release includes the following modernization updates:

Area Enhancement
Home Page enhancements

The Home Page was modernized with a new look in several areas.

For details, see View the Home Page.
Modernized online dashboard

A tech preview version of a modernized online dashboard is now available upon request. To enable this dashboard, send an email to OT_EPE_TechPreview@opentext.com.

For details, see Interactive run dashboard.

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VuGen, protocols, and LoadRunner Developer

Virtual User Generator (VuGen) includes the following enhancements. For details, see the VuGen What's New.

Area Enhancement
Recorder extension for Chrome

The LoadRunner Web Recorder is now integrated into VuGen. You can run the LoadRunner Web Recorder process from the Start Recording dialog box, to automatically install the Chrome extension, record the HAR file, and then generate the end Vuser script.

Note: This feature is provided as tech preview.

VTS

You can now specify a connection to a VTS instance using the instance name instead of the port number.

The VuGen and third-party protocols include the following enhancements. For details, see the VuGen What's New.

Area Enhancement
New protocol: TruClient 2.0 - Web

TruClient 2.0 is the next generation tool for TruClient, using an improved and modernized user interface for developing scripts. The new TruClient 2.0 - Web protocol supports your locally installed edition of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers, up to the latest versions. The protocol is supported on both Windows and Linux Ubuntu load generators. In addition, there is a new conversion tool to convert TruClient - Web scripts to TruClient 2.0 - Web format.

Note: This feature is provided as tech preview.

New protocol: Finance ISO The Finance ISO protocol enables you to create a Vuser script to monitor financial transactions using the ISO-8583 standard. The protocol provides metrics on the send and receive messages between the server and the client.
TruClient protocols

TruClient scripts now support Chromium browser version 122.
Web protocols

The following updates are included for the web protocols:

Support for replay on 64-bit architecture.

  • Ability to select an alternative listening connection when recording.

  • Ability to open the target browser in private or non-private mode when recording on a web browser.

  • Integration of the OpenSSL Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG) Engine for both recording and replay. This provides support for the CNG private key when processing certificates in Windows Certificate Store.

  • When recording through a proxy, you can choose whether to record all traffic, or only traffic for the selected application.

  • New Duration argument for streaming videos. This enables you to set the total video duration manually, eliminating decoding and reducing CPU usage.
SAP protocols

The following updates are included for SAP protocols:

  • Support for SAP client version 8.0, patch 6 and later.

  • Support for SAP GUI protocol recording and replay on 64-bit architecture, in addition to 32-bit.

  • Support for SAP Web protocol replay (in addition to recording) on 64-bit architecture.
Oracle protocols

The Oracle protocols include the following updates:

  • Support for Oracle Forms 12c.

  • Updated automatic correlation rules for Oracle - Web protocol scripts, and for multi-protocol scripts that include Oracle NCA + web protocols.

RDP protocol The RDP protocol now supports recording when using a Windows 11 client.

LoadRunner Developer and DevWeb include the following enhancements. For details, see the LoadRunner Developer What's New.

Area Enhancement
HTTP/3 support

HTTP/3 is now supported for replay of DevWeb scripts.
Concurrent requests When recording HAR files with the Offline Script Generator, you can now set a threshold to add or remove time from web requests. This provides some control over the timeframe for recorded requests, enabling you to include or exclude requests from concurrent groups.
Convert .proto files

You can now use the Offline Script Generator to convert gRPC protobuf (protocol buffer) data files into JavaScript. The generated API files can be added to your DevWeb tests. The functions are then called using DevWeb gRPC API definitions.

Note: This feature is provided as tech preview.

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