What's new in 24.1 – 24.3

• 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 UI web pages, making them more identifiable in the browser title bar. For details, see Title bar name prefixes.

• 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.

  For details on configuring Cloud hosts to use IPv6 , see Create an elastic cloud host template.

  For details on configuring external Influx analysis servers to use IPv6, see Configure external InfluxDB analysis servers.

• GitLab integration. The GitLab integration enables you to design and run OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering 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 OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering tests as part of a GitHub continuous integration process. For details, see GitHub action.

• 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 OTEPETechPreview@opentext.com. For details, see Run Dashboard.

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

• 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.

• 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.

OpenText Performance Engineering for Developers includes the following enhancements. For details, see the What's New.

• 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.

• UI. This release includes the following UI updates and improvements:

  • New simplified banner.

  • Redesigned module navigation menu.

  • The load test Dashboard was replaced with the Home Page.

  • Links to useful OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering resources were moved to the module navigation menu.

  • The user interface has been updated to reflect that Micro Focus is now OpenText.

  For details, see Banner and View the Home Page.

• Admin dashboard auto refresh. The Administration dashboard now refreshes automatically to provide you with live updates and notifications. For details, see Administration dashboard.

• Chaos testing. OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering now supports the addition of Steadybit experiments to your performance tests. This enables simulated attacks on your services and environments, so that you can integrate chaos and stress testing into your test runs. You can view the run stages for chaos events in the Disruptive Events graph, enabling you to see how the chaos event influences the monitored machine. For details, see Chaos testing.

• IPv6 communication support. OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering now supports IPv6 for communication with Controllers, load generators, and MI Listener. This feature is supported for connections using an IPv6 address host name.

  For details about IPv6 support for Controllers or load generators, see Configure host details..

  For details about IPv6 support for MI Listener, see Modify or view MI Listeners details.

• Change password using REST API. REST APIs are now supported for updating passwords in OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering components and configuration tools. This lets you change passwords more easily, with minimal user intervention.

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

  • You can use REST commands to:

  • Silently reconfigure the password of the OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering system user in the System Identity Changer utility.

  • Update the database user password in the Database Password Changer utility.

  • Update the SMTP mail server user password in Administration (Servers > SMTP server tab).

  For details, see the OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering Installation Guide, available from Install.

• Kubernetes. You can specify security settings for all containers in the pod using the runAsUser setting. For details, see Specify pod container security settings.

• Password policy hardening. To reduce the risk of credential-based attacks, OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering’s built-in authentication now includes user lockout settings. These settings let you determine how many unsuccessful login attempts are allowed within a specified time frame before a user is locked out. For details, see Set the password policy.

• Rate limit authentication. You can now use rate limit authentication to protect against brute‑force attacks. This let's you set the maximum number of authentication requests that OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering applications can receive within a specific time period. For details, see Rate limit authentication requests.

• Docker images. The load generator images in the Docker hub repository have been renamed. For details, see Manage Dockerized images.

• FIPS compliance. OpenText Enterprise Performance Engineering now supports working on a FIPS-enabled environment. It is compliant with the FIPS 140-2 standard, for the protection of sensitive or valuable data.

OpenText VuGen, protocols, and OpenText Performance Engineering for Developers

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

• JavaScript. The Chrome V8 JavaScript engine used by VuGen and load generators is now upgraded to work with the ECMAScript 2022 language specification.

• Recorder extension for Chrome. You can now install a LoadRunner Web Recorder extension in Chrome to record events for a Vuser script. This allows you to create scripts in cases where the security policy blocks the standard VuGen recorder.
  
  Note: This feature is provided as a tech preview.

• Integration with LRC. SSO/browser-based authentication is now supported for the integration between VuGen and LoadRunner Cloud.

• CyberArk integration. This release includes an integration with CyberArk, providing support for use of CyberArk identity security for privileged accounts. A new LoadRunner API enables you to connect to the CyberArk vault and query for passwords.

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

• Cloud for AWS protocol. VuGen contains a new script designer for creating AWS protocol scripts. Using the script designer, you can generate an SQS script without having to manually insert code.

• TruClient protocols. The following updates are included for TruClient scripts:

  • Chromium browser support: For version 120

  • TruClient Browser: Now equivalent to Firefox version 118

  • Security updates

  • Versions 24.3 and higher support integration with TruClient 2.0. For details, see Support Matrix.

• .NET+ protocol. Upgraded .NET version support for .NET+ protocol:

  • Support for .NET version 8.

  • If you are unable to use .NET 6 or 8, there is now capability to use other .NET versions.

  Caution: .NET versions other than 6 and 8 are not officially supported by LoadRunner Professional and the .NET+ protocol.

• Citrix protocol. The following new APIs to handle window events are available for the Citrix protocol:

  • ctrx_execute_on_window_activation

  • ctrx_execute_on_window_destroy

  • ctrx_execute_on_window_name_change

• Java protocols. LoadRunner Professional now supports JRE/JDK version 21 64-bit for record and replay of all relevant protocols.

• SAP Web protocol. This release includes additional correlation rules for SAP_NWBC application.

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

• SSE support. DevWeb scripts now support testing for server-sent events (SSE). SSE is a server push technology, enabling the client to receive automatic updates from a server through an HTTP connection. You can use the new SSE API to establish a connection to the AUT, and receive server-sent event notifications.

• Save web responses. You can add the new saveResponseBodyToFile option to your web requests, enabling you to save specific web response bodies in the specified files.

• Extractor converters. The extractors include a new converter, evalString. This converter changes hexadecimal and Unicode characters (\xNN and \uNNNN) to plain strings.

• Think time. The SDK includes a new API, thinkTimeAsync, that does not block asynchronous background activities.

• Replay summary. The replay summary for your script now includes data on the hits per host (based on hostname). This data is available for DevWeb scripts in all LoadRunner products.

• Mask and encrypt data. The mask and encrypt functionality is now available for whole folders. This enables you to mask or encrypt confidential data in all files in a folder.

• FIPS compliance. LoadRunner Developer now supports working on a FIPS-enabled environment. It is compliant with the FIPS 140-2 standard, for the protection of sensitive or valuable data.

• IP addresses. You can obtain the IP address for the current Vuser using the getIP function.

• Proxy Recorder. You can now customize the delimiter used for HTTP query strings.