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# Get started

Welcome to OpenText Virtual User Generator (VuGen). VuGen is a primary tool for creating testing scripts that emulate the behavior of real users accessing applications on your system. The emulation is performed using virtual users, or Vusers.

In this topic:

## First steps

| How does it work? Learn about Vusers and the technology behind Vuser testing. For details, see About Vuser scripts.
| Create scripts Use the workflow to guide you through the process of creating a Vuser script for performance testing. For details, see Use VuGen.
| VuGen protocols Read about the many protocol technologies available for your VuGen scripts. For details, see Protocols.

## VuGen version updates

You can configure VuGen to notify you about version updates automatically on startup. For details, see Options dialog box.

## Help Center

Some product components have context sensitive help. Access by pressing F1 within a dialog box, or use the Help icon.

When you open a link to a Help Center, make sure that the relevant product version is selected.

You can also download and install local versions of the help. For details, see Download Help Center.

To switch between online and local modes, select Help > Help Center Options > Open Online or Open Locally.

Note:

- To view the Help Center in a browser or within VuGen, make sure JavaScript (Active scripting) is enabled in your browser settings.
- If the online Help Center is unavailable at the start of an application session, the Open Online option might remain disabled during the whole session with that application.

### Bookmark the Help Center

To ensure that you're always viewing the most up-to-date version of the Help Center, bookmark this link: https://admhelp.microfocus.com/vugen.

To create a link that will always point to the most recent version of a topic, replace the version number in the URL with 'latest'. For example:

- Previous Help Center version:

  https://admhelp.microfocus.com/vugen/en/25.1-25.3/help/WebHelp/Content/WelcomeContent/c_WhatsNew.htm

- Latest version:

  https://admhelp.microfocus.com/vugen/en/latest/help/WebHelp/Content/WelcomeContent/c_WhatsNew.htm

## See also

- What's new
- Known issues
- Testing with VuGen scripts

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