WebLoad Changelog

What's new in WebLoad 10.1.146

Nov 14, 2014
  • Continuous Integration with WebLOAD:
  • You can now automatically perform load and performance testing as part of your continuous integration initiative using WebLOAD. By performing automated load testing early and often, you can identify and resolve performance issues during the development process, when they are easiest to fix.
  • The WebLOAD plug-in for Jenkins makes your performance testing as agile as your product development. The Jenkins server can automatically launch WebLOAD whenever a new build is triggered. WebLOAD’s regression and trend reports enable you to accurately pinpoint where the problem started and to associate code changes with performance issues.
  • Performance Testing with WebLOAD and AppDynamics:
  • WebLOAD 10.1 features integration with the AppDynamics Application Performance Management (APM) solution. Now you can improve your ability to identify root causes of performance issues by using AppDynamics to monitor and analyze an application’s business transactions.
  • When the AppDynamics integration is enabled, the required information is automatically added to the HTTP headers of WebLOAD transactions so that they are compatible with AppDynamics monitoring. WebLOAD synthetic test transactions can be tracked down to the application call level. You can drill down on transaction time to show the exact performance of a complex distributed application, including third-party integrations and database call response times. With AppDynamics and WebLOAD, you can shorten the time to identify performance issues, isolate root causes and resolve them quickly.
  • WebLOAD Test Execution Enhancements:
  • With version 10.1, the WebLOAD Console has been improved and several features requested by our customers have been added.
  • Schedule by Rounds:
  • The load session schedule has been enhanced to allow greater flexibility. Now, in addition to setting execution time, it is possible to schedule consecutive execution rounds.
  • Full View of HTTP Errors:
  • It’s now easier to understand HTTP errors that occur during test execution. WebLOAD features a detailed, graphical drill-down view of an error from within the execution log including HTTP Headers, Page View, and HTML View.
  • Command Line Enhancements:
  • For easier license management and more powerful test automation, you can now request virtual client and probing client resources from the WebRM license server from the WebLOAD command line.
  • Support for Very Large Sessions:
  • WebLOAD 10.1 has been enhanced to support even larger load sessions. It's now possible to run the load test with thousands of performance statistics for very long periods of time without reaching data limits.
  • Statistics Chart Performance Improvements:
  • The WebLOAD Console statistics charts’ performance has been improved to handle more statistics efficiently. WebLOAD continues to store all data no matter how long the load session and enables you to display as much data as you need.
  • WebLOAD Test Development Environment Enhancements:
  • In WebLOAD 10.1 the Interactive Development Environment has been improved and several features requested by our customers have been added.
  • Enhanced Correlation Engine:
  • The enhanced correlation engine enables you to benefit from automatic correlation at any time without losing manual changes that you made to test scripts. WebLOAD 10.1 features an intelligent tool for reconciling conflicts that occur during the correlation process as a result of manual script editing.
  • Enhanced Search:
  • The WebLOAD IDE now supports comprehensive search across all script views in one click. You can search at the same time in JavaScript, HTML, and HTTP Header views. Clicking on the search result will highlight the exact location in the relevant script view.
  • Enhanced Text Validation:
  • The Validation Engine has been improved to allow multiple text verifications for assuring the correct server response.
  • Enhanced REST API support:
  • WebLOAD 10.1 automatically supports recording and playback of all methods of REST APIs.

New in WebLoad 8.6.0.026 (Jan 17, 2011)

  • Support for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Vista:
  • In addition to its support for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, WebLOAD now fully supports Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista. For those who want to generate load from Linux machines, the WebLOAD 8.6 load generators can run on almost any flavor of Linux as well.
  • Expert performance knowledge:
  • With this new release, RadView has made it easier for a novice load tester to identify performance bottlenecks. WebLOAD 8.6 now includes expert performance knowledge and best practice performance rules that proactively identify performance bottlenecks in the system under test.
  • New Parameterization Manager:
  • The new Parameterization Manager extends the capabilities of its predecessor with new parameter types that support the most complicated scenarios. In addition, its new visual editor enables management of dynamic content from within the test script, eliminating the need for manual editing.
  • New Validation Engine:
  • The new Validation Engine adds new methods for verifying the server’s desired response. As a result it is now possible to have complete confidence in the correctness of the scenario and consequently in the test’s results.
  • Side-by-side Views:
  • It is now possible to quickly identify mistakes and anomalies by comparing recording and execution data in one side-by-side view.
  • Statistical Correlation – Probable Cause Analysis:
  • WebLOAD 8.6 introduces a new set of statistical report templates designed to automatically identify the problematic areas using statistical correlation heuristics. The reports identify and present the top measurements that are highly correlated with suspicious server performance behavior.

New in WebLoad 8.5.0.082 (Jul 14, 2010)

  • New Parameterization Manager
  • The new Parameterization Manager extends the capabilities of its predecessor with new parameter types that support the most complicated scenarios. In addition, its new visual editor enables management of dynamic content from within the test script, eliminating the need for manual editing.
  • New Validation Engine
  • The new Validation Engine adds new methods for verifying the server’s desired response. As a result it is now possible to have complete confidence in the correctness of the scenario and consequently in the test's results.
  • Enhanced Correlation Engine
  • WebLOAD 8.5 extends the coverage of its Auto Discovery Engine to support more complex correlation types, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
  • Side-by-side Views
  • It is now possible to quickly identify mistakes and anomalies by comparing recording and execution data in one side-by-side view.
  • Statistical Correlation – Probable Cause Analysis
  • WebLOAD 8.5 introduces a new set of statistical report templates designed to automatically identify the problematic areas using statistical correlation heuristics. The reports identify and present the top measurements that are highly correlated with suspicious server performance behavior.
  • Support for All SAP Platforms
  • WebLOAD 8.5 extends its support for SAP to cover the SAP GUI and all other SAP applications that could not be load-tested via HTTP.

New in WebLoad 8.4.0.061 (Sep 8, 2009)

  • Automatic detection of correlation rules
  • Automatically discover the rules that should be used in the correlation process
  • Execute the test without having to undergo a painful and time consuming process of manually editing complex and lengthy scripts
  • Run the correlation discovery process at any time and not just after or during recording
  • WebLOAD Analytics
  • New interactive charts support "on-the-fly what-if" analysis
  • New intuitive and simplified user interface
  • Advanced Export to Word supports inline editing and customization of system-generated performance reports
  • Support for Flex Externalizable Objects
  • User-friendly, self-explanatory scripts
  • Easy parameterization and editing
  • Ability to view all response information in the IDE
  • High scalability and performance
  • New text verification
  • Automatically generate code for response validation, eliminating the need for manual coding
  • Can be applied to a specific response rather than the entire script, resulting in improved efficiency

New in WebLoad 8.3 (Apr 1, 2009)

  • Key IDE (Integrated Development Environment) enhancements:
  • The IDE now incorporates performance testing methodologies and best practices into the tool’s workflow. These new capabilities guide the user through the steps required to build a full-scale load test.
  • Key new features:
  • a. Workflow Wizard - A step by step guide for building scripts
  • b. AJAX Support - WebLOAD has improved it’s AJAX support by adding concurrency capabilities to emulate real browser behavior
  • c. Kerberos support
  • Key Console Enhancements:
  • The Console includes new and enhanced on-line monitoring capabilities which support easy result analysis and manipulation throughout the live load session. These new capabilities assist in pinpointing and identifying bottlenecks during execution of the load session.
  • Key new features:
  • a. Profile wizard - This feature helps users create realistic load testing scenarios
  • b. New real time graphical/dashboards enable the user to analyze load test results in real time during load session execution
  • New! WebLOAD Analytics
  • WebLOAD Analytics is a new analytics module which features the following capabilities:
  • a. Enhanced diagnostics and analysis capabilities
  • b. Ability to set up thresholds and Service Level Agreements (SLA) - This ensures your performance testing will meet your business requirements
  • c. Standardization - New and pre-defined reports and templates enable consistent reporting across your entire project set.