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Choosing Proxy Recording

Setting Recording Options

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To set up and use proxy recording:
1. Start Robot on the proxy computer.
2. In the Proxy Administration dialog box, match up the proxy computer and port

with each server to be used in the test.

For details, see Creating a Proxy Computer on page 6-11.

3. In the

Method:Proxy

tab of the Session Record Options dialog box, match up

each client with the server it will send requests to. Be sure to specify the actual
server and not the proxy computer.

For details, see Identifying Client/Server Pairs on page 11.

4. Configure each client to send requests to the proxy computer, not to the server.

For example, if the client sends requests to an Oracle database, use the Oracle
client configuration software to specify the proxy computer's address and port
number, not the server's.

5. Start the client application and navigate to the point where recording begins.
6. On the proxy computer, enable recording (

File

Record Session

7. With recording enabled, each tester at each client computer performs the

transactions to record.

8. When all transactions are complete, stop recording on the proxy computer.

Choosing Proxy Recording

To use the proxy recording method:
1. Click

Tools

Tools >

> Session Record Options

Session Record Options

2. Click the

Method

tab, and then click

Proxy recorder

3. Click the

Method:Proxy

tab to:

Create a proxy computer.

Identify client/server pairs that communicate through the proxy.

After you set up your system for proxy recording, record a trial script to make sure
the proxy recording yields the results you expect.

NOTE: If you perform proxy recording against an Oracle database, the server
should not be set up to redirect. Consult your Oracle documentation for
information.