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Activities Common to Performance and Functional Testing

Implementing Tests as Suites

Using Suites in Performance Tests

In performance testing, a suite enables you not to only run test scripts but also to
emulate the actions of users adding workload to a server. A suite can be as simple as
one virtual tester executing one test script or as complex as hundreds of virtual testers
in different groups, with each group executing different test scripts at different times.

For more information about using suites in performance testing, see Designing
Performance Testing Suites on page 263.

Activities Common to Performance and Functional Testing

Whether you are running performance tests or functional tests, you perform certain
common activities. For example, you define computers and computer lists, create
suites, open suites, edit test scripts, and edit items and properties in suites. These
sections discuss the tasks that you do in both performance testing and functional
testing suites.

Defining Agent Computers and Computer Lists

Tests run, by default, on the Local computer. However, you can add other computers,
called Agents, to your test environment. These Agent computers are useful in both
performance and functional testing. In performance testing, use Agents to add
workload to the server. In functional testing, use Agents to run your tests in parallel,
thus saving time.