topic Re: JMeter: multiple static selections in one field in Scalability

JMeter: multiple static selections in one field

gabriele_marron — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:55:15 GMT

I have been trying to use JMeter to stress test a QVS, by using this package.

It is pretty easy to select a specific value out of a listbox, for example:

Alas, I cannot understand how to select multiple (specific) values in the same listbox. Random multiple selections is not an option here. I need specific values.

I tried setting multiple "static selections" actions as the following screenshot shows, but based on the RAM used by the server, it is definitely not working:

Then I tried to use just one action, with a value such as "(Year|Sales Country|EAN)" (no quotes), but it does not work either. Nor a wildcard seems to select possible values (just for testing purposes).

I am not sure whether it is relevant or not, but the aforementioned listbox is set as "LED Check boxes", therefore the actual behaviour the user gets when clicking multiple values (with no holding down the ctrl key) is to add them to the selections, ending up with multiple values selected. Still, it does not seem to work that way when using JMeter.

Moreover, there cannot seem to be an action set a bookmark, just actions to create and delete them.

This is the version of the GUI tool that I am using:

Session logs show there are actually is a connection by JMeter, so it should be working, but it is not.

Thank you for any feedback and suggestions.

Regards

Re: JMeter: multiple static selections in one field

Sebastian_Fredenberg — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:09:52 GMT

Hi,

The tool will allow for one static selection i you specify the text representation on what you want to select. However there is a solution if you want to select multiple static values. You need to use ValueById and then enter all those id:s separated by commas (see below). To find out that id:s your selections are represented by, you can use tools like fiddler or chrome developer tools.

Re: JMeter: multiple static selections in one field

gabriele_marron — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:20:11 GMT

Thank you Sebastian, this is very helpful. Do you happen to know if those IDs are persistent over server restarts / qvw reloads?

How did you find out, if I may? The comma thing looks like an undocumented feature, is it?

Thanks.

Re: JMeter: multiple static selections in one field

Daniel_Larsson — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 08:11:30 GMT

The Id's are the loaded order of the data, and should be assumed to not be the same unless it's the exact same script with the same unchanged data. There are of course a possibility they are the same, but I would not assume so in the scripting.