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Host Publisher Hints and Tips

Testing Host Access Integration Objects

Important! Always test your Host Access Integration Object on the machine(s) where you plan to run the Page Server! Differences in network configuration can cause Host Access to work on one machine and fail on another.

A good sequence to follow when testing is:

  1. Work through the processing a step at a time in the Integrator. Show the terminal, press Connect, play the connect macro, play the data loop macro, play the disconnect macro. Manually work through the data loop sequence and verify the confirmation text on each screen that should be recognized. Play the screen macros while the screen macro execution criteria are met and watch what happens.
  2. Use the Integrator previewer.
  3. Use a local Page Server and Web Server.
  4. Set up a similar network environment to the one used in production, and run stress tests. The Page Tester tool can repeatedly invoke a single page from multiple threads, and you can run it several times to test different pages simultaneously. There are also commercial test tools that can simulate a real load on your network.

If you encounter any problems, see the Trouble Shooting section.


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