Instead of using the default launch
configuration, you can specify the file name for the execution results, the
name of the folder for the execution results, and, for a test, the number
of users.
About this task
You generally run a schedule by right-clicking it and selecting . However, you should set a launch configuration when:
- You want to specify a name for the execution results, or you want them
in a separate folder.
- You plan to run a test outside of a schedule, and you want to run the
test with more than one user.
- You want the launch configuration to appear in your toolbar menu.
- You want the launch configuration to be available to other users.
To set a launch configuration for a schedule or test:
Procedure
- In the Test Navigator, expand the project until you locate the
schedule or test.
- Right-click the schedule or test, and then click . If the Perspectives page is displayed, keep the defaults.
- In the Configurations area on the left,
click Performance Schedule, and then click New. A test configuration, initially named New_configuration,
is created. Typically, you supply a configuration name that is similar to
the schedule name.
At this point, you can run the schedule if you click Run.
However, you will not have created a meaningful configuration.
- Click the Execution Results tab and type
a file name for the execution results (the default is the name of the test
or schedule). Performance Tester appends a time stamp to this name. Select Override
existing Execution Results resource to overwrite the file each
time that you run the configuration.
- If you are setting the configuration for a test that you will run
outside a schedule, click the Users tab and enter the
number of users to emulate.
- Click the Common tab to inspect or modify
your run preferences.
- For Type of launch configuration, select
one of the following options:
Option |
Description |
Local |
This launch
configuration is stored in your workspace, and it is not visible to other
users. |
Shared |
Other users
have access to the launch configuration; you are asked where to store it. |
- For Display in favorites menu, select one
or more of the following options:
Option |
Description |
Run |
The configuration
is displayed in your Run toolbar menu. If you select
a toolbar menu at all, this is the logical choice for a schedule or test. |
Debug |
The launch
configuration is displayed in your Debug toolbar menu. |
Profile |
The configuration
is displayed in your Profile toolbar menu. |
- Verify that Launch in background is selected.
If you do not run the configuration in the background, you cannot do anything
in Eclipse until it finishes running the configuration.
- Click Apply, and then click Run to
run the configured schedule or test, or click Close to
save the configuration and run it later.