Transactions

The time taken by a section of the test to run can be measured by defining Transaction.

A transaction represents the business process that you are interested in measuring. You define transactions within your test by enclosing the appropriate sections of the test with start and end transaction statements.

  Inserting Transactions

You define the beginning of a transaction in the Start Transaction dialog box.

To insert a transaction:

·         In the test tree, click the step where you want the transaction timing to

begin. The page is displayed in the Active Screen tab.

·         Click the Start Transaction button or choose Insert > Start Transaction. The

Start Transaction dialog box opens.

·         Enter a meaningful name in the Name box.

·         Decide where you want the transaction timing to begin:

 To insert a transaction before the current step, select Before current step.

 To insert a transaction after the current step, select After current step.

·         Click OK. A tree item with the Start Transaction icon is added to the test tree

Ending Transactions

You define the end of a transaction in the End Transaction dialog box.

To end a transaction:

·         In the test tree, click the step where you want the transaction timing to end. The page opens in the Active Screen.

·         Click the End Transaction button or choose Insert > End Transaction. The End Transaction dialog box opens.

• The Name box contains a list of the transaction names you defined in the

current test. Select the name of the transaction you want to end.

• Decide where to insert the end of the transaction:

             To insert a transaction before the current step, select Before current step.

 To insert a transaction after the current step, select After current step.

• Click OK. A tree item with the End Transaction icon is added to the test tree.