Test log overview

The test log contains a historical record of events that occurred during a test run or a schedule run, as well as the status of each verification point.

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The test log sets a verdict for each run as follows:
  • Pass indicates that all verification points matched or received the expected response. For example, a response code verification point is set to PASS when the recorded response code is received during playback. If your test does not contain verification points, PASS means that all primary requests in the test were successful.
  • Fail indicates that at least one verification point did not match the expected response or that the expected response was not received.
  • Error indicates one of the following results: a primary request was not successfully sent to the server, no response was received from the server for a primary request, or the primary request response was incomplete or could not be parsed.
  • The verdict is set to Inconclusive only if you provide custom code that defines a verdict of Inconclusive.
The verdict is rolled up from the child elements to the test level. For example, if a user group contains 25 virtual users, and five virtual users have failed verdicts, that user group has only one failed verdict, not five.
  • Viewing test logs
    To see a record of all the events that occurred during a test run or a schedule run, as well as the status of each verification point, open the test log for that run. You can also compare an event from the test log with the request or response in the test to view the differences between the recording and the playback of the test.
  • Viewing errors while running tests
    To view errors and other events while a test is running, use the Execution Event Console view. If problems occur in a test run, you can examine the Execution Event Console view to determine whether to stop or continue the test.
  • Exporting test logs
    To process data from a performance test in another application or to use search tools to locate text in a test log, export the test log to a text file.
  • Exporting event log
    To view all the events that occurred during the run of a test from another file, you can export this data from the Event Log panel, to an XML, CSV, or text file.
  • Exporting event console output
    To view errors and other events of a test run from another file, you can export this data from the Execution Event Console view to an XML, CSV, or text file.
  • Viewing adjustments to page response times
    To see the adjustments to page response times that are measured during a test run or a schedule run, open the test log for that run.
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