Load Testing using Telerik Test Studio

How many concurrent users can the web site handle?

What response time your users will experience?
How frequently users will see errors and need to reconnect?

To address these concerns, Load testing on an application is performed.

The Load Testing in Telerik Test studio is a standalone feature, which enables the QA Engineer to assess how the web application meets the business needs for availability and User satisfaction.

This article provides brief information on how to setup the requirements for the Load Testing in the Telerik Test Studio.

Prerequisites to use Test Studio as a Load testing tool:

·         The Execution Server must be running before Test Studio connects it for monitoring.

How to run the Execution Server?

• Click  on  …\Start Menu\Programs\Telerik\Test Studio Runtime 2016.1\Start Execution Server
•  In the Windows task bar, right click on the Test Studio icon and click on Show

•  The Test Studio Runner dialog appears. The address for the Scheduling Server that the Execution Server is connected to appears under Scheduling Connection. 

    Now, the Setup is ready for using the Test Studio as a Load Testing Tool

   Designing your Load Test: 

    There are 5 steps to create and completely define a Load Test

1.       Open any existing Test Studio Project

2.        Click on Record -> Load Test.

3.       Click on the Capture User Profile button

                             

4.       The test script is executed once the browser is selected.

5.       The next step is to configure the various parameters like Workload, no. of Virtual Users

   

         Once the configurations are ready, Click on the Run button. Click on “Run this test”.

         After the completion of the execution, the results are displayed on the “Analyze” menu