6.9 Deploying and Managing Tests

After defining all scenarios, tests, test groups as well as proxy and user identities, deploy them for individual Experience Manager Monitors.

6.9.1 Deploying a Test

To deploy a test:

  1. In the Explorer pane, expand the Elements root element > Experience Manager Adapter > Administration > Monitor Administration.

  2. Right-click a Experience Manager Monitor, then click Deploy Tests to open the Tests Deployment dialog box.

  3. Click the New Item icon to display a new item in the Deployed Test list.

  4. Click a value in the Test/Group column and select a test or test group from the drop-down list.

  5. Click the Period Type drop-down list and select the frequency of the test.

  6. In the Period text box, type the time interval for the test.

    If no value is specified, the internal default is 5 minutes.

  7. If necessary, specify user authentication accounts, proxies, cookies or threads for the test.

    See Section 6.9.2, Associating Cookies, Authentication, and Proxy Accounts for details.

  8. In the Users text box, type the number of users to simulate in the test.

  9. In the Active column, select the check box next to the test.

    This activates the test to run at the specified time interval.

  10. Click the Deploy button.

    All deployed tests display under the associated monitor in the Explorer pane.

6.9.2 Associating Cookies, Authentication, and Proxy Accounts

To associate with a test or group:

  1. To associate a cookie file, click a value in the Cookie column and select a cookie definition.

    For instructions regarding linking to a cookie file by pathname or URL, see Section 6.7, Defining Cookie Information.

  2. To associate a user authentication account, select a value in the Authentication column and select an Identity definition.

    For instructions regarding creating a user authentication account, see Section 6.5, Defining User Authentication Settings.

  3. To associate a proxy account, select a value in the Proxy column and select a Proxy definition.

    For instructions on creating a proxy account, see Section 6.4, Defining Proxy Settings.

6.9.3 Specifying Threads

To specify the maximum number of spawned threads used for each simulated user in a test:

  1. Click a value in the Threads column and enter a number in the text box.

    For example, a test with a Users value of 500 and 10 Threads completes all 500 tests, but only 10 (the Threads value) execute at a time. When one test finishes, another appears in the list.

6.9.4 Using Test Variables

Test variables replace test/scenario parameters during test execution. Select one or more check boxes in the Replace Variable column next to the tests or groups to make the entire list of variables for replacement available during test execution, If the check box is cleared, the Monitor uses one value and does not substitute the variable. See Section 6.11, Creating Test Variables for information on creating and using variables.