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Starting a Test Run
After you have created your test scenario, included user
profiles to it, recorded
the sequence of requests for each user profile, adjusted the whole profile
properties and individual requests
options, and completely configured your test run in Scenario
view, you can perform the load testing of your web site or web application.
Click the Run Test button
on the program toolbar to start the test immediately.
Sometimes you may need to start a test at off-hours. Use the scheduled
test run option for this purpose:
1. Switch to Test Volume view in Navigation Pane.
2. Check the Run test at option.
3. Select desired date and time.
4. Click the Run Test button on
the program toolbar. Note that scheduled run will be activated only after
you click the Run Test button .
If the specified time has already passed, the test will start immediately.
While the test is being performed, WAPT status
bar displays the progress of test run. You can see the time passed since
the start of test run and the number of running users versus the overall
number of users.
You can view intermediate results at run-time while your test is being
executed. Results are available in the form of Summary Report, Summary
Graphs and graphs for all user profiles, test sequences and individual
requests. Information in Summary Report and graphs is refreshed according
to Refreshing time value specified in Log
and Report Settings. This value defines time period (in seconds) after
which information is refreshed regularly during the test run.
When the test run is finished, then
you will see web
browser window with generated HTML Report;
notification
Ready appears in program status bar.
You can review the results of test run in the form of text reports and graphs to know how tests were
performed.
If you need to interrupt test execution, click the Stop Test
button
on the toolbar. This operation is not momentary. The program waits until
the already sent page requests are completed and then interrupts the
test.
on the program toolbar to start the test immediately. 
you will see web
browser window with generated 
on the toolbar. This operation is not momentary. The program waits until
the already sent page requests are completed and then interrupts the
test. 
