How do I record a SAP GUI script in LoadRunner?

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Approach to Create SAP GUI script

Select the protocol as “SAP GUI”.
Hit on Record button to select “Windows”
Not hit “Start Recording” and log into the sap GUI and do the required truncations or action.
While recording divide the actions based on the functionality.

What is SAP LoadRunner?

SAP LoadRunner reduces hardware and software costs by accurately predicting application scalability and capacity. It helps lower the risk of software failures at times of peak demand with accurate load testing and validation. It can shorten test cycles and eliminate bottlenecks and production defects.

What is correlation in LoadRunner?

LoadRunner Scripting. ‘Correlation’ term refers to the handling of dynamic values coming from the server. These dynamic values are the unique values which are generated by the server for security purpose like the session ID, authorization token etc.

How do you perform a performance test in SAP?

SAP performance testing overview

Test creation. You create your test by recording a session with the SAP GUI client.
Test editing. After recording, you can edit the events in each transaction and SAP screen.
Test validation.
Workload emulation with schedules.
Schedule execution.
Evaluation of results.

Why does LoadRunner need correlation?

Automatic Correlation. LoadRunner provides a mechanism to easily perform correlation in automatic fashion. VUGen will require you to run a recorded script at least two times so it can internally compare the varying values in the server response.

What is protocol based load testing?

Protocol-based website load testing simulates virtual user load by generating a huge number of specific protocol requests. Then, the performance is measured on the basis of request-response behavior.

What is your review of Load Runner (SAP-GUI)?

I thoroughly enjoyed the sessions taken by Mr. Kumar on Load Runner (SAP-GUI). He was excellent in explaining concepts very clearly by quoting simple but effective examples.he has stupendous knowledge in performance Testing. He always takes the time to support anyone is his network.

How do I perform correlation with LoadRunner?

LoadRunner provides a mechanism to easily perform correlation in automatic fashion. VUGen will require you to run a recorded script at least two times so it can internally compare the varying values in the server response. Automatic correlation can be classified into 3 categories:

How do you do a manual correlation?

Manual Correlation. Manual correlation is about writing code directly into your script to cater for ever-changing values. We can split it into below steps: Determine the value to capture. Find the right and left text boundaries of the value to capture (WEB) Find which occurrence of the text boundaries should be used.

How to configure automatic correlation for script recording?

Though Automatic Correlation seems simpler, it can be error-prone and works in not more than 5% of the cases. It is always advisable to use manual correlation. To configure automatic correlation at the time of recording, perform below configuration in Record Time Setting after a script has been recorded. Below window will open: