Sets the initial number of users in a run. You
can increase this number once the run starts.
To set the number of users that start in the run:
- In the Test Navigator, expand the project until you locate the
schedule.
- Right-click the schedule, and then click Open.
- In the Schedule Contents section, click the name of the schedule.
- In the User Load section, set Number of Users to
the number of users that you want to start.
When a schedule runs, users are assigned as follows:
- Absolute groups are allocated first. The users are allocated to each absolute
user group in the order that they appear in the schedule.
- Percentage groups are allocated according to the assigned values. If a
group is running on multiple remote computers, the users are divided equally
among the remote locations.
For example, assume that a schedule contains the following user groups,
all running on the same computer:

- If you enter 2 for Number of Users,
they are all assigned to the Absolute_5 user group.
- If you enter 5 for Number of Users,
they are all assigned to the Absolute_5 user group.
- If you enter 11 for Number of Users,
5 are assigned to the Absolute_5 user group, 1 is assigned to the Absolute_1
user group, 3 are assigned to the Browsers user group, and 2 are assigned
to the Buyers user group. If the positions of the Browsers and the Buyers
were reversed in the schedule, the Buyers would have 3 users.