Setting a launch configuration

Lets you specify the execution results filename, the execution results folder, and, for a test, the number of users.

You generally run a schedule by right-clicking it and selecting Run > Run Performance Schedule. However, you should set a launch configuration when:

To set a launch configuration:

  1. In the Test Navigator, expand the project until you locate the schedule.
  2. Right-click the schedule, and then click Run > Run. If the Perspectives tab appears, keep the defaults.
  3. In the Configurations section on the left, click Performance Schedule, and then click New. A test configuration, initially named New_configuration, is created. Typically, you supply a configuration name that is similar to the schedule name.

    At this point, you can run the schedule if you click Run. However, you will not have created a meaningful configuration.

  4. Click the Execution Results tab and enter a filename for the execution results (the default is the name of the test or schedule). Performance Tester appends a timestamp to this name. Select Override existing Execution Results resource to overwrite the file each time that you run the configuration.
  5. If you are running a test, click the Users tab and enter the number of users to emulate.
  6. Click the Common tab to inspect or modify your run preferences.
  7. At Type of launch configuration, select one of the following:
    Option Description
    Local This launch configuration is stored in your workspace, and it is not visible to other users.
    Shared Other users have access to the launch configuration; you are asked where to store it.
  8. At Display in favorites menu, click one or more of the following:
    Option Description
    Run The launch configuration appears in your Run toolbar menu. If you select a toolbar menu at all, this is the logical choice for a schedule or test.
    Debug The configuration appears in your Debug toolbar menu.
    Profile The configuration appears in your Profile toolbar menu.
  9. Verify that Launch in background is selected. If you do not run the configuration in the background, you cannot do anything in Eclipse until it finishes running the configuration.
  10. Click Apply, and then click Run to run the configured schedule or test, or click Close to save the configuration and run it later.

Parent topic: Running schedules

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