Configuring a JMeter test run

After you added the test resources that you created in JMeter to the server project, you can configure a JMeter test run on HCL OneTest™ Server.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

Read and completed the tasks mentioned in Test run considerations for JMeter tests before you configure a JMeter test run.
Ensured that the JMeter extension on HCL OneTest™ Server is enabled before you configure a test run.
Ensured that you are assigned a role as a Team Space Owner in the team space. See Managing members and their roles in a team space.
Ensured that you are assigned a role as a Project Owner or Tester in the project. See Managing access to server projects.

About this task

Important: You can run the JMeter tests only on the default cluster of HCL OneTest™ Server. You cannot run the JMeter tests on remote agents or remote Docker hosts that are registered with HCL OneTest™ Server.

Procedure

Log in to HCL OneTest™ Server and open the team space that contains your project.
Open the project that contains the test assets or resources that you added from the Git repository, and then click Execution.
Select the branch of the repository that contains the test assets or resources that you want to run.

All test assets in the selected branch are displayed on the Execution page.

Identify the test asset or resource that you want to run by performing any of the following steps:

Identify the test asset or resource by scrolling through the list.

Note: You can also identify the type of the asset from the icon that represents the test type as shown in the following table:


Icon	Represents the test asset or resource
	AFT Suite
	API Suite
	Compound Test
	JMeter Test
	JUnit Test
	Postman resources
	Rate Schedule
	VU Schedule

Search for the test asset or resource by entering any text contained in the test asset or resource name in the Search text box.
Create a filter query by using the New filter option by performing the following steps:
1. Click New filter.
2. Select an operator, and add a rule, or a group of rules.
3. Add or enter the relevant parameters and either select or enter the condition and the criteria for the condition.
  You can select a parameter from the following list:
  - Type
  - Test Asset Name
  - Test Asset Path
  - Last Result
  - Next Run
  - Components
4. Apply the filter query to filter the assets based on the query.
  The test assets that match the filter criteria are displayed.
5. Save the filter query by performing the following steps, if you want to reuse the filter query later:
  1. Click Save.
  2. Enter a name for the filter query.
  3. Click Save.
Retrieve a saved filter, if you have saved filter queries earlier by performing the following steps:
Note: To open the filter query, you must have created and saved a filter query.
1. Click the Open filters icon .
2. Select the saved filter in the Filters dialog box.
3. Click Apply to apply the filter.
  The test assets that match the filter criteria are displayed.

Click the Execute icon in the row of the identified test asset.

The Execute test asset dialog box is displayed.
Select the version of the test resources that you want to run by completing any of the following actions:
- Expand the list in the Version field, find the version of the test resources, and then select the version.
  Use the following details about the version of the test resources that are displayed to identify the version that you want:
  
  Commit message.
  
  Tags labeled by the user for the version committed.
  
  The user who committed the version to the repository.
  
  Relative time of the commit. For example, 2 hours ago or 3 days ago.
  The list displays the versions of the test resources committed by all users to the branch in the repository. The versions are arranged with the latest version that is committed, and then followed by the versions committed previously.
- Expand the list in the Version field, and then search for the version that you want to select by entering a partial or the complete commit message of that version.
  The version that matches the search criteria is displayed and it is selected for the test run.
Select the time for scheduling the test run from the following options:
- Select Now to initiate the test run immediately after you click Execute.
  
  Important: Click Execute only after you have configured the other settings in this dialog box.
- Select Later and configure the date and time for scheduling a test to run at the scheduled date and time.
The default time for scheduling a run is Now.
Notes:
- If you have configured some or all of the settings for the current test run, and you do not want to continue with those settings, you can reset the settings by clicking Reset.
- If you want to repeat a test run and do not want to use the saved settings from a previous run, you can reset all the saved settings to their default values by clicking Reset.
Enter a label for the test run that helps you to identify the test on the Results page.

After the test run completes, the label that you entered is displayed for the test under the Labels column on the Results page. After you have created a label, any member of the project can use that label.

The default value for the Label field is null or an empty field.

Important: The configuration that you set for the test run in the Execute test asset dialog box is preserved when you run the same test again. Those changes are not visible when another user logs in to HCL OneTest™ Server. For example, if you created new variables on the server, those variables are available only for you when the same test is run again.

If you want to run the test immediately or at the scheduled time, click Execute, or continue with the next step.
Click Advanced to make the following advanced configurations:
1. Enter any JVM arguments that must be passed to the test run at run time in the JVM Arguments field, if applicable for the test.
  
  For example, you can set a maximum Java heap size.
2. Enter program arguments that must be passed to the test run at run time in the Program Arguments, if applicable for the test.
For example, enter -J to override any JMeter property that is defined in the properties file.

Note: You must separate the arguments or variables with a white space when you enter them in the same line or start each argument or variable on a new line.

The default value for each of the fields for the advanced settings is null or an empty field.

If you want to run the test immediately or at the scheduled time, click Execute, or continue with the next step.
Click Execute.
The test run is initiated.

Results

You have configured and either started or scheduled a test run of a JMeter test.

What to do next

You can choose to perform any of the following tasks after you have initiated or scheduled a run:

Stop the test run at any point after the test run is initiated, from the Execution page. See Stopping test runs.
Cancel a scheduled test run, from the Execution page. See Canceling scheduled test runs.
View all the states of the test asset by clicking the Show in the Progress page icon for the test asset for which you started or scheduled the run. See Viewing the state of test assets.
View the progress of the test from the Progress page. See Viewing the progress of running test assets.
View the results, reports, and logs of the test from the Results page after the test completes the run. See Test results.