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Reference Guide
This guide describes, additional topics to gain more knowledge about HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality).
UI preferences
Read the UI preferences topics.
Test editor references
To understand the relevance of different UI fields in the test editor of various test extensions, read these topics.
Service test editor reference
In service testing, the test editor information is divided into eleven categories. This section describes the fields in each category that can be edited manually.
Socket test details
In the test editor, the socket test is the highest level element of a socket test.

Release Notes
This document includes information about the new features introduced, features deprecated or removed, defects fixed, and known issues identified in this version of HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality). You can also find the installation and upgrade instructions along with the contact information of HCL Customer Support.
System Requirements
This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality) 2025.06 (11.0.5).
Getting Started
This guide provides an overview and describes the task flows to get you started with HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality). This guide is intended for new users.
Tutorials
This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality).
Samples
This section describes about the sample project which can be used with HCL DevOps Test Performance (Test Performance) to test the functionality of an application.
Administrator Guide
This guide describes how to install HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality). After you install the product, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
Test Author Guide
This guide describes how to create test scripts in HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality) and enhances tests by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points. This guide is intended for testers.
Test Execution Specialist Guide
This guide describes tasks that you can perform on schedules, test execution with custom code, and Extending HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality) to support other protocols. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
Test Manager Guide
This guide describes how to keep track of the performance of the application by evaluating the test results. This guide is intended for test managers.
Troubleshooting Guide
This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality).
Reference Guide
This guide describes, additional topics to gain more knowledge about HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality).
- Accessibility features
  Accessibility features help users who have physical disabilities, such as visual and, hearing impairment, or limited mobility, to use the software products successfully.
- General reference for performance testing
  See these performance testing topics for general reference.
- UI preferences
  Read the UI preferences topics.
  - HTTP preferences
    You can change the product behavior by changing these HTTP-related settings.
  - SAP test preferences
    You can change the product behavior by changing these SAP-related settings.
  - Citrix recorder preferences
    Citrix recorder preferences control the behavior of the recording wizard.
  - Socket Test Generation preferences
    With the socket test generation preferences, you can change how the test recorder generates new socket tests.
  - Citrix monitoring panel reference
    The Citrix monitoring panel is an optional panel that displays detailed information and control commands for each virtual user during the run of a schedule. When enabled, the Citrix monitoring panel is available during the run of a schedule.
  - Proxy recording preferences
    Use these preferences to specify a list of endpoints to ignore when recording a test with the proxy recorder.
  - Test editor preferences
    The General preferences control what happens when you move test elements, and how digital certificates are substituted. The Colors and Fonts preferences control how the editor displays dataset and correlation data. The Search and Replace preferences control the behavior of search and replace.
  - Report preferences
    Report preference settings apply to all protocols.
  - Test editor references
    To understand the relevance of different UI fields in the test editor of various test extensions, read these topics.
    - HTTP test editor reference
      In HTTP testing, the test editor information is divided into five categories. This section describes the fields in each category that can be edited manually.
    - SAP test editor reference
      In SAP testing, the test editor information is divided into nine categories. This section describes the fields in each category that can be edited manually.
    - Citrix test editor reference
      In Citrix testing, the test editor information is divided into eleven categories. This section describes the fields in each category that can be edited manually.
    - Service test editor reference
      In service testing, the test editor information is divided into eleven categories. This section describes the fields in each category that can be edited manually.
    - Service stub editor reference
      Service stub elements are part of the service stub and can be edited in the stub editor.
    - Service test editor reference
      In service testing, the test editor information is divided into eleven categories. This section describes the fields in each category that can be edited manually.
      - Socket test details
        In the test editor, the socket test is the highest level element of a socket test.
      - Socket connection details
        In the test editor, socket connection elements describe the connection to a server. A connection must exist before you can send or receive data. These settings apply to all send, receive, and close elements that use the selected connection.
      - Socket close details
        In the test editor, socket close elements are located inside a socket test and represent the closing of a socket connect. These settings apply to the selected socket close element.
      - Socket-secure upgrade details
        In the test editor, the socket-secure upgrade represents the SSL or TLS negotiation that upgrades an existing connection to a secure connection.
      - Socket send details
        In the test editor, socket send elements represent the reception of data from the server.
      - Socket receive details
        In the test editor, socket receive elements represent the reception of data from the server.
      - Terminal screen details
        In the test editor, terminal screen elements are located inside a TN3270 test and represent the display of the terminal screen.
      - Terminal input details
        In the test editor, terminal input elements are located inside a TN3270 test and represent the user input that is sent to the server.
      - Socket content verification point details
        Content verification points enable you to test that the data received from a connection matches the expected data.
      - Socket size verification point details
        Size verification points enable you to test that the size of the data received from a connection matches an expected number of bytes.
      - Socket custom verification point details
        Custom verification points enable you to perform advanced checks through a user-defined custom Java™ class.
      - Terminal content verification point details
        With terminal content verification points, you can test whether the text that is displayed on the terminal screen matches the expected text during a TN3270 test.
  - VU Schedule editor reference
    Most VU Schedule editor settings apply either to the entire schedule or to individual user groups.
  - Generic service client references
    Read these reference topics for Generic service client.
- WSDL security editor reference
  With the Web Service Description Language (WSDL) security editor you can create and edit security configurations for a WSDL file.
All Guides (PDFs)
You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of HCL DevOps Test PerformanceIBM® DevOps Test Performance for SOA Quality (Test Performance Test Performance for SOA Quality) as a PDF file.
Security Considerations
You can take certain actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
Notices
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Socket test details

In the test editor, the socket test is the highest level element of a socket test.

Common options

Lists details about each dataset that is used by the test: the name of the dataset, the columns that are used, and the location in the test where the dataset column is referenced. Click the location to navigate there.

Datasets: Lists details about each dataset that is used by the test: the name of the dataset, the columns that are used, and the location in the test where the dataset column is referenced. Click the location to navigate there.
Add dataset: Adds a reference to a dataset that you want a test to use. Clicking this option is the same as selecting a test, and then clicking Add > Dataset .
Delete: Removes the selected dataset reference from the test. This option is not available if the dataset is in use.

Enable response time breakdown: This is not supported for socket performance tests

Client program: Lists details about each client program that was used to record the test.