Training offering

Essentials of IBM Rational Performance Tester V9.0.1

Overview

This course provides an introduction to IBM Rational Performance Tester V.9.0.1.

Testers can use IBM Rational Performance Tester to build, enhance, and run scripts in a full-function Java IDE that integrates with IBM Rational Software Development Platform products.

The course covers how to get started with Rational Performance Tester. You learn how to record, explore, run, and validate a performance test. The course also explains advanced tasks, including:

• Managing test data
• Adding test elements
• Running performance schedules
• Customizing reports

Lab exercises throughout the course reinforce critical concepts and functions that are covered in the lectures. The course emphasizes the practical application of Rational Performance Tester to resolve common performance testing challenges.

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Public

This course is designed for software quality engineers, software testers, and performance engineers who are new to coding, test automation, and performance testing.

Prerequisits

• Working knowledge of web technology and architecture
• Experience with test automation methodology
• An understanding of your system under test
• Programming experience (helpful, but not required)

Objective

• Describe performance testing fundamentals
• Document your plan for performance testing by using a workload analysis document
• Test an application and exercise it with IBM Rational Performance Tester
• Use IBM Rational Performance Tester to:
  • Create, run, and modify performance tests
  • Manage test data by using datapools and data correlation
• Enhance tests with verification points, loops, and custom code
• Design and enhance workload scenarios and schedules
• Monitor test execution and analyze results

Topics

Module 1: Performance testing overview
Module 2: Training application introduction
Module 3: Rational Performance Tester introduction
Module 4: Understanding performance tests
Module 5: Managing test data
Module 6: Enhancing tests
Module 7: Getting started with schedules
Module 8: Enhancing schedules
Module 9: Ramping up tests
Module 10: Customizing reports