Automated Web Test

This blog post from myloadtest.com gives an illustration of using the Logparser tool to determine the more often used functionalities of the site allowing the performance tests to be focussed on the areas that add the most value to the users.

If you are in a hurry to get started, the steps are as follows:

1. Get a copy of the log files for a peak day.
2. Extract the top page requests from the file.
3. Determine which page requests map to which business processes.
4. Query the log file for the relevant page request that identifies each business process. Pick the busiest hour.

Everyone else, read on…