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Defining Your Preferences

You can define your default preferences for the following:

Defining Your Analytics Preferences

WebLOAD enables you to define default Analytics parameters relating to saving and storing templates, reports, and log files. You can define the number of recently used reports and recently used sessions available to view in WebLOAD Analytics. You can also specify a path to Jasper iReport to enable you to access it directly from WebLOAD Analytics.

To define the Analytics preferences:

  1. Select Window > Preferences. The Preferences window opens, displaying the Analytics preferences by default.

    preferences window

  2. Edit the Analytics preferences, according to the information in the following table:

    Preference Description
    Gallery Path The default location in which your templates and template categories are stored. Edit the path, or click Browse to specify a different default location.
    Reports location The default location to which your WebLOAD reports are saved. Edit the path, or click Browse, to specify a different default location.
    Log zip location The default location to which zipped log files are saved. Edit the path, or click Browse to specify a different default location.
    iReport path The location of the JasperSoft iReport.exe application file. Use this field to enable editing templates in JasperSoft iReport or launch JasperSoft iReport directly from WebLOAD Analytics. This option is only applicable if you have JasperSoft iReport installed on your machine (see Using JasperSoft iReport).
    Published reports location The default location to which your WebLOAD reports are published. Edit the path, or click Browse, to specify a different default location.
    Chart Preview master template The master template that WebLOAD uses for your charts. The following master templates are available:

    - Raw – Displays only the actual data (table/graph). The title page, opening page, background, footers, and so on, are not included in the report.
    - WebLOAD – In addition to displaying the actual data, displays also a title page, and footers/headers with page numbers, logos, etc.
    - WebLOAD with background – In addition to the items displayed in the WebLOAD master template, displays also a background image.
    Reports master template The master template that WebLOAD uses for your reports. The same master templates available for Charts are available for Reports (Raw, WebLOAD, WebLOAD with background).
    Default portfolio to be automatically generated for imported sessions The portfolio that WebLOAD Analytics automatically generates when you import a Load Session. The default portfolio is the Summary portfolio.

    Select None to disable this function.
    Number of reports shown in recent reports The number of recently used reports you want to display in the Recent Reports tab.
    Default output format for published reports The default format in which your reports are published. Select the format you want your reports to be published in by default from the options listed.
    Logger severity settings The minimum severity level of errors that are logged. Used for support purposes only.
    Launch external viewer after publishing report Select this option to open a published report in its native application immediately after publishing. When this option is not selected, the published report is not opened.

  3. Click OK to save changes,

    -Or-

    Click Restore Defaults to restore preferences to the factory default settings.

Defining Your Database Preferences

WebLOAD Analytics enables you to define default parameters relating to the WebLOAD Analytics Load Session Repository, including username and password details. In order to connect to a remote database, additional configuration for that remote database may be necessary (for more information, see the WebLOAD Installation Guide).

To define your database preferences:

  1. Select Window > Preferences. The Preferences window opens displaying the Analytics preferences by default.

  2. Click Database,

    -Or-

    Type Database in the type filter text field, and press Enter. The Database preferences are displayed.

    Preferences

  3. Edit the Database preferences, according to the information in the following table:

    Preference Description
    Database host name The host on which the database is located.
    Database port The port used to access the database.
    Database name The name of the database.
    User name The database user name. The user name is defined during installation.
    User password The database password. The password is defined during installation.

  4. Click OK to save changes,

    -Or-

    Click Restore Defaults to restore preferences to the factory default settings.

Defining Your Parameter Preferences

The Preferences window enables you to define default parameters relating to the charts and reports you produce using WebLOAD Analytics.

Parameters can be applied locally to individual charts, or globally to all charts and reports. If the same parameter is defined locally, the local parameter overrides the global parameter.

For information about applying parameter preferences locally, to individual templates, see Modifying Chart Parameters.

To display the global parameter preferences:

  1. Select Window > Preferences. The Preferences window opens displaying the Analytics preferences by default.

  2. Click Parameter, -Or- Type Parameter in the type filter text field and press Enter. The Parameters preferences are displayed.

    parameter preferences

This table provides a description of the default parameters and their functions.

Parameter Description Valid Values Applicable Templates
AXES_SCALE Controls how measurements are spread over the Y-axes.

- Separate Y-Axes – each measurement is shown on its own axis.

- Single Y-Axis – all measurements are shown on a single axis, using a single scale. Values that are an order of magnitude smaller may appear as zero.

- Consolidate Y-Axes by type – show measurements of the same type/unit on the same axis and scale.

- Auto scale to single Y-Axis – show all measurements on a single, 0-100 scaled axis. Each measurement is scaled accordingly.

- Show only trends – show all measurements without scale. The actual values cannot be understood from the graph. This option is used to compare trends.		 Specify one of the following:

- Separate Y-Axes

- Single Y-Axis

- Consolidate Y-Axes by type (default value)

- Auto scale to single Y-Axis

- Show only trends		 All interactive templates.
COMMENTS Any additional comments, displayed under the Additional Comments heading on the opening page. Enter the text you wish to display. General Session Information All interactive templates
CONTINUOUS_ LINE Defines whether to draw the chart line as a continuous line, bridging over missing data points. Set to True when data points are likely to be missing (such as in a Transactions Over Time charts). Select True or False. All interactive templates
FOOTERLOGO The logo or image that you wish to display in the footer. Enter the path to the image that you wish to use, in the format: \\pathname Master templates
FOOTERTEXT The text that you wish to display in the footer of the page. Enter the text you wish to display. Master templates
HEADERLOGO The logo or image that you wish to display in the header. Enter the path to the image that you wish to use, in the format: \\pathname Master templates
HEADERTEXT The text that you wish to display in the header of the page. Enter the text you wish to display. Master templates
MAX_Y_AXES Determines the maximum number of Y-axes to show.

If the number of Y-axes in your repot is greater than this value, the Y-axes are consolidated to a single axis (similar to AXES_SCALE = Auto scale to single Y-Axis).		 Enter a numerical value (Default = 6). All interactive templates.
MIN_SEVERITY The minimum log severity level to show. The levels are:

1 – Info

2 – Minor error

3 – Error

4 – Severe error		 Enter a numerical value from 1 – 4. Errors By Severity

Error Per Second

Log Messages

Log Summary
OPEN_ COMPANY The company name that you wish to display on the opening page. Enter the text you wish to display. General Session Information
OPEN_ REPORTER_ NAME The name of the person creating the chart, displayed on the opening page. Enter the text you wish to display. General Session Information
OPEN_ REPORTER_ TITLE The title of the person creating the chart, displayed on the opening page. Enter the text you wish to display. General Session Information
OPEN_SUT_ DIAGRAM A schematic diagram of the SUT to which the chart refers, displayed on the opening page. Enter the path to the image that you wish to use, in the format:

\\pathname		 General Session Information
OPEN_SUT_ NAME The name of the System Under Test (SUT) to which the chart refers, displayed on the opening page. Enter the text you wish to display. General Session Information
OPEN_SUT_ VERSION The version of the SUT to which the chart refers, displayed on the opening page. Enter the text you wish to display. General Session Information
PERCENTILE Defines a value below which X percent of the observations fall. For example, the 20th percentile is the value below which 20 percent of the observations may be found. In other words, a test score that is greater than 85 percent of the scores of people taking the test is referred to as being at the 85th percentile. Enter the percentage of results you wish to display (Default = 90). Failed Transactions

Slowest Transaction

Transactions Summary
SHOW_ TABLES Defines whether to show tables and graphs, or show only graphs. Select True or False. All
SUBTITLE The subtitle that you wish to display in the title page. Enter the text you wish to display. Master templates
THRESHOLD_ TOLERANCE Defines a tolerance range, above the threshold value. Results in the chart table that fall within the threshold tolerance range are displayed in yellow.
On line graphs, a line representing the tolerance threshold is displayed.		 Enter a numerical value above the threshold value, to define the range (Default = 0). Regression templates

All interactive templates
THRESHOLD Defines a threshold value above which results are highlighted in your chart.
Results exceeding the threshold value are displayed in red.
On line graphs, a line representing the tolerance value is displayed.		 Enter a numerical threshold value (Default = 0). Regression templates

All interactive templates
TIME_FILTER_ FROM_ BEGINNING Defines the number of seconds to trim from the beginning of a session, by default. This is useful if there is often a lot of noise at the beginning of a session Enter a numerical value (Default = 0) All templates with a time filter
TIME_FILTER_ FROM_END Defines the number of seconds to trim from the end of a session, by default. This is useful if there is often a lot of noise at the end of a session Enter a numerical value (Default = 0). All templates with a time filter
TIME_FORMAT The time format to use when the X-axis represents time.
Relative Time – shows the time that elapsed since session start time.
Absolute Time – shows the full time. Absolute Date – shows the full date and time.
Relative Seconds – shows the number of seconds that elapsed since session start time.		 Specify one of the following:

- Relative Time (default value)
- Absolute Time
- Absolute Date
- Relative Seconds		 All interactive templates. Relevant when the X-axis represents time.
TOP_RESULTS The default number of displayed measurements, starting from the first measurement in the list. The number zero (0) indicates all specified measurements. Enter a numerical value (Default = 0) All interactive templates
TRAN_PERCENT Defines the percentage of transactions you wish to display in a chart. This parameter takes precedence over the TRAN_QTY parameter. Enter a numerical value (Default = 100). Slowest Transactions Transactions with Most Failures
TRAN_QTY Defines the number of transactions you wish to display in a chart. This parameter is relevant if the TRAN_PERCENT parameter is zero (0). Enter a numerical value (Default = 10). Slowest Transactions Transactions with Most Failures

To apply a parameter to your charts or reports globally:

  1. From the parameters displayed in the Preferences window, select the parameter you wish to edit and click Edit. The Edit Parameter window appears.

  2. Edit the relevant fields and click OK. The parameters table is updated to reflect your changes. The parameter is applied each time you create a new chart or report.

To add a new parameter to the parameters list:

  1. In the Parameters tab of the Preferences window, click Add. The Add Parameter window appears.

  2. Enter information for the new parameter, according to the following table:

    Field Description
    Parameter Name The name of the parameter.
    Display Name The name that is displayed in the template parameters list.
    Parameter Type The type of parameter:

    - String

    - Integer

    - Double

    - Positive Integer

    - Positive Double
    Parameter Value The value of the parameter.
    Description A short description of the function of the parameter.

  3. Click OK. The parameter is added to the parameters list and the change is applied to the Templates Gallery.

To remove a parameter from the parameters list:

  • From the list of parameters displayed in the Preferences window, select the parameter you wish to remove and click Remove. The parameter is removed from the list.

Note: RadView recommends that you do not remove any parameters. To restore the default list of parameters, click Restore Defaults. When selecting Restore Defaults, all existing parameters and their associated values are restored to their default settings.