If a test is not behaving
as expected, you can use the Protocol Data view
to debug the test. This view can be useful after you record a test,
after you make changes to an existing test by adding datapools or
data correlation, or after you make changes to the system under test.
The
Protocol Data view displays data that
was recorded or played back. The
Protocol Data view can also display data in real time as tests and schedules run.
To see recorded data, click a test element in the test editor. To
see data played back after running tests, click an element in the
test log. The
Protocol Data view updates accordingly.
Substituted data is highlighted on the
Request,
Response Headers and
Response Content pages when you view test log or test editor elements that use data
correlation. The
Protocol Data view contains
these pages:
- Request
- This page displays all request data sent to a server. This includes
the URL of the requested resource, request headers, cookies, and form
data.
- Response Headers
- This page displays the response status line and header fields
that are received from a server.
- Response Contents
- This page displays the response contents, in text form, that is
received from a server.
- Browser
- This page attempts to display the response contents as a web browser
would display the contents. Because the protocol data is used instead
of data from a live web server, playback might be successful even
though the Browser page might not render the
contents exactly as a web browser would. Pages that might not display
correctly include those that have resources cached on a web server
and those that use Javascript and framesets extensively.
- Event Log
- This page displays event summary information for each HTTP page
in the test. After a run, when you select a particular user from the
test log, the page displays information about that user.
- During a run, the page displays real-time information if real-time
protocol data support is enabled. To enable this support, click , and then select Enable real-time protocol
data support.