others have done this using the assertions, I haven't done it myself, but it is feasible.
hopefully others will respond and provide some tips peter On 10/13/05, Edelman Matthew - medelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I'm trying to design a load test that will conduct a SOAP transaction > with the AUT. It requires that the responses from the AUT be parsed for > certain elements in order to create proper subsequent SOAP requests. > This is the basic design: > > > > request1: give me a session string > > response1: encrypted session string > > > > (parse response using regex and store session string in jmeter variable > v1) > > > > request2: initiate webservice on AUT using encrypted session string v1 > (this will start a long-running SQL query managed by the AUT) > > response2: AUT sends back a handle for the process, a date string > > > > (parse response using regex and store handle in jmeter variable v2) > > > > request3-N: check status of process using session string and handle > vars v1 and v2 > > response3-N: AUT sends back response, either "running," "completed > successfully," or "error" > > > > (parse final response and store results as to whether it was a success > or failure) > > > > Questions: > > > > 1. How can I construct the SOAP request with the discovered > variables v1 and v2? Can I simply place "$(v1)" and "$(v2)" within the > text of the SOAP requests in the SOAP Web Service Sampler? > 2. Is this kind of processing too intensive for Jmeter, given that > I want to run this as a load test with as many as 20 users at a time? > 3. How can I output information to a log file such as "value of > v1,v2" and whether each individual user instance was a success or > failure? > > > > Thanks for any help. I've been trying to get an index of the mailing > list using the instructions but have been unable to do so. I wish there > was a BB instead. I really want to use this tool instead of diving into > LoadRunner. > > > > Thanks again, > > Matt > > > > ************************************************************************** > The information contained in this communication is confidential, is > intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally > privileged. > > If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this > communication is strictly prohibited. > > If you have received this communication in error, please resend this > communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy > of it from your computer system. > > Thank You. > ************************************************************************** > >

