On 21/08/07, vdanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the prompt response!
> Using the CSV dataset looks quite simple to do.
>
> Now, if I define multiple users (threads), will that mean that each user
> will use the same set of data? So the set of requests from different users
> will be coming from a single CSV dataset? Is there any way or possibility
> for different users to use different CSV files? We want each request to be
> unique, i.e. to target a different row in the database every time.
The file is only opened once, but each thread will use a different
line from the file.
> Thanks for the suggestion to use the counter, but I am not sure if it is
> suitable to use, since the values of the variables are not sequential, and
> there is no guarantee that a certain value exists in the database.
> We are thinking to extract values randomly from the database (of up to 50
> million rows), get rid of the no hits, and put them into the CSV dataset(s).
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Val
>
>
> sebb-2 wrote:
> >
> > On 21/08/07, vdanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >> I am testing a Web Service, and want to perform a load test with unique
> >> variables for each request. Having three variables to substitute, I am
> >> thinking of having my variables in a file, where each line has three
> >> fields:
> >> accountNumber, startDate, and endDate, delimited by commas. These should
> >> substitute <accountNumber>, <startDate>, and <endDate> elements in the
> >> SOAP
> >> request.
> >>
> >> How do I substitute multiple fields into the SOAP request?
> >
> > Use the CSV DataSet with the variables AC, SD, ED (for example).
> >
> > Then use ${AC} ${SD} and ${ED} as appropriate in the SOAP request.
> >
> > The request must be on the screen, not in a file, as JMeter does not
> > do file substitutions.
> >
> >> If I have thousands of lines in the file, how will it affect the
> >> overhead?
> >
> > No, CSV DataSet reads a line at a time.
> >
> >> Is there a better way to achieve what I want to do?
> >
> > Instead of reading from a file, you might be able to use Counters to
> > generate the numbers in conjunction with some fixed text. Depends on
> > what restrictions need to be placed on the values of the variables.
> >
> >> Regards,
> >> Val
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