so you actually want an incremented numeric field only? Not a unique token ?
regards deepak On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 2:33 PM, virkenator <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Deepak, > > Thank you replying. > Patient t ID is a mandatory field in the form, and it has to be > unique/different from IDs already entered/existing in the form database, > that is why user has to specify id every time he/she wants to save the form > and if it is not different/unique from already existing one, the form will > not get saved. > However, the script will run just fine. > > Deepak Shetty wrote: > > > > First i dont quite think your description is accurate since Id find it > > hard > > to believe that your application asks the user who's entering information > > into the form to generate the unique Id. So if I access your application > > in > > a browser do i have to enter a unique patient id? > > > > For the moment Assuming that your problem is what you state it is > > > > > > Thread Group > > +Req1 > > +Req2 > > +Req3 (specify the below as name/value) > > ++patientId Patient_${__threadNum()}_${currentTime} > > ++ other parameters > > +Req4 > > +User Parameters ( update once per iteration checked with the following > > variable) > > ++currentTime ${__time(YMD)}${__time(HMS) > > > > Then add a view results tree listener , and in the request tab you can > see > > that you are posting unique values for patientId every time > > Your test may still not work , but the problem wont be the generation of > > unique value. > > > > > > If you want an autoincrementing scheme then you need to use > > > http://jakarta.apache.org/jmeter/usermanual/component_reference.html#Counterplus > > beanshell to track the last used counter number from a previous test > > run or you can code it in beanshell/java > > > > regards > > deepak > > > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 12:12 PM, virkenator <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> > >> Hi Deepak, > >> > >> Thank you for the help. I tried it, but in vain. May be I need to > explain > >> you more details. When I create a patient, that data needs to be posted > >> through the HTTP request to the server. > >> Here is how my script works. > >> 1. A user logs in > >> 2. Goes to the patient registration form. > >> 3. Adds patient id, which has to be unique every time patient needs to > be > >> added. > >> 4. Saves the form and logs out. > >> This script has all the HTTP requests. During the step 3, there are two > >> fields(patient id and patientkey) which need to be edited (which I am > >> presently editing manually) and posted as the HTTP request for step 3. > >> I am wondering is there any way, I can increment or create unique values > >> for > >> these two fields and then POST them as a HTTP request automatically. > >> > >> Deepak Shetty wrote: > >> > > >> > This is one way > >> > add a User Parameters , just one user will do, specify the name like > >> > currentTime and value like ${__time(YMD)}${__time(HMS) . Also check > >> update > >> > once per iteration (basically generating a timestamp , you can use > >> other > >> > ways to generate a timestamp too , the reason I do it this way is that > >> I > >> > need this value for multiple samplers) > >> > Then when you need to post a unique data element, you can provide a > >> value > >> > like > >> > ${userIdPrefix}_${__threadNum()}_${currentTime} > >> > > >> > where userIdPrefix is a variable normally defined as JMeterCreatedUser > >> or > >> > something . > >> > > >> > Note that because JMeter can call javascript or even Java/BSH any > >> method > >> > you > >> > want of generating unique ids works (for example you could use UUID's) > >> > > >> > regards > >> > deepak > >> > > >> > On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 4:42 PM, virkenator <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> I am a newbie. I am using JMeter to test registration form based > >> >> software. > >> >> Here's my scenario: > >> >> > >> >> A user logs in and adds a patient in database. I am able to automate > >> this > >> >> process by recording it, however I want to automate the add patient > >> >> scenario, since a unique patient id is required to add a patient and > >> save > >> >> it > >> >> on the database. The procedure I am following right now is manually > >> >> entering > >> >> ids and then running the automated script, which is not putting any > >> load > >> >> or > >> >> stress on the site. > >> >> If somebody could please tell me how to generate unique ids and how > to > >> >> fit > >> >> this procedure in already working script or how to increment previous > >> id > >> >> whenever the script is run. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> View this message in context: > >> >> > >> > http://old.nabble.com/how-to-generate-unique-ids-in-jmeter-tp28748660p28748660.html > >> >> Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> View this message in context: > >> > http://old.nabble.com/how-to-generate-unique-ids-in-jmeter-tp28748660p28758835.html > >> Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/how-to-generate-unique-ids-in-jmeter-tp28748660p28760496.html > Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
