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Foglight Transaction Recorder 5.6.13 - Recorder Getting Started Guide

Table of Contents

Get started with the Foglight Transaction Recorder

System requirements for the Foglight Transaction Recorder/Player Foglight Transaction Recorder, Player, and Agent installation procedures Using the Foglight Transaction Recorder

Script window Properties window Main window Results window Favorites window

How Foglight Transaction Recorder works Foglight Transaction Recorder sample scripts

FTR-Random Input example FTR-Clipboard example WScript Simple Timers example WScript Database example FTRA-Getting Started example

Working with thin client scripts

Record thin client scripts Insert transactions into a script Save a script Play back a script Insert validation rules View results Publish scripts to Foglight

Working with thick client scripts

Manually record a thick client application using Tevron CitraTest

Manually record a Tevron script Create the script logic Insert captured images into CitraTest scripts Compile the script Run the CitraTest scripts Instrument Tevron CitraTest for use with the Foglight Transaction Recorder Insert a CitraTest script into the Foglight Transaction Recorder Save and playing back the CitraTest script

Favorites window

The Favorites Window mirrors the bookmarks created in Internet Explorer. These bookmarks can be used instead of typing the URL during the recording process. The Add and Organize buttons work exactly as they would in Internet Explorer. The Refresh button synchronizes the favorites list with your current favorites in Internet Explorer. This is done automatically each time you launch the Foglight Transaction Recorder.

How Foglight Transaction Recorder works

Each action you take in the Foglight Transaction Recorder window during the Web recording process creates an instruction. Instructions are grouped into a script, assigned a name, and saved with an .ftr extension. Scripts are deployed on Foglight Management Servers, which then deploy to Transaction Player agents to verify that end users are seeing performance that meets business process requirements. For more information, see Publish scripts to Foglight.

Foglight Transaction Recorder sample scripts

The Foglight Transaction Recorder provides sample scripts to assist you in learning the script recording process. When the Foglight Transaction Recorder is installed, the scripts are placed in the Windows® operating system My Documents folder.

Figure 9. Scripts folder

The following sample scripts are provided:

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FTR-Random Input example

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FTR-Clipboard example

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WScript Simple Timers example

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WScript Database example

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FTRA-Getting Started example

FTR-Random Input example

This script randomly selects a search term from a list. The instruction Set Value: random has been edited from the default values to use a Value Script as the Value Source. A Value Script, which can be viewed in Instruction Properties, has been written and added to randomly select from a list of search phrases.

Figure 10. FTR-Random Input example

To run this sample script:

1

From the Foglight Transaction Recorder toolbar, click File > Open.

2

Click the My Documents icon on the left side of the Open Script dialog box, and navigate to My Foglight Scripts > Samples.

3

Select FTR-RandomInputExample.ftr.

4

The sample script opens in the Foglight Transaction Recorder Script window.

5

The script plays and results are provided in the Results Details view.

For procedures on uploading scripts to Foglight, see Publish scripts to Foglight.

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