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Foglight Transaction Recorder 5.6.13 - Recorder User Guide

Table of Contents

Overview of Foglight synthetic monitoring Use the Foglight Transaction Recorder

Script window Properties window

Root instructions Browser instructions

Navigate Open Browser Close Browser Browser Refresh Browser Back Browser Forward

HTML Element instructions

Set Value: = (Checkbox) Click Input(0) (Click Instruction) **| Set Value: =*** (Input Password) ab| Set Value: = (Input Text) Java Script Set Value: = (Radio Button) Set Value: = (Select)

External Scripting instructions

CitraTest Script FTR Script Generic Command Line Windows Script

Special instructions

Credential Delay - 00:00:00.10 Folder Internet Settings Keyboard Message Transaction

Network Diagnostics

Name Lookup Ping Trace

Properties and Instruction descriptions

Common Properties Instruction Properties HTML Element Properties

Main window Results window

Output Results Error

Favorites window Create, publish scripts, and publish to Foglight

Record scripts Configure scripts (Insert transactions and validations)

Insert transactions Insert validations

Script playback

Analyze script results Publish scripts to Foglight

Publish Script dialog box

Create and upload Foglight Transaction Recorder scripts

Record scripts Configure scripts (Insert transactions and validations)

Insert transactions Insert validations

Script playback

Analyze script results

Publish scripts to Foglight

View Foglight Transaction Recorder results

Summary Network Details Network Chart Timing Charts Size Charts Timing vs. Size Chart

General settings

General Defaults

Recorder settings

Delays Environment HTML

Publish settings Windows Server 2003 security settings Recorder types

Import Dialog Interceptor Settings into the Foglight Transaction Recorder graphic user interface Use Error Overrides Insert validation rules Insert Transactions Rebaseline a script Use Sync Points Change source of text for Form Inputs

Text Value Value Script Using the Custom Value Source Set Values

Use cookies Use the Dialog Interceptor Settings Set up the Foglight Transaction Recorder to run with the FxM

Turn on Tag and Follow before the recording process begins Insert an Internet Instruction and turn on Tag and Follow after a script is recorded

Scale Foglight Transaction Player client machines Set the Recording Method dialog Set the delay Use cache management

How cache management works How Foglight Transaction Recorder cache settings interact with Internet Explorer cache settings Cache management locations and settings

Foglight Transaction Recorder cache management Foglight Transaction Player cache management

Set Empty Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer

Appendix: Best practices

FTR Advanced/CitraTest best practices

Verify the Foglight environment Create and Run scripts on the same machine Captured images should be as small as possible Manually create the CitraTest scripts Use the AppStart function to start applications Maximize applications after AppStart Script launching and closing of the application Create and test FTR scripts containing the CitraTest script Use the Restore Desktop features of CitraTest and FTR

Run FTR scripts as a local administrator Gather network statistics when using Windows Vista or a later version Scale Foglight Transaction Player Agents

Maximum number of concurrent scripts Determining maximum concurrent scripts Assigning worker processes

Appendix: Troubleshoot the Foglight Transaction Recorder

Use the script properties Verify the Foglight environment Remote Desktop Verify script playback Ensure users are logged out before running a script Run as a user FTR Advanced best practices Duplicate the steps in Internet Explorer TPRunscript Contact Support and collect support documentation

Appendix: API for FTR Timer Usage

Three main classes Samples code Enums Sample of usage

Publish scripts to Foglight


	NOTE: Before scripts can be published to Foglight, the Foglight Agent Manager must be started.

Once a script is played and its expected times and time-outs are set, it can be published to a Foglight Server, for use in a monitoring environment.

To publish scripts to the Foglight Management Server:

1

The Publish Script dialog box appears.

2

Click Add Locations.

The Manage Locations Settings dialog box appears.

3

The Add Location dialog box appears.


	NOTE: The user name and password must be entered to upload scripts. The user name has to be a Foglight Management Server user, and assigned either “Foglight Administrator” or “End User Publisher” roles.

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Name—the location name the Foglight Transaction Recorder uses.

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Foglight Server—Foglight Server name, for example: abc10678.prod.acme.corp:8080.

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Server Version—Foglight Server version.

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Path to Projects—the directory on the server where the scripts are stored (Foglight 4 and below servers only).

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UserName—Foglight Management Server user name.


	NOTE: The following special characters are currently NOT supported in usernames and passwords: “:” and “@”.

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Password—Foglight Management Server password.


	NOTE: The following special characters are currently NOT supported in usernames and passwords: “:” and “@”.

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Requires SSL—select check box to implement a Secure Sockets Layer.

4

Fill in the required fields.

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In File Name, enter the desired file name.

8

Click Save.

The script publishes to the Foglight Server.

Publish Script dialog box

The Publish Script dialog box allows you to publish scripts to Foglight servers.

Figure 36. Publish Script dialog box

Shortcut keys

The following provides a list of Foglight Transaction Recorder shortcut key.

Table 4. Shortcut keys
Key	Description
Alt+0 (Zero)	Displays the Results window.
Alt+Enter	Displays the Instruction Properties window.
Alt+1	Displays the Script window.
Alt+2	Displays the Favorites window.
Alt+3	Displays the Properties window.
Alt+Home	Displays the Web Page set in IE Internet Properties.
Alt+Left Arrow	Navigates back one page.
Alt+Left Arrow	Navigates forward one page.
CTRL+A	Selects all the steps in the Workspace window.
CTRL+B	Inserts or removes a breakpoint.
CTRL+C	Copies the selected item in the project or properties view to the clipboard.
CTRL+E	Stops a script.
CTRL+G	Goes to the desired line.
CTRL+F5	Places a script in the edit mode.
CTRL+N	Creates a new script.
CTRL+O	Opens an existing script.
CTRL+P	Opens the Publish Script dialog.
CTRL+R	Places the Foglight Transaction Recorder in the record mode.
CTRL+S	Save changes to an open script.
CTRL+V	Pastes a selected item.
CTRL+X	Cuts a selected item.
CTRL+Z	Reverses the previous action.
CTRL+Y	Performs the previous action.
CTRL+F5	Plays back a script in the Fast Forward mode.
CTRL+UP Arrow	Moves a selected item up in the Script Window tree.
CTRL+Down Arrow	Moves a selected item down in the Script Window tree.
F1	Displays online help.
F5	Plays back a script.
F7	Refreshes the Main Window.
F8	Displays the Foglight Transaction Recorder Settings window.
F10	Steps through a script.
F12	Displays the Save Script As dialog.
Delete	Deletes the select transaction in the Script window.

Create and upload Foglight Transaction Recorder scripts

During the recording process, each click or action you make in the Main Window creates an instruction. Instructions are grouped into a script, assigned a name and saved with an .ftr extension. Scripts are then published to a Foglight server and subsequently downloaded by Transaction Player agents where they are used for monitoring business processes.

Creating scripts with the Foglight Transaction Recorder and uploading them to the Foglight consists of the following steps:

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2

Configure scripts (Insert transactions and validations)

3

Script playback

4

Analyze script results

5

Publish scripts to Foglight

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