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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

Sample of usage

//This source code and information is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind,

//either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties

//of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This source code is

//intended only as a supplement to Quest Software's Foglight Transaction Recorder

//and/or on-line documentation. See these other materials for detailed information

//regarding Quest code samples.

//Create a Session object to hold Foglight Data

var SessionResult = WScript.CreateObject("ftr.timer.Session");

SessionResult.Begin();

//Create a Foglight Transaction

var Transaction = SessionResult.createTransaction("Transaction 1",300);

Transaction.Begin();

//Create Timers within the Transaction

var Timer1 = Transaction.createTimer("2 Second Timer");

Timer1.Start();

WScript.Sleep(2000);

var Timer2 = Transaction.createTimer("Half Second Timer with message");

Timer2.Start();

WScript.Sleep(500);

Timer2.Log(1,1,"Informational Message");

Transaction.End();

SessionResult.End();

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