Advanced

The Advanced panel allows you to modify NeoLoad advanced settings.

Folders

You can change the default directory where NeoLoad projects are saved.

Saving Reminders Settings

By default, NeoLoad will remind you to save your project 1 hour after you open it. You can configure it to never get such reminder or choose different durations.

Update settings

The update options make it possible to:

  • enable or disable automatic check for updates

  • change the automatic update check frequency

  • check for updates manually

Note Information: Bugfix versions — three-figure version numbers, for example 5.1.1 — may be installed using the NeoLoad 8.3 update utility.

Minor and major versions (adding new features) — two-figure version numbers, for example 5.0 — must be downloaded from the Tricentis website and installed manually. A specific license may be required to use these versions.

Usage reporting

To continuously improve your experience with NeoLoad 8.3, we perform usage reporting. Collecting and processing usage information enables us to optimize NeoLoad 2024.1 functionality and adapt our content to your needs.

Note: No sensitive information is collected.

Usage reporting is enabled by default but it can be disabled at any moment. You can select a usage reporting mode to choose the way we collect this information.

Data collected

Common data collected:

  • License ID if the Standard mode is enabled.

  • Installation ID if the Anonymous mode is enabled.

  • Product information: Product name, Product version.

On program startup and license change:

  • On Events: License change, program startup, usage reporting mode change.

  • Operating System: O.S name and version, O.S language.

  • Screen size.

  • Product GUI language.

  • Type of license: Trial/Commercial.

  • License Edition: Standard, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate, Free, Custom, Design.

On script conversion:

Nothing is collected from the scripts, only global statistics are collected:

  • "scriptcount": The number of converted scripts.

  • "status": The conversion result. It can be "success" or "failed" ("failed" if an error occurred, resulting in no project created).

  • "duration": The total duration of the conversion.

  • "total-conversion-rate" : The percentage of total conversions.

  • The number of methods supported (with and without warning).

  • The name and occurrences of the methods not supported.

After test execution:

  • "date": Test date.

  • "web-vus": The number of web VUs.

  • "is-force-stop": True if the user has forced the stop.

  • "product": Product name.

  • "effective-duration": Effective duration of the test.

  • "stop-reason": The reason for which the test was stopped.

  • "expected-duration": Expected test duration if available.

  • "version": Product version.

  • "lg-count": Number of LGs.

  • "mode": NeoLoad start mode (GUI, CMD, API, NLWEB).

  • "duration-policies": Duration policies used by the test.

  • "is-debug": True if the test has been launched in debug mode.

  • "load-policies": Load policies used by the test.

  • "cloud-lg-count": Number of NeoLoad Cloud LGs.

  • "is-sent-to-nlweb": True if test data have been sent to NeoLoad Web.

  • "sap-vus": Number of SAP VUs.

  • "licenseId": License ID.

  • "event": Event type.

  • "projectid": The ID of the project.

  • "testid": The ID of the test.

On project closure:

  • "advanced-actions": List of the types of Advanced Actions. Not present if no Advanced Action is used (from NeoLoad + Labs/Extern + SAP GUI action), each action type appears only once if used several times.

  • "apm-dynatrace": "true/false" if the APM is enabled in Project preferences.

  • "apm-appdynamics": "true/false" if the APM is enabled in Project preferences.

  • "apm-nudge": "true/false" if the APM is enabled in Project preferences.

  • "apm-caapm": "true/false" if the APM is enabled in Project preferences.

  • "browser-em": "true/false" - if at least a Pop split has browser Emulation (settings different than 'as recorded').

  • "element-count": Total number of elements: Actions, Custom Actions, If, Delay, Page, requests.

  • "format": xml or binary for the format of project storage.

  • "http-request-count": Total number of HTTP requests (including shared requests).

  • "monitor-machine-count": Number of monitored machines (ex: "Linux Monitor", "JOnAs Monitor"), each monitor name must appear only once, even if used several times. Not present if no Monitor is used.

  • "monitor-list": List of Monitor names used.

  • "page-count": Total number of Pages (including shared Pages).

  • "population-count": Number of Populations in the project.

  • "project-id": Uses existing "projectID".

  • "read-format": Format used to open the Project (binary/xml).

  • "rendezvous-count": Total Number of "rendezvous" Actions.

  • "scenario-count": Number of Scenarios.

  • "server-count": Number of servers.

  • "shared-container-count": Number of shared containers.

  • "sla-element-count": Number of elements that use an SLA profile: "0" if no profile.

  • "sla-profile-count": Number of SLA profiles. "0" if no profile.

  • "sla-profile-per-run-count": Number of SLA profiles that contain at least a 'Per Run' condition. No key when no SLA profile.

  • "sla-profile-per-timeint-count": Number of SLA Profiles that contain at least a 'Per Time Interval' condition. No key when no SLA profile.

  • "source-control": GIT/SVN. No attribute when no source-control.

  • "transaction-count": Total number of Transactions (including shared Transactions).

  • "project-version": Project version.

  • "userpath-count": Number of User path in the project.

  • "wan-em": "true/false" - if at least a Pop split has WAN Emulation.

  • "web-protocols": List of web protocols that are used by the project. (Flex, GWT, Oracle Forms).

  • "as-code-files-count": Number of as-code files (YAML or JSON) used to override the legacy project or when used YAML only without a legacy project, "0" when no as-code file has been used.

  • "start-mode": NeoLoad started by GUI/CMD.

To select a usage reporting mode:

In the Mode drop-down list, select:

  • Standard if you agree to provide usage information in a non anonymous basis

  • Anonymous if you agree to provide usage information in an anonymous basis

  • Disabled if you disagree to provide usage information

NeoLoad default settings

This zone allows modifying NeoLoad default settings. A click on the Open file button opens the "controller_default.properties" file. The file contains all the default parameters of NeoLoad. The file can be overridden to define new default settings. Once the file is saved, back in NeoLoad, a click on the Reload button applies the changes.

Note: Information: These default settings apply to NeoLoad and not to a specific NeoLoad project.

If you click on the Restore Defaults button allows stepping back to the previous default settings of NeoLoad.