NeoLoad project files

The files of the NeoLoad projects are stored by default in the user directory C:\Users\<user>\Documents\NeoLoad Projects\

Every NeoLoad project contains the following items:

  • <project>.nlp is the NeoLoad project descriptor file.

  • config.zip in the archive file of the configuration for the entire project. Project backups are made regularly and are named config.zip.<date>.bak

  • /client-certificates is the directory of the client certificates used to manage HTTP requests in heavy authentication for some applications.

  • /custom-resources contains the executables and resources automatically copied to all Load Generators.

  • /lib contains the libraries used by the project:

    • /jslib contains the Java libraries used in the JavaScript code.

    • /plugins contains the libraries required to decode module requests (AMF, Oracle Forms, GWT, Java Serialization and RTMP).

  • /recorded-requests contains the requests executed during the recording.

  • /recorded-responses contains the responses received during the recording.

  • /recorded-screenshots contains the screenshots made during the recording.

  • /results contains all the results of the tests:

    • /result_<uid> contains the data of a performed test:

      • /debug contains the files relating to the Virtual Users processes when the test is launched in debug mode.

      • /logs contains the log files for the Load Generators and Monitor Engines used in the test

      • /monitors_db contains the statistics used to plot graphs about the monitors.

      • /rawresults_db contains the statistics used to plot graphs about the containers.

      • /results_db contains the statistics retrieved during the test running process, except for the monitoring and containers ones, to plot graphs about the results.

      • /sla_profiles contains the SLA profiles used in the project.

      • /summary contains the resources for the summary displayed in NeoLoad Results section.

  • /scripts contains the JavaScript libraries saved in NeoLoad.

  • /sla_profiles contains the SLA profiles created and ready to be used in the Design section of NeoLoad.

  • /SqlTemp contains temporarily the data for SQL-type variables.

  • /team contains the configuration of the project when designed in collaborative mode.

  • /wss-keystores contains the keystores used to replay SOAP WS-security requests.

Tip: When necessary, the default directory for the projects can be modified in NeoLoad, Edit > Preferences > General Settings tab > Advanced section > Folders area.