Create tests
A performance test is a series of automated steps that simulates user activity at scale. This lets you check how fast and reliably your application performs under pressure.
To create a performance test in Tricentis NeoLoad, you record user paths, check and customize them, and configure scenarios. This section covers everything you need:
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User paths - Understand user path structure, creation methods, and how they work.
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Record a user path - Capture web application interactions through browser recording.
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Design a user path - Refine recorded actions with variables, logical sequences, and think times.
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Implement a user path - Add correlations, parameters, and custom actions for realistic user behavior.
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Create populations - Distribute virtual users across user paths to simulate realistic traffic.
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Create scenarios - Define load profiles, duration, and ramp-up patterns.
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Create a test - Combine your user paths, populations, and scenarios into a complete performance test.
Record user paths
Tricentis NeoLoad captures your interactions with the application as you go through it. This creates a user path that represents a typical user journey. You can record user paths using:
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Browser recording to capture web application interactions.
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RealBrowser recording for advanced browser-based testing.
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Protocol-based recording for APIs and backend services.
Check and customize
After recording, check your user path to make sure all requests and responses work correctly. Then, customize it by adding correlations, parameters, and think times to create realistic user behavior.
Design your load test
Once your user paths are ready, design the actual load test. This involves creating populations to distribute virtual users across user paths, and creating scenarios to define load profiles, duration, and ramp-up patterns.
What's next
Start by understanding user paths, then record your first user path.