You can
increase, decrease, or randomize think time in your tests—or play
it back exactly as recorded.
Procedure
- In the Test Navigator, browse to the schedule and double-click
it. The schedule opens.
- In the Schedule Contents area, click the name of the schedule.
- On the Think Time page, set Modify the duration
of recorded think time delays to one of the following
options:
| Option |
Description |
| Use the recorded think time. |
This has no effect on the think time. The time that it takes
for a test to play back is the same as the time that it took to record
it. So, for example, if you were interrupted for five minutes during
recording, the same five-minute think time occurs when you run the
test. |
| Specify a fixed think time. |
Each virtual user's think time is exactly the same value—the
value that you type. Although this does not emulate users accurately,
it is useful if you want to play a test back quickly. |
| Increase/decrease the think time by a percentage. |
You type a think time scale, and each
virtual user's think time is multiplied by a percentage. A value of
100 indicates no change in think time. A value of 200 doubles the
think times, so the schedule plays back half as fast as it was recorded.
A value of 50 reduces the think times by half, so the schedule plays
back twice as fast. A value of 0 indicates no delays at all. |
| Vary the think time by a random percentage. |
Each virtual user's think time is randomly generated within
the upper and lower bounds of the percentages that you supply. The
percentage is based on the recorded think time. For example, if you
select a lower limit of 10 and an upper limit of 90, the think times
will be between 10 percent and 90 percent of the original recorded
think time. The random time will be uniformly distributed within this
range. |