Eggplant Performance 8 Release Notes

Features and Improvements 8.0.0 (24 April 2018)

Integration with Apache JMeter.
- Eggplant Performance can now execute test plans created in Apache JMeter.
- Provides an easy migration path from JMeter to Eggplant Performance.
- Easily distribute JMeter test plans across multiple injector machines.
- View the progress of JMeter test runs in Eggplant Performance Test Controller.
- Analyze the results of JMeter test runs using Eggplant Performance Analyzer.
Comprehensive support for OpenAPI REST Services.
- Generate code for testing a REST service from an OpenAPI specification.
- Supports JSON and YAML formats.
- Generated code can be C# or Java.
- Supports OpenAPI 2.0.
- Easily generate scripts that target the REST service.
- All serialization/deserialization of requests/responses is handled behind the scenes, so scripts are clean and simple, with no complicated correlations or transformations necessary.
Citrix Improvements.
- Support for Citrix StoreFront.
  - New Citrix StoreFront recorder captures traffic to both the StoreFront web server and the Citrix server.
  - Citrix scripts can now include a mixture of web and Citrix commands, so that a single Virtual User can connect to the web server, download an ICA file, and use it to interact with the Citrix server.
- Citrix Recorder Improvements.
  - Added options to record Click, Double-Click, Right-Click and Move actions for an image.
  - Existing images are displayed in the recorder, so it is easy to capture new events for existing images.
  - Image hotspots can be adjusted by dragging the mouse or pressing Ctrl+click.
  - The area around the captured image is displayed in the dialog, to make hotspot placement easier.
  - Improved placement of Start/EndTransaction calls in generated scripts.
- Citrix API Improvements.
  - Added the DoubleClickFoundLocation method.
  - Added the LogScreenShot method.
  - Added the ScreenHeight and ScreenWidth properties.
  - Added the SaveIcaFile method.
  - Added the DeleteIcaFile method.
  - Added the IcaFilePath property .
Eggplant Functional Integration Improvements.
- New Eggplant Functional Log Viewer displays all of the Eggplant Functional logs generated by a Virtual User in a single place.
- New ConnectionProperties class makes it easier to pass different connection parameters when connecting to a SUT, including options for connecting via Eggplant Automation Cloud.
- Existing Eggplant Functional connections can be used when generating Eggplant Performance scripts.
- Warnings generated at runtime by Eggplant Functional are displayed in the corresponding Eggplant Performance virtual user log.
- Verbose logging option is now switched on by default.
Realtime KPI values can now be viewed in tables and charts in Test Controller. Failing KPIs are highlighted.
Transaction percentiles chart added to Test Controller.
Support for stepped ramp-up.
Added ability to rename transactions in a recording.
Improved data source view in Studio.
Reset window layout option was added to Studio and Test Controller.
Proxy recorder can now export the certificate file in PFX format.
Added the new LogCurrentDataValues method to the API. This method writes all of the current data values to the event log. The method is called automatically whenever an iteration fails.
Added the new SetAuthentication method to the Web API.
Added an option to automatically start the Shared Data Server at the beginning of the test.
Custom Virtual User templates have been removed from the product and can no longer be used.
Many more bug fixes and improvements.

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