{"id":162,"date":"2019-12-24T06:25:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T06:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/?p=162"},"modified":"2023-07-14T05:33:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T00:03:40","slug":"designing-load-performance-test-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/designing-load-performance-test-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing load\/performance test cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Load testing is about subjecting the system to a mix of the various operations from a various types of users with some of them being concurrent and then assessing if they can indeed be processed with the given resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/operational_profile_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/operational_profile_1.jpg 403w, https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/operational_profile_1-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So to conduct an effective load test, it is mandatory to understand the various types of users of the system, # of users of each user type (typical and maximum), various operations in the system mapped to these users, their usage pattern etc. In HyBIST, one of the core concept \u201cOperational profiling\u201d is used to come up with real-time usage scenarios to load the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key aspects in this core concept are,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;Mode \u2013 Represents a time period of usage e.g. End of month, where the usage patterns are distinctive and different.<\/li><li>Key operations (features\/requirements) used<\/li><li>Types of end users associated with the key features\/requirements<\/li><li>Number of end users for each type of users<\/li><li>Rate of arrival of transactions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For a given mode, identify the end users types and their key operations and then identify the number of users for each type of&nbsp;user and then identify the rate of arrival of transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"151\" data-src=\"https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/operational_profile_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-374 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/operational_profile_2.jpg 404w, https:\/\/stagsoftware.com\/hbtcentral\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/operational_profile_2-300x112.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 404px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 404\/151;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Performance test relates to the time aspect of the system under various load conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Load testing is about subjecting the system to a mix of the various operations from a various types of users with some of them being concurrent and then assessing if they can indeed be processed with the given resources. 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