Performance Testing is a software testing process used for testing the speed, response time, stability, reliability, scalability, and resource usage of a software application under a particular workload.

Why Non Functional testing?

Job Market

40% spike on NFT profiles, since 65% web traffic getting migrated to mobile in the year FY21

Niche skill

Non functional considered as Niche skill – lesser than 0.75% of the QA testers practice it

Industry trends

Performance considered as key factor for Business profitability. Most of the clients setting up the platform for PERF engineering and capacity modeling

Salary

Expected beginner salary quoted from 32K and 65K mark can be reached within 4-5 years of experience

Performance Testing – Course content

• JMeter:  40 Hours

  1. Introduction to JMeter:

  – Overview of JMeter

  – Benefits of using JMeter for performance testing

  – Understanding the JMeter interface

  – Basic concepts of performance testing

   

  2. Installing and Configuring JMeter:

  – System requirements

  – Installation process

  – Configuring JMeter

  – Setting up JMeter plugins

   

  3. Creating and Configuring Test Plans:

  – Creating a new test plan

  – Configuring test plan settings

  – Adding and configuring thread groups

  – Configuring test plan properties

  – Setting up test environment and data

   

  4. Load Testing:

  – Load testing concepts

  – Types of load testing

  – Setting up load tests

  – Configuring load profiles

  – Defining load patterns

  – Monitoring system resources

   

   

  5. Samplers:

  – SMTP Sampler

  – JDBC Sampler

  – JUnit Sampler

  – Integrating with Selenium WebDriver – Script

  – WebDriver Set Sampler – Extending WebDriver browser based test

  – FTP Sampler

  – OS Process, Debug and Test Action sampler

   

  6. Controllers

  – Simple, Once only & Loop controllers

  – Random and Random order controllers

  – Interleave controller

  – Throughput controller

  – Runtime controller

  – If and While controllers

  – Switch, Module and Include controller

  – ForEach controller with Regular Expression Extractor

  – ForEach controller with Xpath Extractor

   

  7. Assertions:

  – Understanding assertions

  – Creating and using assertions

  – Configuring assertion settings

  – Creating custom assertions

   

  8. Listeners:

  – Understanding listeners

  – Adding and configuring listeners

  – Creating custom listeners

  – Analyzing test results

  – Generating reports

   

  9. Scripting with JMeter:

  – Understanding scripting with JMeter

  – Creating and modifying JMeter scripts

  – Debugging JMeter scripts

  – Parameterization of scripts

  – Correlation

   

  10. Distributed Testing:

  – Understanding distributed testing with JMeter

  – Setting up a distributed test environment

  – Configuring JMeter servers and clients

  – Running a distributed test

   

  11. Best Practices for Performance Testing:

  – Best practices for performance testing

  – Analyzing performance testing results

  – Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks

  – Tuning performance tests

  – Test automation best practices

   

  LoadRunner: 40 Hours

  1. Introduction to LoadRunner:
  • Overview of LoadRunner
  • Benefits of using LoadRunner for performance testing
  • Understanding the LoadRunner interface
  • Basic concepts of performance testing

   

  1. Installing and Configuring LoadRunner:
  • System requirements
  • Installation process
  • Configuring LoadRunner
  • Setting up LoadRunner plugins
  • Overview of LoadRunner components

   

  1. Creating and Configuring Load Testing Scenarios:
  • Creating a new load testing scenario
  • Configuring load testing scenario settings
  • Adding and configuring load generators
  • Configuring load test properties
  • Setting up load test environment and data

   

  1. Recording and Scripting with LoadRunner:
  • Recording a test script
  • Creating a custom script
  • Scripting with Web, HTTP/HTML, Mobile, and TruClient protocols
  • Parameterization of scripts
  • Debugging and enhancing scripts

   

  1. Load Testing:
  • Load testing concepts
  • Types of load testing
  • Setting up load tests
  • Configuring load profiles
  • Defining load patterns
  • Monitoring system resources

   

  1. Analyzing Test Results:
  • Understanding load testing results
  • Analyzing graphs and reports
  • Identifying performance bottlenecks
  • Diagnosing and resolving performance issues
  • Setting up alerts and notifications

   

  1. Advanced Scripting Techniques:
  • Working with advanced scripting techniques
  • Working with correlation, correlation rules, and correlation functions
  • Working with multiple protocols
  • Working with transactions and checkpoints
  • Working with rendezvous points and think times
  • Working with conditional statements and loops

   

  1. LoadRunner Integration:
  • Integrating LoadRunner with other tools such as JIRA, Jenkins, and ALM
  • Understanding the benefits of LoadRunner integration
  • Configuring LoadRunner for integration
•  (Browser stack)
• Reliability testing
• Operational acceptance Testing