eValid Getting Started

Agenda Introduction to eValid First experience of using eValid Recording and Site Analysis in eValid

What is eValid eValid is a fully-featured Web Browser. eValid is also a sophisticated record/playback and WebSite analysis engine. eValid is a Web Testing Suite with embedded Mapping, Testing, Loading and Timing/Tuning functionality. Introduction

About eValid, Inc. Under Software Research, Inc., a California based company One stop solution provider for E-Commerce site quality Offer products and custom services One of the major eValid products is a Test Enabled Web Browser™, a test engine that provides you with several product configurations Introduction

About eValid, Inc. eValid Licenses DEMO License Enables eValid immediately after installation, but provides only limited functionality Remains active for a short period like 14 days EVAL License Requires a request for a key Provides you with full product functionality Includes all Site Analysis, Functional Test, Load Test, Timing/Tuning, and eVmanager features eValid Contact eValid Division, Software Research, Inc Mission Street, Suite 400, San Francisco CA USA Phone: [+1] (415) Fax: [+1] (415) Introduction

eValid’s Main Functions Introduction

eValid Capabilities eValid version 6.0 is currently supported on Windows NT/2000/XP eValid handles JavaScript, VB Script, Java Applets and ActiveX Controls eValid handles cookies and thus has ability to keep context with a secure session eValid handles testing of any size Web Sites with proxy servers eValid has the ability to correctly parse HTML 4.0 and handle XML Introduction

eValid Functional Design Three major players : eValid Browser-Based Web Site Quality Testing – This manages the recording with script files (*.evs), playback the script, and event logs for each scripts (*.evl) eVmanger Test Interface – This is a test suite manager specifically aimed at making it very easy and intuitive to handle suites of eValid tests which has the size of ~1000 playback scripts Test Scripts – These use a simple, pure ASCII, command plus modifier format and can show many types of automated website testing that can be modified at a later time if needed Introduction

Script Log and Analysis Log File Contents As eValid plays back a script, it writes certain information about what it is doing to four different log files: Event Log, Performance Log,Timing Log, and Message/Error Log Event Log : Has a single time-stamped line for every event that happens during playback. Performance Log : Contains all download timings and the "Command Completed" messages. Message/Error Log : Contains ONLY those lines of the Event Log that do NOT say "OK" as a result status. Timing Log : Contains outputs of the Timer commands, plus the statistical summary of the downloaded page. Introduction

eValid Settings Record/Play Preferences and Record/Play Advanced Preferences – Configures the needs of testing environment Project/Log Management – Sets the working directory for the scripts as well as the logs to be evaluated later Working Default Directory: C:\Program Files\Software Research\eValid\Program\ Project Group\Test.evs Introduction

Installation please download and install the latest eValid V6 build. You can download the build from: ftp://ftp.soft.com/pub/windows/evalid/evalid6i.exe Save the license file named as "evalid.lic" into the eValid Program directory/folder located at: [DISK]:\Program Files\Software Research\eValid\Program The new "evalid.lic" file should now be present. You can confirm this by launching eValid and using the eValid browser sequence: Help > License Info. First Experience

What should I do first? First, click on the eValid menus on the browser tool bar. Become familiar with the function buttons: Record, Playback, LoadTest, Site Analysis, Setting…

Run Site Analysis Step 1: Click Site Analysis > Start Analysis. Step 2: Type the Internet address of the site you want to map. And Click OK. Step 3: Click the green arrow > on the toolbar, or dashboard: eValid starts mapping that site. Step 4: Select the reports from the prompt.

First Recording Click Record > Start Recording. Enter a name for the Test Script (evs) file. Navigate to your home page, or to any linked page you visit. Click Record > Stop Recording. Your recording is done. Check the script file you just generated with Window > Script Window. Click Playback > Start Playback. If any links are missing, you'll see error messages in the Message/Error Log prompt. Click on the Reports.

Recording and Link Test Wizard Click Record > Start Recording. Enter a name for the Test Script (evs) file. Navigate to your home page, or to any linked page you visit. Click Record >Wizards > Link Test Wizard. Click Record > Stop Recording. Your recording is done. Check the script file you just generated with Window > Script Window. Click Playback > Start Playback. If any links are missing, you'll see error messages in the Message/Error Log prompt. Click on the Reports.

eValid – Record/Play Preferences Menu First Experience eValid’s recording and playback operations can be defined in: Settings-> Record/Play Preferences menu

eValid – Advanced Preferences Menu First Experience Using an EVAL or PROF license gives you access to eValid’s Advanced Preferences: Settings->Record/Play Advanced Preferences -> Miscellaneous Recording

eValid – Script Dialog Window Clicking on the Window > Script Window menu will show the script file window on the screen. This can be used to inspect and/or manually edit the recorded script. First Experience

eValid – Documentation To reach eValid’s documentation, click Help > Documentation and select from the many topics available on the menu. First Experience