NeoLoad with Perfecto IDE scripts

This section guides you through setting up the integration between Perfecto and NeoLoad using the Perfecto IDE.

Note:

Support for the Perfecto IDE will be discontinued at the end of 2020.

Limitations

The Perfecto integration with NeoLoad currently only supports the use of Perfecto IDE scripts. Perfecto non-native automation scripts are not yet supported.

Prerequisites

This integration requires an installation of NeoLoad, including the license module DataExchangeAPI.

Step-by-step instructions

In this step, you create an Advanced action in NeoLoad and add it to your script. Alternatively, if you run Selenium tests in Perfecto, you can configure a Java launcher Advanced action in NeoLoad that will then launch a Selenium script on a Perfecto device. For details, see the information on launching a runnable Selenium script on a Perfecto device in the NeoLoad documentation.

To integrate Perfecto with NeoLoad:

  1. In NeoLoad, under Actions > Advanced > End User Experience, create an action called Perfecto Mobile, with the  following required parameters:

    • perfectoURL: The URL to use for API calls, such as https://demo.perfectomobile.com/services
    • script: The name of the Perfecto script to run

    For information on other, optional parameters, see the information on the Perfecto Mobile Advanced action in the NeoLoad documentation.

  2. Drag the Perfecto Mobile action to your script.

After you run the script, you can view the test execution results.

To view results in Perfecto:

  1. Go to your Perfecto cloud URL and click Analyze Reports to open the Test Analysis view.

  2. On the CI Dashboard tab, click a report name.

  3. In the Single Test Report (STR), view the test flow with individual steps, as shown in the following image.

To view results in NeoLoad:

  • Open the External Data tab to assess test statistics, as shown in the following image.

Example scenario

This example clarifies how NeoLoad and Perfecto integrate and how to understand the test results. 

We recorded a NeoLoad script to perform a search in Google. In addition, we created a Perfecto (IDE) script that opens a browser, goes to Google, and performs a search.

We ran this Perfecto script from NeoLoad on two Perfecto devices (2 VUsers) while at the same time running the NeoLoad script that loads the server (8 VUsers). For information on how to select the Perfecto devices, see the information on running one script on several mobiles in the NeoLoad documentation. 

When looking at the results in NeoLoad, as shown on the External Data tab in the image above, you need to understand that:

  • The Unknown count of 1 for each device (Galaxy S10-Android and Galaxy S6-Android) is for loading the .xml file from the repository.
  • The Paths information, such as Webpage.Element.Click, counts the times that the command appears in the script, not a specific click on the element. Our example script includes a click on 2 elements, so NeoLoad presents a count of 4: 2 devices x 2 paths for each device.