dsamson wrote:Do you think eValid tests are a good "feed" to an SLA?
Indeed, eValid functional tests of a web application -- particularly one which is implemented as a "rich internet application" -- are very common examples of how eValid functional tests cab be used to support an SLA.
Not only do eValid playbacks run reliably, even in an AJAX/Web 2.0 context, but they can accurately time the complex interactions that the script commands. Timer values are typically put in a local file, and the over-arching SLA management solution can take these values into account when producing charts and graphs.
When performance dips below the threshold (i.e. when playback times at any stage of a exceed the pre-specified maximum values) then eValid can use its
OnErrorGoto... commands to divert playback to a recovery script that also can be an alarm script.
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