Configuring Browser-Simulation Settings

  1. In Silk Performer, expand the Profiles node in the Project tree.
  2. Right-click the profile that you want to configure and choose Edit Profile.
    Tip: Alternatively, you can choose Settings > Active Profile from the menu bar.

    The Profile - [<profile name>] dialog box opens, and the Replay category is displayed in the shortcut list on the left.

  3. In the shortcut list, click the Web icon.
  4. Click the Simulation tab. Use the Simulation area to set options for realistic simulation of users visiting Web sites.
  5. Check the Simulate user behavior for each transaction check box to have each virtual users reset their browser emulation after each transaction. Depending on the additional option you select, Silk Performer either simulates users who visit a Web site for the first time or users who revisit the site. While users who visit a site for the first time have no persistent cookies stored and no documents cached, users who revisit a page typically have closed their browsers between the Web site visits, have documents cached, and persistent cookies set. Disabling this option lets the virtual user emulate a Web browser that is not closed until the end of the test, thereby reusing cached information throughout multiple transactions.
  6. Click the First time user option button to generate a realistic simulation of users who visit a Web site for the first time. Persistent connections will be closed, the Web browser emulation will be reset, and the document cache, the document history, the cookie database, the authentication databases, and the SSL context cache will be cleared after each transaction. In such instances, Silk Performer downloads the complete sites from the server, including all files.
  7. Click the Revisiting user option button to generate a realistic simulation of users who revisit a Web site. Persistent connections will be closed, and the document history, the non-persistent cookie database, the authentication database, and the SSL context cache will be cleared after each transaction. In such cases, users do not clear the document cache. For more details, review the WebSetUserBehavior function in the BDL Function Reference. Use the User tolerance area to adjust the advanced options of the user tolerance simulation.
  8. Click OK to save your settings on the Profile - [<profile name>] dialog box.