Configuring a Goal-Based Curve
To start your goal-based load testing you need to know your Transaction Goal. You can start the test with the default Transaction Goal per min but it is recommended to use the actual goal throughput with your website metrics. To calculate your goal throughput and learn more about goal-based load testing, see How it works: Goal-Based Load Testing.
While configuring a Goal-Based Curve, we strongly advise using the recommended values of the test parameters to receive accurate test results. If you need to set custom test parameters, please check our Expert Tips from the Goal-Based Test Parameters article.
To configure the test scenario load curve:
- Wait for the completion of the test validation process to receive accurate test results.
- Enter your goal throughput in the Transaction Goal per min box. Automatically adjusted test parameters will be calculated and appear under the respective boxes in the Recommended fields.
- Recommended: To set recommended values for all parameters, click Apply Recommend Values. The values will be applied automatically.
- Optional: Customize test parameters if it is necessary. Please see our Expert Tips and the descriptions of the test parameters for more details.
Once the Goal-Based Curve is configured, proceed with Payload and Global Distribution configuration as described in Getting started with Load Test Setup.
When the test has finished, you can view the test results on the Load Test Report page. To find if the Transaction goal was reached successfully, check the Transactions per minute chart. Also, it is recommended to check the session log for errors that were detected.