I have a load test, but it wants to save data in a database. We're still 'getting started' and really want the results either on the screen or in a file right now.
How do I tell the load test not to write to a database and to just show me the results instead?
In the properties of the "Run settings" set the Storage type to be None.
I do not recommend doing this. Much of the result detail is not preserved or graphed properly when not saved to the database. For the same reason I normally run test with the Timing details storage property of the "Run settings" set to All individual details.
The database is not large and the results from unwanted runs can easily be deleted. See also here and here for some notes on managing the results database.
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Hey to every alfresco pro out there!
Is there any way to create a report (graphical or textually, i don't care) to see the following information:
download count per file
how many times did user X download a specific file
which permissions do the users have
Are my goals easy to realize? Is there any plugin out there that i can use for this? (Already searched for some but couldn't find one) Hope that you can help me :)
mtzE
There is nothing out-of-the-box that is counting downloads. Maybe the audit service can be used to count reads, but you'll have to turn it on and configure it. Once turned on, the audit service writes records to a set of audit tables in your Alfresco database. You can then use any reporting tool to query those tables.
If you want to check the permissions a user has you can use something like OpenCMIS to connect to the repository, traverse a folder path, and then, for each object, you can inspect the ACL of that object to use as data in your report.
As Lista said, one way to create such reports is to use AAAR, but that is not required.
Hi Fellow SSRS Developers,
I have a scenario that I'm trying to tend to but need to know if what I want to do is even possible.
I have 4 reports that I would like to have run and then store the actual report in a file on a server. The reason for this need is because the response time on the reports is a bit long and I've done everything in SQL to speed it up.
What I want to have happen, is when a user clicks on the report name, instead of rendering the report on their screen I simply want to call the report that is already in a file so that it will load in lightning quick time.
Has anyone ever done this with SSRS and is it even possible?
Thanks,
Other than running reports on demand, there are two specific options: Running from a Cached report and running from a Snapshot.
You can see details on all of this in Setting Report Processing Properties.
Caching
From Books Online:
To enhance performance, you can specify a report (and data) to be
cached temporarily when a user runs the report. The cached copy is
subsequently available to other users who access the same report. With
this approach, if ten users open the report, only the first request
results in report processing. The report is subsequently cached, and
the remaining nine users view the cached report.
So here you can see that it is a specific user action that causes a stored report to be created.
See Report Caching in Reporting Services.
Snapshots
From Books Online:
A report snapshot is a report that contains layout information and
data that is retrieved at a specific point in time. You can run a
report as a report snapshot to prevent the report from being run at
arbitrary times (for example, during a scheduled backup). A report
snapshot is usually created and subsequently refreshed on a schedule,
allowing you to time exactly when report and data processing will
occur. If a report is based on queries that take a long time to run,
or on queries that use data from a data source that you prefer no one
access during certain hours, you should run the report as a snapshot.
Here you can see that these are these are generally set up on a regular schedule, i.e. independent of user activity.
See Creating, Modifying, and Deleting Snapshots in Report History.
In this case it seems like Snapshots might be your best option so you have more control of when the stored report is created. The main issue with Snapshots is that they need either stored credentials or an unattended execution account so might not be possible in all cases.
I do the following:
Create a Web Performance Test. Browse around cnn.com while the recorder records the steps.
Create a Load Test. Go through the wizard, attach the Web Perf Test created in the previous step.
Run the Load Test. It seems to run fine with all kinds of colorful statistics and I can see requests going out via TcpView utility. The screen looks like this, while running:
When it's all done, I get a blank screen without any results (see below).
Am I missing something simple?
Load Tests results need to be stored in a database. Have you configure the connection string for the sql server where the LoadTests2010 database exists?
If not, check these links to see how to create the database and configure the connection string:
How to: Create a Load Test Results Repository Using SQL
How to: Select a Load Test Results Repository
What is the best way to save data in session variables in a classic web site?
I am maintaining a classic web site and want to be able to allow my users to demo all functionality of the site, this means allowing them to delete records.
The closet example I have seen so far are the demos of Telerik controls where they are saving the dataset in sessions on first load and allowing the user to manipulate the data.
How can I achieve the same in ASP with an MS Access backend?
If you want to persist the state over multiple pages (e.g. to demo you complete application) then it's a bit tricky.
I would suggest copying the MDB file for each session and using the copied version. This would ensure that every session uses its own data.
create a version of your access db which will be used as a fresh template for each user
on session copy the template and name it after the users session ID
use the individual MDB
Note: Then only drawback I can see here is that you need to remove the unused MDB files as it can get a lot after sometime. You could do it with a scheduled task or even on session start before you create a new one.
I am not sure what you can use to check if it's used or not but check the files creation date or maybe the LDF file can help you as well (if it does not exist = unused).
You can store a connection or inclusive an object in a session variable as far you remember what kind of variable are you storing at the retrieving time. I had never stored a dataset in a session variable but I had stored a lot of arrays in session variables so you can use the ADO Getrows method to locate a complete dataset into a session variable.
How big is the Access database? If your database is small enough (relative to the server capacity, expected number of users, and so forth) then I like the idea of using a fresh copy of the database for each user that runs the demo.
With this approach, you simplify your possible code paths. Otherwise this "are we in demo mode or not?" logic will permeate a heck of a lot of your code.
I'd do it like this...
When the user begins the demo, make a copy of the Access DB for that user to use. If your db is foo.mdb, copy it to /tempdb/foo_1234567890.mdb where 1234567890 is the user's session ID.
Alter the user's connection string to point to the fresh database copy. From this point on, your app can operate like "normal" with no further modifications.
Have a scheduled task that deletes all files in /tempdb with last-modified times more than __ hours in the past. If you don't have the ability to schedule tasks on the server (perhaps you're in a shared hosting environment, etc) then you could do this at the same time you do step #1.
I've setup a results store and when I publish results of a load test, I can't view the published test details.
From the test run section of the build report I click on the published build and when I choose View Test Results Details from the Test Runs shortcut menu I get an error that the test results details cannot be viewed because the results were not stored in a results store.
I've looked for the data in the results store database and I don't anything there so the error makes sense.
I've setup a connection string to the results store in the Administer Test Controller dialog. Is this the only thing that needs to be done to get test results into the store?
The reports aren't going to be available until after the data has been copied to the data warehouse. This can typically take up to one hour to do.
See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms404692(VS.80).aspx