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This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of Rational® Performance Tester.
Performance test an SAP application
The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of IBM® Rational® Performance Tester for testing applications on SAP servers. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.
Module 1: Creating projects and recording user actions
In this module, you will learn how to create projects and record user actions for testing. The second part of this module will help you understand a recorded test.
Lesson 1.1: Recording an SAP test
In this lesson, learn how to create a test project and record user actions in the SAP GUI client.

Tutorials
This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of Rational® Performance Tester.
- Performance test a Web application
  The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of Rational® Performance Tester. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.
- Performance test an SAP application
  The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of IBM® Rational® Performance Tester for testing applications on SAP servers. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.
  - Introduction: Performance test SAP solutions
    This tutorial introduces you to performance testing applications running on SAP servers.
  - Module 1: Creating projects and recording user actions
    In this module, you will learn how to create projects and record user actions for testing. The second part of this module will help you understand a recorded test.
    - Lesson 1.1: Recording an SAP test
      In this lesson, learn how to create a test project and record user actions in the SAP GUI client.
    - Lesson 1.2: Understanding a recorded test
      In this lesson, become familiar with your recorded test.
    - Lesson 1.3: Creating an SAP batch input test
      In this lesson, learn how record a batch input test for generating a load on the SAP server.
    - Module 1 summary
  - Module 2: Editing an SAP test
    In this module, you will see how to edit your recorded test to include variable data using datasets and verification points.
  - Module 3: Running tests
    In this module, you will see how to create schedules that represent a typical workload for your SAP server.
  - Summary
    This tutorial introduced you the basics of the Rational® Performance Tester Extension for SAP Solutions. You have learned how this product provides the following functions and features:
- Performance test a Citrix application
  The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of using IBM® Rational® Performance Tester for testing applications running in a Citrix XenApp environment. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.
- Test an SOA application
  The movies in this tutorial show you the main features of IBM® Rational® Service Tester for SOA Quality or the SOA extension for IBM Rational Performance Tester. The tutorial requires Flash Player to view.

Lesson 1.1: Recording an SAP test

In this lesson, learn how to create a test project and record user actions in the SAP GUI client.

About this task

The most convenient way to create a test in IBM® Rational® Performance Tester is to record an SAP session. The recording contains SAP events that are transmitted between the SAP GUI client and SAP server.

For each SAP transaction, the recorder logs all the SAP events that occur in the SAP GUI and generates a test that can reproduce the sequence of events in the SAP GUI.

For SAP recording tips, see SAP performance testing guidelines.