Lesson 3.2: Creating a schedule and adding user groups
In this lesson, learn how to control test execution by creating a schedule and adding user groups.
About this task
A schedule can be as simple as one virtual user running one test, or as complicated as hundreds of virtual users in different groups, each running different tests at different times.
A schedule is the "engine" that runs a test. You add user groups, tests, and other items to the
schedule to emulate a workload. However, schedules are much more than simple vehicles for running
tests. For example, you can use a schedule to control tests in the following ways:
- Group tests under user groups to emulate the actions of different types of users.
- Set the order in which tests run: sequentially, randomly, or in a weighted order.
- Set the number of times that each test runs.
- Run tests at a certain rate.
- Run tests for a certain time and increase or decrease virtual users during the run.