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This section contains the tutorials which explains the main features of Rational® Performance Tester.
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.
Module 2: Editing service tests
In this module, you see how to edit your service test to include verification points and variable data by using datasets.

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.
- 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.
  - Introduction: Testing services
    This tutorial introduces you to testing services in an SOA environment.
  - Module 1: Recording service calls and creating tests
    In this module, learn how to create projects and record service calls for testing. The second part of this module helps you understand a service test.
  - Module 2: Editing service tests
    In this module, you see how to edit your service test to include verification points and variable data by using datasets.
    - Lesson 2.1: Enabling verification points
      In this lesson, learn how to add verification points to check whether an expected behavior occurs during a run.
    - Lesson 2.2: Using datasets
      In this lesson, learn how to create a dataset that can provide tests with variable data and how to enable your test to use a dataset during a run.
    - Module 2 summary
      In this module, you learned how to use variable data to edit and manage testing situations.
  - Module 3: Running service tests
    In this module, you see how to run a service test and to obtain the results of the test run.
  - Module 4: Simulating services
    In this module, you become familiar with simulating services with service stubs.
  - Summary
    This tutorial introduced you the basics of service testing. You have learned how this product provides the following functions and features:

Module 2: Editing service tests

In this module, you see how to edit your service test to include verification points and variable data by using datasets.

With the test editor, you can inspect or customize a test that you recorded. The test editor lists the web service call elements for a test, in sequential order. You can add, remove, and edit test elements in the test editor, including verification points and data correlation.

Learning objectives

After completing the lessons in this module, you will know how to do the following tasks and understand the associated concepts:

Add a verification point
Create a dataset
Use a dataset in a test

This module requires approximately 8 minutes to complete.