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This guide provides an overview and describes the task flows to get you to start with Rational® Performance Tester. This guide is intended for new users.
Rational® Performance Tester overview
You can gain the conceptual understanding of Rational® Performance Tester and its test extensions with these topics.

Getting Started
This guide provides an overview and describes the task flows to get you to start with Rational® Performance Tester. This guide is intended for new users.
- Task flows for performance testing
  The task flows are designed to help you understand the end-to-end process of some of the capabilities of performance testing. For some of the technologies, there are specific task flows that you can follow to gain a clear understanding of the process.
- Rational® Performance Tester overview
  You can gain the conceptual understanding of Rational® Performance Tester and its test extensions with these topics.
  - HTTP performance testing overview
    There are five stages when performance testing HTTP applications: test creation, test editing, workload emulation with schedules, schedule execution, and evaluation of results.
  - SAP performance testing overview
    With IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Extension for SAP Solutions, you can test the performance of SAP applications.
  - Citrix performance testing overview
    IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Extension for Citrix Presentation Server allows you to test the performance of Citrix applications.
  - Service testing overview
    The service testing capabilities of IBM® Rational® Performance Tester or IBM Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality automate the creation, execution and analysis of functional, regression and performance tests for SOAP-based web services, including support for Java Messagine Service (JMS), Websphere MQ, WebSphere Java MQ, and Microsoft .NET Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), as well as any service that produces XML, plain text, or binary data.
  - Generic service client overview
    The purpose of the generic service client is to send requests to any service that uses an HTTP, JMS, WebSphere® MQ, or Microsoft™ .NET transport. The generic service client also displays the response returned by the service.
  - Socket API performance testing overview
    With IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Extension for Socket Protocols, you can test the performance of any application that uses a TCP/IP socket-based protocol.
  - TN3270 performance testing overview
    With IBM® Rational® Performance Tester Extension for Socket Protocols, you can test the performance of TN3270 terminal server applications.
  - IBM® Engineering Test Management overview
    IBM® Engineering Test Management is a collaborative, web-based, quality management solution that offers comprehensive test planning, manual testing, and integration with other test tools.
- Streamlined Eclipse and full Eclipse overview
  When you work in the streamlined Eclipse mode, only those functions that are directly related to the product are enabled in the workbench. When you install the product, by default, the check box to use the streamlined Eclipse mode is selected. With the full Eclipse mode, you have access to all Eclipse functions.

Rational® Performance Tester overview

You can gain the conceptual understanding of Rational® Performance Tester and its test extensions with these topics.

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