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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 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.

Rational® Performance Tester
- Release Notes
  This document contains information about what's new, installation instructions, known issues in IBM® Rational® Performance Tester and contact information of IBM Customer Support.
- System Requirements
  This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for IBM® Rational® Performance Tester.
- 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.
- 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 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 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.
      - Lesson 1.1: Creating a project and sending a request to a web service
        When you create a service test, the first step is to set up your project and to import all the required resources.
      - Lesson 1.2: Using the generic service client to create a service test
        The generic service client is a multipurpose tool that is designed to send requests to any kind of service that uses an HTTP, JMS, or WebSphere® MQ transport and to view the message that the service returns.
      - Lesson 1.3: Creating security stacks
        Algorithm stacks contain digital certificate information and the security algorithms that are applied to messages to perform secure communication with a web service.
      - Module 1 summary
    - 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.
    - 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:
- Samples
  This section describes about the sample project which can be used with Rational® Performance Tester to test the functionality of an application.
- Administrator Guide
  This guide describes how to install Rational® Performance Tester. After you install the product, you can perform administration tasks such as license configuration and integration with other products. This guide is intended for administrators.
- Test Author Guide
  This guide describes how to create test scripts in Rational® Performance Tester and enhances tests by applying different test elements such as dataset, variables, and verification points. This guide is intended for testers.
- Test Execution Specialist Guide
  This guide describes tasks that you can perform on schedules, test execution with custom code, and Extending Rational® Performance Tester to support other protocols. This guide is intended for testers or test execution specialists.
- Test Manager Guide
  This guide describes how to keep track of the performance of the application by evaluating the test results. This guide is intended for test managers.
- Troubleshooting Guide
  This guide describes how to analyze and resolve some of the common problems that you might encounter while you work with Rational® Performance Tester.
- Reference Guide
  This guide describes, additional topics to gain more knowledge about Rational® Performance Tester.
- All Guides (PDFs)
  You can find the link to view or download the content of the release notes, system requirements, and persona guides of Rational® Performance Tester as a PDF file.
- Security Considerations
  You can take certain actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls.
- Notices
  This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

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.

Learning objectives

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

Create a test project
Record a service test with the generic service client
View a test in the test editor

This module requires approximately 12 minutes to complete.