E ReporterUserGuide

USER GUIDE
e-Reporter User Guide

Version 5.1
Empirix, Inc.
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Contents
Contents
Preface
About This Guide ............................................................................................v
Conventions......................................................................................................v
Related Documentation...................................................................................vi
e-TEST Suite Printed Manuals ..............................................................vi
Other Printed Manuals ..........................................................................vii
Electronic Documentation......................................................................vii
Using Help ...................................................................................................viii
Obtaining Technical Support .........................................................................ix
Chapter 1
Using e-Reporter
System Requirements .......................................................................................2
Installing and Starting e-Reporter ...................................................................3
e-Test Console..................................................................................................3
Main Window Features...................................................................................4
Overview of the Menu Options................................................................6
Setting the Chart Application...........................................................................7
Saving Data for Reporting ...............................................................................8
Using the e-Reporter Wizard ........................................................................10
Generating e-Load Reports ....................................................................10
Generating e-Monitor Reports...............................................................16
Changing Report Options ......................................................................21
Opening Reports in Microsoft Excel .....................................................22
Running Scenario Reports .............................................................................24
Exporting Generated Data.............................................................................25
Exporting Generated Data......................................................................25
Exporting HTML..................................................................................26
Managing Session Data .................................................................................27
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Using SQL Server .........................................................................................28

Creating a Blank SQL e-Reporter Database..........................................29
Importing the e-Reporter Database to SQL Server...............................34
Connecting to the e-Reporter SQL Server Database.............................44
Chapter 2
Using WebReporter
System Requirements .....................................................................................50
Installation ......................................................................................................50
Starting WebReporter....................................................................................51
Using Help .............................................................................................53
Generating e-Load Reports ...........................................................................54
Selecting Data for Reporting ..................................................................54
Selecting Data Series...............................................................................55
Generating e-Monitor Reports ......................................................................59
Selecting Data for Reporting ..................................................................59
Selecting Data Series...............................................................................61
Using the Chart View.....................................................................................64
Using the Data View...............................................................................65
About Report Names ..............................................................................66
About Support Files and Directories......................................................66
I n d e x ..........................................................................................................67
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Preface
Welcome to the e-Reporter User Guide. This guide explains the system
requirements, installation, and how to use the features and options of
e-Reporter and WebReporter.
About This Guide

This guide contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1 Using ee-Reporter: provides an overview of the e-Reporter
features and how to use them.

Chapter 2 Using WebReporter: provides an overview of the
WebReporter major features and how to use them.
Conventions
This guide uses the following typographical conventions to identify
specific items:
Convention
Description
Bold Sans Serif
Menu options and dialog box

selections.
Sans Serif Underlined
Web page hyperlinks.
Sans Serif
File names and Visual Script

nodes.
Fixed-Pitch type
Program code.
Arrow between menu options.
Select each option in sequence.
Preface
Related Documentation
The e-TEST suite includes a complete set of printed manuals, electronic
manuals, and online help.
e-TEST Suite Printed Manuals

The e-TEST suite includes the following printed manuals:
Getting Started with e-TEST suite introduces the software tools in the
e-TEST suite and provides step-by-step tutorials for e-Tester, e-Manager,
e-Monitor, and e-Load (which includes ServerStats and e-Reporter).
e-Tester User Guide explains how to use the features and options of
e-Tester to create Visual Scripts for regression/performance testing and
monitoring of Web sites or applications. This guide also includes
reference information for using the e-Tester Programming Interface for
expanding Visual Script capabilities using Visual Basic for Applications
(VBA).
e-Tester for WAP User Guide explains how to use the Wireless
Application Protocol recording features of e-Tester. This manual is a
supplement to the e-Tester User Guide and is included only if you have
the WAP enabled version of e-Tester.
e-Manager User Guide explains how to use the features and options of eManager to schedule and play back multiple Visual Scripts for regression
testing of Web sites or applications. e-Manager uses the Visual Scripts
developed by e-Tester.
e-Monitor User Guide explains how to use the features and options of
e-Monitor to perform periodic or continuous monitoring of Web sites
and related servers. e-Monitor uses the Visual Scripts developed by
e-Tester.
e-Load User Guide explains how to use the features and options of
e-Load to simulate multiple users accessing a Web site or application for
performance testing. e-Load uses the Visual Scripts developed by
e-Tester.
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ServerStats User Guide explains how to use the features and options of
ServerStats to monitor operational performance of a variety of application
servers, Web servers, database servers and systems.
e-Reporter User Guide explains how to use the features and options of
e-Reporter and WebReporter to generate graphs and reports for e-Load,
e-Monitor, and ServerStats performance data.
Other Printed Manuals

In addition to the e-TEST suite documentation set, the following printed
manuals are available with the d-Tracker product:
d-Tracker User Guide explains how to use the features and options of
d-Tracker for issue/defect tracking and management.
d-Tracker Administrator Guide explains how to use the administrative
features and options of d-Tracker for customizing the terminology and
appearance of d-Tracker for your organizations requirements.
Electronic Documentation
The e-TEST suite download from our Web site automatically installs an
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) version of the Getting Started
with e-TEST suite manual and an e-Spider Tutorial. These documents
require the Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 4.x, to open and view the
.PDF files. You can download the free Acrobat Reader from the Adobe
Web site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
The Getting Started with e-TEST suite PDF file is an option on the
e-TEST suite Start menu. The e-Spider Tutorial PDF file is copied to the
e-TEST suite installation directory (C:\Empirix\eTEST is the default).
The installation also includes a readme.doc file that contains release notes
and the latest updates to the product documentation. The readme.doc file
opens in Microsoft Wordpad when you select the Release Notes option
on the e-TEST suite Start menu. Also included is an e-Monitor v5.0 to
v5.1 conversion documentation (Wm50-51Conv.pdf) file that explains how
to migrate existing 5.0 Shell Scripts to 5.1 jobs and schedules.
The full e-TEST suite documentation set is provided on the product CDROM in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). You can use the
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Acrobat Reader, version 4.x, to view, search, and print the documentation
set. The e-TEST suite CD-ROM includes the Acrobat Reader application.
You can install Acrobat Reader using the e-TEST suite CD-ROM setup
program or by selecting ar40eng.exe in the Acrobat Reader directory. See
the Adobe Web site, http://www.adobe.com, for additional information
about Acrobat Reader.
The full documentation set includes the following files:
e-Test Suite Getting Started.pdf

e-Tester User Guide.pdf
e-Tester for WAP User Guide.pdf
e-Manager User Guide.pdf
e-Monitor User Guide.pdf
e-Load User Guide.pdf
WebReporter User Guide.pdf

e-Spider Tutorial.pdf
d-Tracker User Guide.pdf
d-Tracker Administrator Guide.pdf
readme.doc
Wm50-51Conv.pdf
All of the .PDF files are in the Documentation directory of the product
CD-ROM. The e-Test Suite Getting Started.pdf, e-Spider Tutorial.pdf,
WM50-51Conv.pdf, and readme.doc files are installed during the e-TEST
suite setup procedure. You can copy the user guide .PDF files to a local
drive or open them in Acrobat Reader from the CD-ROM.
If you downloaded the product from the our Web site and wish to receive
electronic versions of the User Guides in .PDF format, please send an
email message to webtest_support@empirix.com. Youll need the Acrobat
Reader v4 to open and view the documents.
The e-TEST suite CD-ROM also includes the Microsoft Visual Basic
Scripting Edition (VBScript) Language Reference documentation. You
can install the files using the e-TEST suite CD-ROM setup program or by
selecting vbsdoc.exe in the MS VB Script Documentation directory.
Using Help
e-Reporter provides a comprehensive online help system. The help topics
include step-by-step how to instructions for common tasks and a
complete reference.
You can press the F1 key at any open dialog box for an explanation of the
options. You can select Help Contents to open the online help contents
and index.
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Obtaining Technical Support

If you have questions about e-Reporter, first look in this guide, the online
help, and the release notes delivered with the software.
You can also check our Web site for the latest information about upgrades
and other issues at http://www.empirix.com.
If you wish to contact Empirix Web Test & Monitoring Support, please
use the following contact numbers and email addresses:
Tel.
North America: (781) 993-8562 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST)

Europe: +44(0) 1344 725801 (8:30 - 18:00 GMT)
Japan: (03) 3791-2336
Fax.
North America: (781) 993-8600
Email
North America: webtest_support@empirix.com

Europe: europe_webtest_support@empirix.com
Key Requests: To request a software license key, please call (781) 9938500 or send your request via email to keys@empirix.com.
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Chapter 1
Using e-Reporter
e-Reporter lets you generate a variety of reports based on performance
data and statistics from an e-Load Autopilot session or from an
e-Monitor session. The e-Reporter database also stores data from
ServerStats counters.
You can use e-Reporter to select the session and generate reports or you
set the e-Load Session Management options to automatically generate a
report at the end of an Autopilot session.
e-Reporter generates the following types of reports for e-Load sessions:
E Errors vs. Time
E Errors vs. Users
E Performance vs. Time
E Performance vs. Users
E Statistics vs. Time
You can choose specific user profiles to include in an e-Load session report.
You can also combine e-Load session data and ServerStats counter data in
e-Load reports.
System Requirements
e-Reporter generates the following types of reports for e-Monitor sessions:

E Distribution of Average Performance
E Distribution of Error Rate
E Distribution of Number of Errors
E Errors vs. Time
E Errors vs. Time, Daily Schedule
E Errors vs. Time, Weekly Schedule
E Performance vs. Time, Daily Schedule
E Performance vs. time, Weekly Schedule
You can choose specific e-Monitor data and scripts to include in an
e-Monitor session report. You can also combine e-Monitor session data
and ServerStats counter data in e-Monitor reports.
e-Reporter is compatible with Microsoft Excel. If Microsoft Excel is
installed on the same system, e-Reporter, by default, automatically
generates charts that can be opened in Microsoft Excel. If Microsoft
Excel is not installed on the system, e-Reporter uses its own native chart
format. e-Reporter can also be set to use its native chart format even if
Microsoft Excel is installed on the system.
System Requirements
The e-TEST suite has the following system requirements:
E Operating System: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or
Windows 98 (e-Tester and e-Monitor only). The e-TEST suite is
NOT supported on Windows 95.

E Recommended Memory: minimum 64 MB, 128 MB recommended
E Disk Space: 100 MB
E System: IBM-compatible PC with Pentium Pro or faster processor
recommended
Installing and Starting e-Reporter
Installing and Starting e-Reporter

There are two ways that you can install e-Reporter:
http://www.empirix.com/
E Download the product (ets##-IE#.exe) from the Web site and
save it to a temporary directory on your hard disk.
E Unzip ets##-IE#.exe. and then run setup.exe to install e-TEST
suite.
1.
From the CD:

E Insert the e-TEST suite CD into your computers CD-ROM drive.
E In Windows, click Start Run and browse to the drive letter that
corresponds to the CD-ROM drive.
E Run setup.exe located in the root directory of the CD-ROM.

2.
3.
Follow the setup instructions to install the e-TEST suite.

When the installation is complete, click Start Programs ee-TEST
suite ee-Reporter to start e-Reporter.
e-Test Console
e-Reporter runs from the e-TEST Console, along with e-Load,
ServerStats, and e-Monitor.
The toolbars that are displayed in the Console window are based on the
application with which you are working and can be selected by clicking
the right mouse button and choosing the toolbar you want.
This chapter explains the e-Reporter menus and interface. Refer to the
appropriate manuals for the other menus and features.
Chapter 1: Using e-Reporter
Main Window Features

e-Reporter runs in the e-TEST Console. The e-Reporter main window,
when ServerStats, e-Monitor, and e-Load options are not selected,
consists of the main menu, toolbar, and reports pane. The chart format
depends upon whether or not Microsoft Excel is being used with
e-Reporter. The following screen shows the chart format with Microsoft
Excel:
Menu Options
and Toolbar
Reports Pane
e-Load Statistics
Values on Left
Y-Axis
Virtual User Profiles

Visual Script Pages
and ServerStats
Counter Names
in Legend
ServerStats Counter
Values on Right Y-Axis
The graphs appear as a window within the reports pane. The reports pane
can have multiple reports open at the same time. e-Reporter also lets you
open and customize the graph and access the raw data.
The legends show which color line represents which virtual user profile,
Visual Script page, and ServerStats counter. The legends for e-Load data
show the session, the virtual user profile, and the Visual Scripts page. The
legends for ServerStats data show the machine name, counter object,
counter instance, and counter in the form machine.object.instance.counter.
When using e-Reporter with Microsoft Excel, the left-side y-axis

represents the values for e-Load statistics. The right-side y-axis represents
the values for the ServerStats statistics.
The following screen shows the e-Reporter native chart format:
Menu Options
and Toolbar
Reports Pane
e-Load Statistics
Values on Left
Y-Axis
Virtual User Profiles

Visual Script Pages
in Legend
When using e-Reporter without Microsoft Excel, the left-side y-axis

represents the values for e-Load statistics. The legend shows which color
represents which Visual Script page. The legends for e-Load data show
the session, the virtual user profile, and the Visual Scripts page. The
legend can be displayed to the left of the chart, at the bottom of the chart,
or as a separate window. Clicking and dragging it to the location where
you want it to be displayed.
The e-Reporter Wizard guides you through the process of generating
reports from the database.
Overview of the Menu Options

The following sections explain each of the e-Reporter menu options.
e-Reporter Menu
These menu options let you work with e-Reporter reports. The following
options are available:
Query Wizard Load Data opens the e-Reporter Wizard, which provides a
convenient way to generate reports from e-Load and ServerStats session data.
Query Wizard Monitor Data opens the e-Reporter Wizard, which provides
a convenient way to generate reports from e-Monitor and ServerStats session

data.
Scenario Report opens a dialog box for selecting the e-Load Scenario for
which to generate a report.

Latest Load Session generates reports for the latest e-Load session. The
following options are available:

E Performance vs Time displays the performance vs time report for the
latest load session.
E Performance vs Users displays the performance vs users report for the
latest load session.
E Statistics vs Time displays the statistics vs time report for the latest
load session.
Latest Monitor
Monitor Job generates reports for the latest e-Monitor job. The
following options are available:
E Performance Chart displays the performance chart report for the
latest e-Monitor job.
E Performance Chart, Weekly

Weekly Schedule displays the performance chart,
weekly schedule report for the latest e-Monitor job.
E Average Performance Distribution displays the average performance
distribution report for the latest e-Monitor job.
Setting the Chart Application
Database Management
Management opens a dialog box for converting 5.0 data to the
new 5.1 schema, and committing and deleting Autopilot session data in
the database.
Create New Database opens a dialog box for creating a new database.
Report Right Click Menu

These menu options let you work with the data once the report has been
generated. The following options are available:
Show Legend toggles the display of the legend. The default is to display
the legend. This option not available in native chart format.

Return to Reporter Wizard opens the e-Reporter Wizard for adjusting
what is displayed in the report.

Switch to Microsoft Excel displays the report data to a Microsoft Excel
Workbook file. You can use all of the features and capabilities of Microsoft
Excel to analyze the session data and generate additional chart types. This
option is not available in native chart format.
Export HTML Page saves table reports to an HTML file.
Export CSV file saves the report as a comma separated value (.csv) file.
Setting the Chart Application

e-Reporter, by default, automatically generates charts that are compatible
with Microsoft Excel if Microsoft Excel is installed on the same system.
If Microsoft Excel is not installed on the system, e-Reporter uses its own
native chart format.
e-Reporter can also be set to use its native chart format even if Microsoft
Excel is installed on the system.
To use the native chart format when Microsoft Excel is installed, you
must edit the RSW.INI file and add the setting under the [eReporter]
section of the file, as follows:
1.
Close all e-TEST suite applications.
2.
Open the RSW.INI file in any ASCII text editor, such as Notepad. The
RSW.INI file is located in the WINNT directory for Windows NT.
Saving Data for Reporting
3.
Add the UseExcel setting using the following syntax:

[eReporter]
UseExcel=FALSE
4.
Save and close the RSW.INI file and restart e-Reporter.
To return the chart application to Microsoft Excel, either delete

UseExcel=FALSE from the RSW.INI file or set UseExcel=TRUE.

e-Reporter can generate graphs from data generated by e-Load,
ServerStats, and e-Monitor. The generated data is based on e-Load or
e-Monitor sessions.
Virtual user data and server-side statistics being monitored in ServerStats
can be saved to the e-Reporter database while an e-Load Autopilot session
or an e-Monitor session is in progress. This lets you use e-Reporter to
compare server-side statistics against virtual user data in the same
e-Reporter graphs and data.
Note: ServerStats data is only supported when using Microsoft Excel as
the e-Reporter chart application.
Saving e-Load and ServerStats Data for Reporting

The e-Load Session Management options include settings for saving
virtual user data and server statistics data to the e-Reporter database.
To save virtual user data and server statistics data to the e-Reporter
database:
1.
In e-Load, select Options Session Management.
2.
Set the Save data for reporting option to either Yes or Ask.
3.
Set the Save server statistics option to either Yes or Ask.
4.
Set the Assign new session name option to either Yes or Ask.
5.
Click OK.
6.
Start an e-Load Autopilot session.
7.
If you set options to Ask, e-Load opens a dialog box for selecting the
e-Load session name and the ServerStats workspace and configuration
file to use for reporting.
Saving e-Monitor Data for Reporting

e-Monitor data is automatically saved to the e-Reporter database when a
schedule is activated. Data is saved for each job that is played back. You
can generate reports while e-Monitor is running or after you finish the
e-Monitor session.
Using the e-Reporter Wizard

e-Reporter queries generate reports based on e-Load Autopilot and
ServerStats session data as wells as e-Monitor data. The e-Reporter
Wizard provides a convenient way to select session data, job data, time
options, report options, and chart formats.
There are two versions of the e-Reporter Wizard, one to generate e-Load
data reports, and one to generate e-Monitor data reports. Both allow you
to include ServerStats session data. Select e-Reporter Query Wizard
Load Data or select e-Reporter Query Wizard Monitor Data to open
the e-Reporter Wizard. The following sections explain the options
available on each screen of the Wizard for generating both e-Load and
e-Monitor reports. e-Load and e-Monitor data cannot be graphed
together.
Generating e-Load Reports

Start Screen
The Welcome screen provides a brief introduction to the e-Reporter
Wizard. If you do not want the Welcome screen to appear each time you
start the wizard, check the Dont show this page in the future check box.
e-Reporter Wizard has sequential steps for selecting data sets, setting time
options, and selecting the data series.
You can navigate between the e-Reporter Wizard steps at any time using
the Back and Next buttons.
Click the Next button to get to the Data Selection screen of the wizard.
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Data and Report Selection Screen

The Data and Report Selection step of the Wizard lists the available
sessions and lets you select the type of report graph you want to generate.
The Data Selection screen lists all sessions; however, you can only select
sessions that have been committed to the e-Reporter database. The Data
and Report Selection screen for has the following options:
The options are as follows:

Selected Sessions shows a list of the available e-Load sessions.
Select Query shows a list of the available reports in the top pane. Click
on a report to view a description of it in the bottom pane.

The options for e-Load reports are as follows:
E Errors vs. Time reports the number of errors encountered by
time of execution.
E Errors vs. Users reports the number of errors by active virtual
user count.
E Performance vs. Time reports performance by time of execution.

E Performance vs. Users reports performance by active virtual user
count.
E Statistics vs. Time reports the total Kbytes/hits/transactions by
e-Load or ServerStats execution time.
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E Statistics vs. Users reports the total kbytes/hits/transactions per
second versus number of virtual users.
Click the Next button to display the Time Options screen of the wizard.
Time Options Screen

The Time Options screen lets you set the dates and times to define a specific
window of time to include in the report. The following options are available:

Display Time As specifies if the report time legend is based upon absolute
date and time values or a relative timeline. The following options are available:
E Absolute when selected, the generated reports are based upon the
actual start and end date and times of the profile/timer. You can
specify the Start-End dates and times in the form mm/dd/yy
hh:mm:ss [AM|PM].
E Relative when selected, the generated reports are based upon
relative time. Profiles/Timers are graphed from a shared zero

point. You can specify the Start-End dates and times in the form
Day # hh:mm:ss.
Precision specifies the precision of the data points in the graph. The
following options are available.

E Iteration graph as many data points as possible.
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E Minute group data points to the nearest Minute.

E Hour group data points to the nearest Hour.
E Day group data points to the nearest Day.
Time Range specifies the start and end dates and times for data included
in the report. The following options are available:

E Maximal time range specifies to retrieve all data for the session or
job.
E Last specifies the previous number of days, weeks, hours, or
minutes to include in the report.
E Custom lets you specify a specific start and end time.

E Start the start date and time of the session or job data to include
in the report.
E Finish the end date and time of the session or job.
Select Absolute or Relative for the display time.

Set the Start-End times (optional).
Run Default generates the default report for the selected report type
using the selected session data, including the specified time options.
Click the Next button to get to the Data Series screen of the Wizard.
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Data Series Screen

The data series screen of the Wizard lists the available session data and
lets you select which data to include in the e-Reporter graphs. The Data
Selection screen has the following sections:
Available Data Series lists counter data generated by e-Load,
e-Monitor, or ServerStats in the e-Reporter database. The available

counters are specific to each report type.
For e-Load, the counters are available for the overall session, each e-Load
virtual user profile, and the ServerStats counter configuration.
E Profile Folders list the counters for virtual user profiles available to
include in the report graphs. The profile is the name of the virtual user
profile(s) that were run in the Autopilot session. Select the counter(s)
and click the arrow button or double-click with the mouse to add
counters(s) to the Selected Data Series list.
E Timer Folders list the page timers available to include in the report
graphs. Timers correspond to the individual pages of the Visual

Script(s) run by the virtual user profile. The timer is the name of the
virtual user profile(s) that were run by the Autopilot session. The
timers consist of the virtual user profile name/Visual Script name and
the page number of the Visual Script. The timers are added to the
session data when you select the Auto generate timers for all resources
check box in e-Load Options Preferences. Select the timer(s) and
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click the arrow button or double-click with the mouse to add timer(s)
to the Selected Data Series list.
E ServerStats Folders
Folders list the ServerStats counters available to include in
the report graph. The ServerStats counters are based upon the data
source(s) and counters that were included in the ServerStats Data
Source configuration when the e-Load or e-Monitor session was run.
Select the counter(s) and click the arrow button or double-click with
the mouse to add counter(s) to the Selected Data Series list.
Selected Data Series lists the selected counters that will be included in
the report.
Use the arrow buttons to add counters to or remove counters from the
Selected Data Series list.
using the selected session data, time options, and data series.
Finish generates the report using the selected settings.
Select the data series you want to include in the chart and click Finish. The
chart appears in a new window in the Console.
You can export the data to an HTML file, .csv file, or a Microsoft Excel
Workbook file.
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Generating e-Monitor Reports

Start Screen
The Welcome screen provides a brief introduction to the e-Reporter
Wizard. If you do not want the Welcome screen to appear each time you
start the Wizard, check the Dont show this page in the future check box.
e-Reporter Wizard has sequential steps for selecting data sets, setting time
options, selecting the report type, and specifying the chart format.
You can navigate between the e-Reporter Wizard steps at any time using
the Back and Next buttons.
Click the Next button to get to the Data Selection screen of the Wizard.
Data and Report Selection Screen

The Data and Report Selection step of the Wizard lists the available job
data and lets you select the type of report graph you want to generate. The
Data and Report Selection screen has the following options:

Selected Jobs shows a list of the available e-Monitor jobs.
Select Query shows a list of the available e-Monitor reports in the top
pane. Click on a report to view a description of it in the bottom pane.
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E Distribution of Average Performance reports the number of
intervals vs. average performance, in a distribution.
E Distribution of Number of Errors reports the number of
intervals vs. Number of Errors, in a distribution.
E Distribution of Error Rate reports the number of intervals vs.
Error Percentage, in a distribution.
E Errors vs. Time reports the number of errors encountered by
time of execution.
E Errors vs. Time, Daily Schedule reports the number of errors by
time of execution, with an X-axis of 1 day.
E Errors vs. Time, Weekly Schedule reports the number of errors
by time of execution, with an X-axis of 1 week.
E Performance vs. Time reports counter performance by time of
execution.
E Performance vs. Time, Daily Schedule reports performance by
E Performance vs. Time, Weekly Schedule reports performance by
time of execution, with an X-axis of 1 week.
Select the type of report and click Next to display the Time Options screen
of the Wizard or Run Default.
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Time Options Screen

The Time Options screen lets you set the dates and times to define a specific
window of time to include in the report. The following options are available:

Display Time As specifies if the report time legend is based upon absolute
date and time values or a relative timeline. The following options are available:
E Absolute when selected, the generated reports are based upon the
actual start and end date and times of the profile/timer. You can
specify the Start-End dates and times in the form mm/dd/yy
hh:mm:ss [AM|PM].
E Relative
Relative when selected, the generated reports are based upon
relative time. Profiles/Timers are graphed from a shared zero

point. You can specify the Start-End dates and times in the form
Day # hh:mm:ss.
Precision specifies the precision of the data points in the graph. The
following options are available.

E Iteration graph as many data points as possible.
E Minute group data points to the nearest Minute.
E Hour group data points to the nearest Hour.
E Day group data points to the nearest Day.
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Time Range specifies the start and end dates and times for data included
in the report. The following options are available:
E Maximal time range specifies to retrieve all data for the session or
job.
E Last specifies the previous number of days, weeks, hours, or
minutes to include in the report.
E Custom lets you specify a specific start and end time.

E Start the start date and time of the session or job data to include
in the report.
E Finish the end date and time of the session or job.
Select Absolute or Relative for the display time.

Set the Start-End times (optional).
using the selected session data, and time options.
Click the Next button to get to the Data Series screen of the Wizard.
Data Series Screen

The data series screen of the Wizard lists the available session data and
lets you select which data to include in the e-Reporter graphs. The Data
Selection screen has the following sections:
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Available Data Series lists counter data generated by e-Load,
e-Monitor, or ServerStats in the e-Reporter database. The available

counters are specific to each report type.
E Job Folders list the counters for the entire job, each Visual Script with
in the job, and each page of each Visual Script in the job. Select the
counter(s) and click the arrow button or double-click with the mouse to
add counter(s) to the Selected Data Series list.
E ServerStats Folders list the ServerStats counters available to include in
the report graph. The ServerStats counters are based upon the data
source(s) and counters that were included in the ServerStats Data
Source configuration when the e-Load or e-Monitor session was run.
Select the counter(s) and click the arrow button or double-click with
the mouse to add counter(s) to the Selected Data Series list.
Selected Data Series lists the selected counters that will be included in
the report.
Use the arrow buttons to add counters to or remove counters from the
Selected Data Series list.
using the selected session data, time options, and data series.
Finish generates the report using the selected settings.
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Select the data series you want to include in the chart and click Finish. The
chart appears in a new window in the Console.
You can export the data to an HTML file, .csv file, or a Microsoft Excel
Workbook file.
Changing Report Options

Once you have generated a chart, you change the report option by
returning to the Wizard. To change the report options:
1.
Generate a report (either in the e-Reporter Wizard or automatically

from e-Load).
Note: If you are not using Microsoft Excel as the e-Reporter chart
application, double-click on the graph to reopen the Wizard.

2.
Right-click the report graph to popup the selection menu.
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3.
Select Return toto-Reporter Wizard. e-Reporter opens the Data Series

selection screen of the Wizard with the settings that were used to
generate the chart.
4.
Click Back/Next as necessary to get to the Report Wizard steps and

change the options.
5.
Click Finish to update the chart with the changes.
Opening Reports in Microsoft Excel

To open a report in Microsoft Excel:
Note: Opening in Microsoft Excel is only supported when using
Microsoft Excel as the e-Reporter chart application.
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1.
Generate a report (either in e-Reporter or automatically from

e-Load).
2.
Right-click the report graph to popup the selection menu.
3.
Select Switch to Microsoft Excel. e-Reporter opens the report in a

Microsoft Excel workbook:
The workbook contains a chart sheet and a worksheet. You can use the
features and capabilities of Microsoft Excel to change the chart format.
You can also view the actual data values by clicking the data tab:
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The filename of the workbook is the current date and time with a .xls
extension.
The A1 cell contains the session information. Rows two and three contain
the profile, timer, and counter headings and the report type. Subsequent
rows contain the actual data values for the chart.
Running Scenario Reports

e-Reporter also generates a textual reports for e-Load, e-Monitor, and
ServerStats session data.
Session reports list time, duration, and result information for sessions
saved to the e-Reporter database. Select e-Reporter Scenario Report.
e-Reporter opens a dialog box for selecting the session from the
e-Reporter database.
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Exporting Generated Data
Select a session and click OK. e-Reporter opens window containing the report.

e-Reporter lets you export the raw data use to generate reports to a comma
separated value (.csv) file (all graph and table reports) and an HTML
(table reports only) file.

When you export generated data from a report, e-Reporter creates a
comma separated value (.csv) file containing the raw data used to generate
reports.
To export generated report data to a comma separated value (.csv) file:
1.

e-Load).
2.
Right-click on the report and select Export CSV file.
3.
Enter a name for the comma separated value (.csv) file.
4.
Click Save.
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You can import the .csv file into another application, such as Microsoft
Excel, to create additional report types.
The first line of the .csv file contains the field names separated by
commas. Each additional line contains the data values separated by
commas. The following is an example of a .csv file from a Performance
vs. Time report:
Time,Entire Job,tutor1,tutor4,
04-09-2001 15:59:48,,.6,,
04-09-2001 16:00:00,,,.13,
04-11-2001 17:08:04,,1.15,,
04-11-2001 17:08:29,1.39,,.24,
04-11-2001 17:09:19,,.98,,
04-11-2001 17:09:25,,,.12,
The additional lines of the .csv file list the actual data (the time values
followed by the number of seconds).
The .csv file for each type of report will contain the type of data specific to
the report type.
Exporting HTML
When you export HTML from a table report, e-Reporter exports an .htm
file and a subdirectory. The subdirectory contains an HTML file for each
chart, a cascading style sheet file, an .xml file, and .gif files for
graphics.
The subdirectory <name> is the name you specified when you exported
the HTML with _files appended to it. You can open the report in a
browser by double-clicking <name>.htm in the Reporter directory.
The HTML files (chart<number>.htm) contain the table structure and
headings for each chart. The cascading style sheet (name.css) file contains
the formatting information for the table.
If you distribute the exported files, you should distribute all of the files
together to properly view the reports. You can view the report in Internet
Explorer without the .css file, but the formatting (color, text style, and
alignment) will be lost.
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Managing Session Data
To export table data as HTML:

1.

e-Load).
2.
Right click on the report and select Export HTML page.
3.
Enter a <name> for the subdirectory that will contain the files.
4.
Click Save.
By default, e-Reporter saves the files to the Reporter directory under the
Empirix installation directory (C:\Empirix\eTEST is the default).
Managing Session Data

The Database Management options let you delete, update, and convert
session and job data in the database. Selecting e-Reporter Database
Management opens a dialog box for working with session data.
The Session Management dialog box contains the following:

E Name the names of the virtual user sessions run by the e-Load
Autopilot. e-Load lets you specify a name for the session data when
you start the Autopilot to playback virtual users.
E Description any user-defined description used to provide
additional information about the session.
E Type indicates whether the data was generated from and
e-Monitor job or an e-Load session.
E Start shows the time of day the virtual user session was started.
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E End shows the time of day the virtual user session ended.
E Delete deletes the selected session data from the database.
E Update updates session data in the database for committed
sessions.
E Convert to New Schema converts the e-Reporter 5.0 data to
e-Reporter 5.1 data.
E Commit - commits uncommitted session data to the e-Reporter
database. Session data is automatically committed to the database

under normal conditions. This option lets you commit data already
stored, but not committed to the database, for a session that
terminated abnormally. This button is only active if e-Reporter
detects uncommitted session data.
Using SQL Server

e-Reporter supports committing/querying a reporter database that is in
either SQL Server or MSAccess. The default installation uses MSAccess.
To use e-Reporter with SQL Server, you must perform the following
tasks:
E Either create a blank database on the SQL server or import the
e-Reporter database to SQL Server, depending on whether or not

you want to save data currently in your database.
E Connect to the e-Reporter SQL Server.
Creating a blank database or importing the e-Reporter database to SQL

Server only needs to be done once by an administrator. Each e-Reporter
user then connects to SQL Server database.
The following table indicates which procedures to use to convert your
database to SQL depending on whether you want to save existing data.
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To Convert to SQL and
Create a blank database
Use These Procedures

Create a blank SQL database
Connect to the SQL server
Save data
Import the database to SQL
server
Connect to the SQL server

Note: If you have a version 5.0 e-Reporter database that you want to
convert to SQL and keep the data for use in version 5.1, you must convert
the database to SQL in version 5.0 using the importing procedure. You
cannot convert from MSAccess to SQL in version 5.1 and keep the 5.0
data.
The following sections explain the procedures for creating a blank SQL
database, importing to SQL, and connecting to SQL Server.
Creating a Blank SQL e-Reporter Database

You can create a blank SQL database using Enterprise Manager.
To create a blank SQL database, do the following:
1.
Select Start Programs Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise

Enterprise
Manager. The Enterprise Manager displays the following screen.
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2.
Right click on Microsoft SQL Server and select New SQL Server
Registration. The Wizard opens the introduction screen.
3.
Click Next
Next. The Wizard opens the Select a SQL Server screen.
4.
Select e-Reporter database server or enter its name in the Available

servers field and click Add.
5.
Click Next. The Wizard displays the Select and Authentication Mode
Screen.
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6.
Select The SQL Server login information that was assigned to me by

the system administrator option.
7.
Click Next. The Wizard displays the Select Connection Option

screen.
8.
Make sure that Login automatically using my SQL Server account

information option is selected.
9.
Enter the Login name and Password.
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10.
Click Next. The Wizard displays the Select SQL Server Group
screen.
11.
Accept the defaults and click Next. The Wizard displays the
Completing the Register SQL screen.
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12.
Click Finish. The server will now be listed in the tree on the left.
Expand the tree.
13.
Right click on Databases and select New Database. The Database

Properties dialog box is displayed.
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14.
Enter RSWReporterSql in the Name field.

Note: You can use any name for the database.
15.
Accept the defaults and click OK.
16.
Exit Enterprise Manager.
17.
Set up the ODBC connection to the server by following the

Connecting to the e-Reporter SQL Server Database procedure.
18.
Select Start Programs e-TEST suite e-Reporter to display the

e-TEST Console.
19.
Select e-Reporter Create New Database.

Database
20.
Enter the database name as created in the DSN field in the ODBC
Data Source Administrator.
21.
Enter the UserName and Password.
22.
Click Create.
Importing the e-Reporter Database to SQL Server

The e-Reporter MSAccess database schema can be imported into SQL
Server using the Data Transformation Services Wizard. Use this
procedure when you want to retain the data in the existing MSAccess
database.
To convert the e-Reporter database, do the following:
1.
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Select Start Programs Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Import and

Export Data. The Wizard opens the introduction screen.
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2.
Click Next. The Wizard opens the Choose a Data Source screen:
3.
Select Microsoft Access in the Source list. The Wizard changes the
settings for Microsoft Access:
4.
Click the
button and select the file
C:\Empirix\eTEST\Reporter\RSWReport.mdb as the data source to
copy from.
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5.
Click Next. The Wizard opens a screen for specifying the destination:
6.
Select Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server in the Destination list.
7.
Select <New> in the Database

Database list. The Wizard opens a dialog box
for specifying the name and properties of the database:
8.
Enter RSWReporter in the Name field.
9.
Enter 25 in the Data file size field.
10.
Leave the Log file size field as 1.
11.
Click OK.
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12.
Click Next. The Wizard opens a screen for specifying the Table Copy
setting:
13.
Make sure Copy table(s) from the source database is selected.
14.
Click Next. The Wizard opens a screen for selecting the source tables:
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15.
Select the check boxes next to all of tables in the Source Tables list.
The Wizard updates the screen to the Destination Tables and the
transform buttons:
16.
Click the
button in the CounterHdr row. The Wizard opens a
screen for Column Mappings and Transformations:
17.
Make sure the counterHdrID row is selected.

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18.
Select the Enable identity insert checkbox.
19.
Click Edit SQL. The Wizard opens a dialog box for editing the SQL:
20.
Change the line [CounterHdrID] int NOT NULL to [CounterHdrID] int

IDENTITY(1,1). The SQL statement should appear as follows:
21.
Click OK to close the Create Table SQL Statement dialog box.
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22.
Click OK again to close the Column Mappings and Transformations

screen. The Select Source Table Screen returns:
23.
Click the
button in the CounterRun row. The Wizard opens a
screen for Column Mappings and Transformations:
24.
Repeat steps 17 through 21 to change the line [<name>ID] int NOT

NULL to [<name>ID] int IDENTITY(1,1).
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25.
Change the CounterTS Type setting from smalldatetime to datetime.
26.
Click OK again to close the Column Mappings and Transformations

screen. The Select Source Table Screen returns:
25.
Repeat steps 16 through 26 to change the SQL Statement

[<name>ID] int NOT NULL to [<name>ID] int
IDENTITY(1,1) for the counterHdr, counterRun, errorHdr,
errorHtml, errorRun, loadDistBins, ScenarioReports,

sessionRun, variables, and distbins tables.
Change the smalldatetime to datetime Type settings for the

following items in the Source columns of the tables:
Table
Source
From
To
CounterRun
counterTS
smalldatetime
datetime
ErrorRun
errorAbsTS
smalldatetime
datetime
groupedData
interfract
smalldatetime
datetime
loadDistBins
interfract
smalldatetime
datetime
SessionRun
start_TS
finish_TS
smalldatetime
datetime
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26.
Click Next after all of the tables are updated. The Wizard opens a
scheduling screen:
27.
Make sure Run immediately is selected.
28.
Click Next. The Wizard opens a completion screen:
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29.
Click Finish. The Wizard shows the progress of the data transfer:
30.
Click Done when the Wizard finishes.
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Connecting to the e-Reporter SQL Server Database

Once an e-Reporter database has been converted to SQL server, each
system that needs to access the SQL Server database must connect to the
e-Reporter SQL Server.
To connect to the e-Reporter SQL Server database:
1.
Select Start Settings Control Panel.

Note: If you are using Windows NT 2000, select Start Settings
Control Panel Administrative Tools.
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2.
Open ODBC Data Sources.
3.
Select the System DSN tab.
4.
Either remove or rename the RSWReporter: Microsoft Access Driver

(*.mdb) data source. (Click Configure to rename the data source).
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5.
Click Add. The ODBC Administrator opens a dialog box for

selecting a data source driver:
6.
Select SQL Server and click Finish. The ODBC Administrator opens
a dialog box for naming the data source:
7.
Type RSWReporter in the Name field as created in ODBC.
8.
Type any description.
9.
Select the SQL Server where the e-Reporter SQL database is located.
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10.
Click Next. The ODBC Administrator opens a dialog box for

verifying the login ID:
11.
Click Client Configuration. The ODBC Administrator opens a dialog

box for specifying network libraries and connection parameters.
12.
If the Network
Network libraries option is set to Named Pipes, change it to
TCP/IP.
13.
If necessary, specify a Server alias and Connection parameters and

click OK.
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14.
If necessary, set any authentication information for your system and

click Next. The ODBC Administrator opens a dialog box for
specifying the default database:
12.
Change the default database to the correct reporter database on the SQL
Server. The name is the same name that was defined when the e-Reporter
MSAccess database was converted to an SQL Server database.
13.
Click Next. The ODBC Administrator opens a dialog box for

specifying language and log information:
14.
If necessary, set any information for your system and click Finish.
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15.
Click OK to complete the setup.
16.
Click OK to close the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
All e-TEST suite components that access the e-Reporter database will now
use the SQL Server database.
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Chapter 2
Using WebReporter
WebReporter is subset of the capabilities provided in e-Reporter.
WebReporter can be run on a Web Server and accessed using the
Internet Explorer browser. WebReporter accesses the e-Reporter database
to generate reports about e-Load sessions, e-Monitor sessions, and
ServerStats counters.
You can use WebReporter to select the session and generate reports. The
session data must be saved and committed to the e-Reporter database
before you can use WebReporter to generate reports.
WebReporter requires Microsoft Excel to be installed on the server.
WebReporter generates the following types of e-Load/ServerStats reports:
E Errors vs. Time
E Errors vs. Users
E Performance vs. Users
E Statistics vs. Time
E Statistics vs. Users
You can choose specific user profiles to include in an e-Load session
report. You can also combine e-Load session data and ServerStats counter
data in e-Load reports.
WebReporter generates the following types of e-Monitor/ServerStats
reports:
E Distribution of Average Performance
E Distribution of Number of Errors
E Distribution of Error Rate
E Errors vs. Time
E Errors vs. Time, Daily Schedule
E Errors vs. Time, Weekly Schedule
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System Requirements
E Performance vs. Time, Daily Schedule

E Performance vs. Time, Weekly Schedule
You can choose specific e-Monitor data and scripts to include in an eMonitor session report. You can also combine e-Monitor session data and
ServerStats counter data in e-Monitor reports.
Before you can use WebReporter to generated charts, you must first have
generated data using e-Load, e-Monitor, or ServerStats. See the Saving
Data for Reporting section in the Using e-Reporter chapter of the e-Load
User Guide for specific details.
System Requirements
WebReporter has the following system requirements:
E Microsoft Windows NT Server or Windows 2000 Server
E Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack
E Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
E Microsoft Excel 2000
E Microsoft Internet Explorer
E e-TEST suite v5.0 or higher
WebReporter is also supported on Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
and Personal Web Server.
Installation
Be sure you have installed the required Microsoft NT and Web server
components before installing Web Reporter.
There are two ways that you can install e-TEST suite:
1.
From the Empirix, Inc. Web site:

http://www.empirix.com/
E Download the product (ets##-IE#.exe) from the Web site and
save it to a temporary directory on your hard disk.
E Unzip ets##-IE#.exe and then run setup.exe to install.
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Starting WebReporter
E The defaults setup program does not automatically install
WebReporter. Be sure to select the WebReporter checkbox in the

Select Components and Installation Directory dialog box.
2.
From the CD:

E Insert the e-TEST suite CD into your computers CD-ROM drive.
E In Windows, click Start Run and browse to the drive letter that
corresponds to the CD-ROM drive.
E Run setup.exe located in the root directory of the CD-ROM.

E Follow the setup instructions to install the e-TEST suite.
E The defaults setup program does not automatically install
WebReporter. Be sure to select the WebReporter checkbox in the

Select Components and Installation Directory dialog box.
The WebReporter components are installed as a subdirectory of the Web

root (\Inetpub\wwwroot\WebReporter) of the server.
WebReporter is an Active Server Pages application that runs in a browser.
To start WebReporter:
1.
Start your Web browser.
2.
Enter http://domain/webreporter/intro.asp in the Address field.

Where:
domain is the IP address or domain name of the Web Server where
WebReporter is installed.
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Starting WebReporter opens the introduction page.
3.
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Click Load or Monitor to select the e-Reporter data to include in the

report. The following sections explain the procedures for generating
e-Load and e-Monitor reports.
Using Help
Each page of WebReporter includes a help link that opens the online help
for the page. The Help information appears in a secondary window on top
of WebReporter:
Click the
Using WebReporter
button to close the Help window.
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After selecting the Load button on the Introduction screen, WebReporter
opens the Select screen for e-Load reports. The following sections explain
the available reporting options and report types.
Selecting Data for Reporting

The Select step of WebReporter lists the available session data and lets you
select which type of data query to include in the WebReporter graphs. The
Select page has the following sections:
The sections are as follows:

Select Sessions lists the sessions generated by e-Load and ServerStats in
the e-Reporter database. Select the session name.
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Select Query lists the available report types, as follows:

E Errors vs. Time reports the number of errors encountered by time of
execution.
E Errors vs. Users reports the number of errors by active virtual user count.
E Performance vs. Time reports performance by time of execution.
E Performance vs. Users reports performance by active virtual user count.
E Statistics vs. Time reports the total Kbytes/hits/transactions by e-Load
or ServerStats execution time.
E Statistics vs. Users - reports the Kbytes/hits/transactions by number of
active virtual users.
Click Next to get to the Select Series screen of WebReporter.
Selecting Data Series

The Select Data Series page of WebReporter lets you select the data series
to include in the report. The Select Series page has the following sections:
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The available data series differ depending upon the type of query you
selected.
Performance vs. Time returns the performance values over time. You
can select performance for the overall session or performance for specific
Visual Scripts or ServerStats counters.
Performance vs. Users returns the average run time for the number of
active virtual users.

E Number of VUs shows the number of Virtual Users running over time
during the session.
E Avg Performance the average performance over time.

E Fastest Performance the fastest performance over time.
E Slowest Performance the slowest performance over time.
E Avg Server Time/Trans the average server request wait time per
transaction.
E Min Server Time/Trans the minimum server request wait time per
transaction.
E Max Server Time/Trans the maximum server request wait time per
transaction.
Errors vs. Time returns the percentage of virtual users with errors over
time.
Errors vs. Users returns the percentage of errors for the total number of
active virtual users for each running profile.

E Trans Failed/sec the rate at which transactions failed over the
aggregation interval.
E Trans Failed (WinInet)/sec the rate at which WinInet transactions
failed over the aggregation interval.
E Trans Failed (Internet)/sec the rate at which Internet transactions
E Trans Failed (User Test)/sec the rate at which User Test transactions
E Trans /sec the number of transaction per second.

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E Percent failed transactions the number of failed transactions per
second divided by the number of transaction per second.
Statistics vs. Time returns the average hits, transactions, and kilobytes
per second over time.

Statistics vs. Users returns the average hits, transactions, and kilobytes
per second for the number of active virtual users.

E Kb Rcvd/sec the number of kilobytes received for the interval divided
by the length of the interval.
E Pages Rcvd/sec the number of pages received for the interval divided
by the length of the interval.
E Hits/sec the number of requests send to the server per second.

E Trans/sec the number of transactions per second.
E Avg Pages/Trans the average pages per transaction.
E Avg Hits/Trans the average hits per transaction.
E Avg Kb/Trans the average kilobytes per transaction.
E Max Kb/Trans the maximum kilobytes per transaction in the interval.
E Min Kb/Trans the minimum kilobytes per transaction in the interval.
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Each type of report has a different set of fields. Select one or more fields
to include in the report and click Next. WebReporter generates a
Microsoft Excel chart in the browser.
Click one of the tabs to view charts for individual data series. Click the
Data Table tab to view the data.
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After selecting the Monitor button on the Introduction screen,
WebReporter opens the Select Data for Reporting screen for e-Monitor
reports. The following sections explain the available reporting options and
report types.
Selecting Data for Reporting

The Select Data for Reporting step of WebReporter lists the available session
data and lets you select which data to include in the WebReporter graphs.
The Select Data for Reporting screen lists only the sessions that have been
committed to the e-Reporter database. The Select Data for Reporting
page has the following sections:
The sections are as follows:

Select Jobs lists the Job data generated by e-Monitor. Select the job
name.
Select Query lists the available reports, as follows:
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E Distribution of Average Performance reports the number of
intervals vs. average performance, in a distribution
E Distribution of Number of Errors reports the number of intervals
vs. Number of Errors, in a distribution.
E Distribution of Error Rate reports the number of intervals vs.
Error Percentage, in a distribution.
E Errors vs. Time reports the number of errors encountered by time
of execution.
E Errors vs. Time, Daily Schedule reports the number of errors by
E Errors vs. Time, Weekly Schedule reports the number of errors by
E Performance vs. Time reports counter performance by time of
execution.
E Performance vs. Time, Daily Schedule reports performance by
E Performance vs. Time, Weekly Schedule reports performance by
Click Next to get to the Select Series screen of WebReporter.
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Selecting Data Series

The Select Data Series page of WebReporter lets you select the data series
to include in the report. The Select Series page has the following sections:
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The available data series are the same for all reports. Select the job and the
script for which you want to generate a report and click Next.
WebReporter generates a Microsoft Excel chart in the browser.
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Click one of the tabs to view charts for individual data series. Click the
Data Table tab to view the data.
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Using the Chart View

The chart view shows the report data as a Microsoft Excel chart.
The legends show which color represents which virtual user profile, Visual
Script page, and ServerStats counter. The legends for e-Load data show
the session, the virtual user profile, and the Visual Scripts page in the form
session.profile.page[#]. The legends for ServerStats data show the
machine name, counter object, counter instance, and counter in the form
machine.object.instance.counter.
The left-side y-axis represents the values for e-Load statistics. The rightside y-axis represents the values for the ServerStats statistics.
The tabs at the bottom of the graph let you switch among various chart
views and the data view.
You can use the browser options to print the graph or save the file to
different name.
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Using the Data View

The data view shows the actual data values used to generate the chart. The
tabs at the bottom of the graph let you switch between the chart view and
the data view.
You can use the browser options to print the graph or save the file to
different name. You can also open the report in Microsoft Excel using the
Edit with Microsoft Excel for Windows option on the Internet Explorer File
menu.
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About Report Names

The Microsoft Excel chart uses a combination of the date and time the
report was generated as the name of the report file and support file
directory.
The report file is stored in the WebReporter subdirectory of the Web root
(\Inetpub\wwwroot\WebReporter) of the server. The report file name
format is e-Test Report from mm-dd-yyyy hh-mm-ss.htm, where mm-dd
yyyy indicates the month, day, and year, and hh-mm-ss indicate the time
(in 24 hour format) the report was generated.
About Support Files and Directories

In addition to each report .htm file, Microsoft Excel creates a subdirectory
under the WebReporter subdirectory to store the report data files. The
subdirectory is the same name as the report .htm file with _files added to
the name, as follows: e-Test Report from mm-dd-yyyy hh-mm-ss_files.
Each time you generate a report using WebReporter, Microsoft Excel
creates a new report .htm file and an associated _files directory.
The report .htm file and the associated support files directory are a
matched set. If you copy or move a report .htm file to another location,
you should also copy or move the associated _files directory, including all
of the files in the directory. If you want to delete a report, you must delete
the report .htm file and the associated _files directory.
Note: You should delete old reports (.htm file and the associated _files
directory) periodically to prevent a large number of reports from using too

much disk space.
All other .asp, .htm, .gif, and .css files in the WebReporter directory are
required files for running WebReporter. These files should not be moved
or deleted.
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Index
Average Performance Distribution
menu option, 6
Chart View, 64
Create New Database menu option, 7
Data Series, 55, 61
Data View, 65
Database Management menu option, 7
e-Load Reports, 54
e-Monitor
Job Report, 6
e-Reporter
Absolute Time, 12, 18
Connect SQL Server Database, 44
Create SQL Database, 29
Deleting sessions, 28
Export Generated Data, 25
Export HTML, 26
Export HTML Page, 7
Finish Time, 13, 19
Import Database to SQL Server, 34
Management, 7
Managing Sessions, 27
Menu options, 6
Relative Time, 12, 18
Return to e-Reporter Wizard, 7
Save ServerStatistics, 8
Scenario Report, 6
Session Description, 27
Session Name, 27
Session Report, 6
Show Legend, 7
SQL Server, 28
Start Time, 13, 19
Switch to Microsoft Excel, 7
System requirements, 2
Using the Wizard, 10
Export CSV file menu option, 7
Export HTML Page menu option, 7
Generate Reports, 10
Generating
e_Monitor Reports, 59
e-Load Reports, 54
Generating Queries, 6
Help, 53
Installation, 50
Introduction, 1
Latest Load Session menu option, 6
Latest Monitor Job menu option, 6
Load Reports, 54
Main Window Features, 4
Menu options
Average Performance Distribution,
6
Create New Database, 7
Database Management, 7
Export CSV File, 7
Export HTML Page, 7
Latest Load Session, 6
Latest Monitor Job, 6
Performance Chart, 6
Performance Chart, Weekly
Schedule, 6
Performance vs Time Report, 6
Performance vs Users, 6
Query Wizard Load Data, 6
Query Wizard Monitor Data, 6
Report Right Click, 7
Return to e-Reporter Wizard, 7
Scenario Report, 6
Session, 6
Show Legend, 7
Statistics vs Time, 6
Switch to Microsoft Excel, 7
Monitor Reports, 59
Naming Conventions for Reports, 66
Performance Chart menu option, 6
Performance Chart, Weekly Schedule
menu option, 6
67
Index
Performance vs Time menu option, 6

Performance vs Users menu option, 6
Query Wizard Load Data menu
option, 6
Query Wizard Monitor Data menu
option, 6
Reports
Files and Directories, 66
Naming Conventions, 66
Saving Data, 9
Return to e-Reporter Wizard menu
option, 7
Save Data for Reporting, 9
Save Server Statistics, 9
Scenario Report menu option, 6
Selecting Data, 54, 59
Selecting Data Series, 55, 61
ServerStats
Save Data for Reporting, 9
68
Session menu, 6
Show Legend menu option, 7
SQL Server
Connect e-Reporter Database, 44
Creating an e-Reporter Database, 29
Importing e-Reporter Database, 34
Using with e-Reporter, 28
Starting WebReporter, 51
Statistics vs Time menu option, 6
Switch to Microsoft Excel menu
option, 7
System Requirements, 50
WebReporter
Installation, 50
Starting, 51
Wizard, 10

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Data Bank Wizard, e-Manager, e-Reporter, e-Spider, e-TEST, e-Tester,

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e-Reporter User Guide

About This Guide

features and how to use them.

WebReporter major features and how to use them.

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Select each option in sequence.

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e-Reporter User Guide

e-Reporter generates the following types of reports for e-Monitor sessions:

Windows 98 (e-Tester and e-Monitor only). The e-TEST suite is

NOT supported on Windows 95.

e-Reporter User Guide

Installing and Starting e-Reporter

Installing and Starting e-Reporter

save it to a temporary directory on your hard disk.

E Unzip ets##-IE#.exe. and then run setup.exe to install e-TEST

From the CD:

corresponds to the CD-ROM drive.

E Run setup.exe located in the root directory of the CD-ROM.

Follow the setup instructions to install the e-TEST suite.

suite ee-Reporter to start e-Reporter.

Chapter 1: Using e-Reporter

Main Window Features

Main Window Features

Virtual User Profiles

e-Reporter User Guide

Main Window Features

When using e-Reporter with Microsoft Excel, the left-side y-axis

Virtual User Profiles

When using e-Reporter without Microsoft Excel, the left-side y-axis

Chapter 1: Using e-Reporter

Main Window Features

Overview of the Menu Options

a convenient way to generate reports from e-Monitor and ServerStats session

which to generate a report.

following options are available:

latest load session.

E Performance vs Users displays the performance vs users report for the

latest load session.

latest e-Monitor job.

E Performance Chart, Weekly