Introduction To Different Options of Jmeter

Here we try to learn some basic options of JMeter .We are working on JMeter UI so all options are related to JMeter UI.

After launching JMeter, we found it is opened with a  new test. It looks like  below

  There are 2 options:

1.  Test Plan  
2. Workbench

1. Test Plan:Test Plan is a place where we can add Threads (User),Config Element, Timer, Listner,Assertion etc and we can save and store into a file.

2. WorkBench: WorkBench is a place where we can prepare and test our script.WorkBench have all elemets those are available in Test Plan.But there is one more option that is Non-Test Element where we can find recording option.One thing should keep in mind that we cannot save workbench with Test Plan on old version of JMeter, but in 2.12 there is one option(Check Box) that is Save WorkBench.We check this  to save the WorkBench alongwith Test Plan.

 We can find all available option after right click on Test Plan or WorkBench

Now we will try to understand the different available option in JMeter.

 Threads(Users): It is simulate the available user(virtual).

 Test Fragment: It is used to group the test step or module.

 Config Element: It is required to configure any request.

 Timer: It is use to add some wait to create the real scenario in the test

Pre Processors: It is required to manipulate the different type of request before send it to the server.

Post Processors: It is required to manipulate the response, mainly required to feed some data to the next request.

Assertions: It is required to verify the response according to the assertion criteria.

 Listener: It is the required to visualize the test result after run the test.

Sampler: We will find this under Thread Group option.It contains all type of request.

  Logic Controller: It is required to set the workflow of our test script.