Release: LoadGen 2021-Q3 - 5.0.0.7330

New Features

• Systems Under Test functionality is totally renewed, you can now use LoadGen Agents to retrieve Systems Under Tests from machines in the proximity of the LoadGen Agent physical location. As an example: you have multiple data centers in different locations. Just add a LoadGen Agent in each data center and collect the Performance Counters of each machine you want to collect the Performance Counters. Read more about this feature in this article.
• From this release, it is possible to create Control variables, which you can use in the Control Validations. This is super easy when working in multilingual environments or just to speed up building your Workload.

• Azure Virtual Desktop is here! Read more about AVD in this article.

LoadGen General

• In this build, we have added a lot of improvements and bugfixes.

LoadGen Cloud and LoadGen Insight

• LoadGen Insight is running in beta now! If you are interested in becoming an early adopter please contact us!
• We will release LoadGen Cloud - End-to-End Monitoring very soon, please contact us for a demo.
• Several enhancements and bug fixes.
• Multiple fixes for the LoadGen Cloud Agent.

LoadGen Director

• Several enhancements and bug fixes (General, Canvas, Load Scenario, Sytems Under Test, Licensing, Executing test, and dashboard).
• Systems Under Test functionality is totally renewed, you can now use LoadGen Agents to retrieve Systems Under Tests from machines in the proximity of the LoadGen Agent physical location. Restyle Set chart time window
• Fixed an issue when starting the LoadGen Configurator generates an error message "Object reference not set to an instance of an object".
• Fixed an issue where the Load Scenario overwrites every canvas.
• Fixed an issue in case of UAI Event Connect failed the user is not failing.
• We have expanded the Rescan LoadGen Agent functionality with TCP Port check routines.
• In some rare conditions, a StopTest is gives an exception.
• Fixed an issue where no error message is shown when retrieving Citrix resources.
• Fixed an issue where some lines in the System Messages pane are not displayed correctly.
• Fixed an issue where LoadGen Addin for Terminal Server did not copy the correct DLL files.
• Fixed an issue where the same user with another domain name results in strange behavior in Studio and Agent.
• Fixed an issue where login / unlock takes a lot of extra time and also if a user is already logged on.
• After reset of LoadGen Agents, WVD sessions are now automatically disconnected.
• Added an option to also create a UserType in the User / Flow connection.
• Fixed an issue where the canvas Load Scenario overwrites every canvas setting.

LoadGen Studio

• Several enhancements and bug fixes (General, User Actions, Disabling Applications).
• Several styling optimizations.
• Fixed several crosshair issues with mouse and validation actions.
• Fixed an issue in the Validation wizard when moving backward from Pixel validation you will return to image validation pages.
• Fixed an issue where creating a user type with the name New results in code corruption, for more information see this article.
• Fixed an issue where dialogs are behind the validation wizard.
• It's now possible to export User Action Blocks in LoadGen Apps.
• Fixed an issue where some exported LoadGen Apps do not contain images.
• Fixed an issue where Legal Notice has not clicked away in case of Citrix Enhanced (Connect and Run Flow, Block, App).
• You can now cancel the Connecting a Citrix session via extended login.
• Fixed an issue when using a special char in the caption validation corrupts the workload lgs.
• Fixed an issue where multiple Azure Virtual Desktop resources are not displayed.
• Fixed an issue where the Validation wizard does not have context when opening it.
• Fixed an issue where adding the same user action block to the same application block results in an error if the main object stays available.
• Added variables to Control validation.
• Fixed an issue where moving a repeat action unwraps members if multiple actions are selected.
• Fixed an issue where special chars in a string are not copied to the session.
• Fixed an issue where you can't add UserAction Block to Logon, Initialize, Finalize, and Logoff.
• Fixed an issue where a Select Case action with Boolean does not work.

LoadGen Functional Studio

• Fixed an issue when moving an item to the top makes a clone of something else and corrupts the Functional Test.
• Context menus are now available.
• Fixed an issue saving a PDF file resulting in not adding new lines.
• Enhancements to the output report.
• Fixed an issue where trial mode is enabled when starting with /a.
• Fixed an issue where an error occurs after collecting controls when Top node of Window is selected.
• Fixed an issue with starting an automatic test.
• If you receive this error: Unable to load one or more of the requested types. Retrieve the LoaderExceptions property for more information. Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.SqlXml'. Please read this article

LoadGen Analyzer

• Fixed an issue when combining a bar (sub/transaction) with a line chart.
• Retrieval of Tables is slow in the case of many tables including Table views.
• Fixed an issue where the Create Report option will show other charts than in the Analyzer itself.
• Fixed an issue restoring a session that loads all charts but with the name New chart.
• Fixed an issue when deleting data sources from the list.
• Several enhancements and bug fixes.
• Several styling optimizations.

LoadGen Agent

• We will stop logging the whole entire DUAF script in the debug log.
• A lot of improvements to the routines within an Agent for the login process of the console user.
• A lot of improvements for Azure Virtual Machine.
• Fixed multiple issues with switching machines / LoadGen Agents.
• Improved installation speed and checks.