Screencasts

With the help of our screencasts, you can learn quickly and easily how to work with XLT. The following screencasts show you the first steps with XLT and how to use the Script Developer:

• Running Sample Tests
• Running Sample Test Cases using Script Developer
• Creating Test Cases using Script Developer
• Performing Load Tests

Online Documentation

This online documentation refers to the latest release of Xceptance LoadTest.

• Screencasts
• User Manual
• Quick Start Guide
• API Documentation
• Release Notes
• Glossary
• FAQ

Datasheet

The Xceptance LoadTest datasheet provides a short feature overview and explains some of the benefits of using XLT.

API and Development Documentation

After downloading and unpacking the Xceptance LoadTest software package, you will find the following documentation on your local hard disk. Replace <xlt> with your installation directory path.

• <xlt>/doc/xlt/index.html:
  The local XLT documentation. It also includes Release Notes, Quick Start Guide, and FAQ.
• <xlt>/doc/apidocs.zip:
  The API JavaDoc directories. Unzip this file into the same directory that contains the ZIP file to find the following JavaDocs.
  • <xlt>/doc/apidoc/index.html:
    JavaDoc of the Xceptance LoadTest API
  • <xlt>/doc/3rd-party-docs/htmlunit/apidocs/index.html:
    JavaDoc of the included HtmlUnit version

The WebDriver API JavaDoc is only available online:

• WebDriver JavaDoc (online)

Please note that the WebDriver online documentation does not necessarily correspond to the WebDriver version contained in Xceptance LoadTest.

Sample Code

After downloading and unpacking the Xceptance LoadTest software package, you will also find sample code on your local hard disk. Replace <xlt> with your installation directory path.

• <xlt>/samples/
  • app-server/:
    A real-world demo web application as the system under test (the blog software "Pebble")
  • testsuite-pebble/:
    Java and Ruby sample test scripts, using the XLT API and the WebDriver API
  • testsuite-showcases/:
    Java test scripts that demonstrate the handling of common Web application features, like popups, IFrames, file downloads, uploads, and so on. A list of these examples can be found at <xlt>/doc/xlt/showcases.html.

Example Report and Screenshots

Here you can download the XLT sample report as a ZIP package for offline use. When you browse the sample report, use the navigation box in the upper right corner to view the different pages and sections:

The screenshots are also available as a ZIP package to view them offline on your local machine: