[LoadUIWeb] Specifying acceptable run or respond times

I have a steady load test that runs for 37 seconds when verifying the scenario with one virtual user. It takes 10 users 3 minutes and 19 seconds to complete the task and a max. of 170 virtual users 20 minutes and 57 seconds. No errors or warnings ocurred. In this case, is it correct that in theory, it would take each user over 20 minutes to complete this task when the load is that heavy?



Obviously, in the real world, no user would wait that long to complete this task so I am trying to find the threshold for an acceptable completion time, if the above assumption is correct. Let's say it should not take more than x mins to log in or it should not take more than x seconds to save a record.



When I specify a Continuous Load and set a time, no users can ever finish all requests. Which setting would I use to specify the max. duration of an entire load test?

 

Which setting would I use to limit the response time of a certain action during the test run? The goal would be to have the test fail if that time is reached.  I have been looking at the Random Think Time and Quality of Service settings but those apply to the entire test.



Thanks so much for your help,

Antje