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sowmyam
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13 years ago

Delay is added to Virtual user run time when i use setstartdelay in scripts

Delay is added to Virtual user run time when i use setstartdelay in scripts.

e.g. I want to run a task with 2 virtual users (task usually takes 60s)

there is a delay of 30s for second virtual user.

After the load test when i see the log, first virtual uses is taking 60s and second user 90s. Delay is also added to total run time of the virtual user. I can see this start delay of 30s in connections but, in load testing analysis page 90s is being considered and i am not able to get correct information.



virtual user simulation in ramp-up feature is different from setstartdelay method. I cant use ramp-up  feature because i have to modify the traffic in scripts and not in load editor.



Any advice how should I handle this situation so that  I can analyze correct information

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  • Hi,


    Actually, when you set a start delay for a task, the load testing engine includes this time into the task execution time. The only thing I can recommend is to take into account start delays when analyzing virtual user life time periods.