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1. Select the Profiles node in the Load Test Configuration tree.
2. Open the Data Source Options tab. The available data sources will be listed in the left panel.
3. To configure data source options that apply across the test suite, select the test suite you want to configure, then customize the following options as needed in the right panel:
   • Stop load test after all rows have been used: If data source rows become invalid after they are used, enable this option, then specify when you want the load test to stop, either when the first machine runs out of rows or when all machines run out of rows. This helps you to manage the duration of your load test.
   • Report recommended partition sizes: Determines if Parasoft Load Test generates a report (based on the results of the load test) that includes recommended partition sizes for each data source on each machine.
     
4. To configure options for a specific data source, select the data source whose options you want to configure, then customize the following options as needed in the right panel:
   • Use each row only once (i.e., data becomes invalid after use): Determines whether the values in a data source row can be used more than once during a test. If this option is enabled, SOAtest will sequentially iterate through the data source values; random iteration through the data source values is not allowed. This option is particularly useful for Web applications where certain kinds of data can only be entered into the application once (for example, social security numbers, unique id numbers, and so on).
   • Different users can use the same row concurrently: Determines if the values in this data source can be used by only one virtual user at a time. Disabling this option is particularly useful if you want SOAtest to assign login username/password pairs from this data source, but your site prohibits multiple simultaneous logins from each user. If this option is disabled, SOAtest will report a message if the number of virtual users attempting to use the data source during a test exceeds the number of available rows. If this occurs, you should ensure that the number of rows in the data source exceeds the number of virtual users that will be using the data source, then rerun the test. This option is only available if the "Use each row only once (i.e., data becomes invalid after use)" option is not selected.
   • Virtual users iterate through data: Determines whether SOAtest iterates through the data randomly or sequentially. This option is only available if the "Use each row only once (i.e., data becomes invalid after use)" option is not selected.
     • In sequential mode, SOAtest repeatedly iterates through the data throughout the test. It uses all data source values, starting with the values in the first data source row, and moving sequentially through the data source rows up until the last data source row. Once SOAtest uses the values in the last data source row, it starts over again with the values from the first row.
       
     • In random mode, SOAtest randomly selects a data source row each time it needs a data source.
   • Virtual users iterate through all rows for each test: Determines if virtual users can iterate through all rows of this data source before running the next test. If this option is not selected, virtual users execute a single row at a time, then runs the next test and so on. This option is only available if the "Use each row only once (i.e., data becomes invalid after use)" option is not selected.
   • Partitions: Allows you to customize how the data source is partitioned for distribution to load test server machines.
     • Data sources will be partitioned when either the Use each row only once option is enabled or the Different virtual users can use the same row concurrently option is disabled.
     • To customize how the data source is partitioned for distribution to load test server machines, enable Use custom data source partitions, then enter specify the desired distribution in the table.
     • To specify that a given machine (with the exception of the localhost) should receive no data source rows, enter 0 for both the First row and Last row cells. In this mode, the localhost machine cannot be excluded from the load test. The localhost machine data rows interval will always start with row 1 (this field is read-only in the partition configuration table). All data source rows must be distributed to one across available load test server machinemachines.

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Configuring Setup/Teardown Test Execution

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