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A message proxy is deployed to a local or remote SOAtest or Virtualize Server so that it can receive messages to be processed by a virtual asset or passed to a live system (or to an internal endpoint for advanced scenarios). The proxy can record traffic to emulate the captured behavior—enabling behavior, enabling you to cut the dependencies on system components that are difficult to access.
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With message proxies, the application under test (AUT) needs to be changed only once: to point to the proxy. Developers, QA, and performance test engineers can start and stop recording, direct traffic to specific virtual assets, and so on. Moreover, Parasoft CTP allows teams to set multiple proxy configurations for a single test environment component—enabling component, allowing team members to select and provision the desired configuration on demand.
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