Scapa Test and Performance Platform

Features

Scapa Technologies in Partnership with Panacea Workflow Systems, are pleased to announce the release of Scapa Test and Performance Platform 3.3, the only StressTest tool in the market with out-of-the-box connectivity to the Remedy AR System.

The continuous evolution and adaptability of the AR System significantly reduces the development life cycle for deploying new or enhanced versions of existing applications. In this environment it is essential that companies can effectively test performance, scalability and reliability of new or updated implementations quickly and easily without sacrificing user productivity. Scapa Test and Performance Platform increases the responsiveness of bespoke and Remedy packaged solutions built on the AR System, the majority of which are deployed to support critical business processes such as Helpdesk and Customer Relationship Management.

Features :

• Quick diagnosis and resolution of performance problems
• Post-production monitoring and reporting on system utilization
• Pre-production performance testing to ensure effective, painless
• Applicable in a wide range of commercial software environments
• Deliver return on investment in IT systems
• Integrated product with a simple, server-based licensing model
• Full project management and team support with version control
• Based on the Eclipse Test and Performance Tools Platform
(www.eclipse.org/test-andperformance/)

Task Creation

• Build user tasks based on standard AR System capture (AR User Tool) and replay (runmacro command).
• More complex user tasks can be built by using the TaskBench GUI. This GUI graphically represents a rich set of ARSystem API calls, which allow you to quickly and easily build precise user tasks.
• Tasks can also be represented by generic client or server side programs or scripts. These may be used to represent integrating to your AR System application from other applications.
• Introduce variability into tasks by generalising certain parameter values. For example, randomly changing AR System qualification which is executed.

Replay and Measurement

• Tests, built from one or many tasks, are replayed to create load against the AR System servers. Scapa StressTest communicates directly with AR System API calls and therefore can stress test all custom AR System applications and out of the box solutions that run on the application server.
• Scapa StressTest can configure multiple categories of simulated users into one load test, each one controlled and monitored individually, thereby achieving results in one test as opposed to many. This significantly increases the intelligence gathered on different user groups and helps facilitate predictive support decisions.
• While the test is running, the rate of user activity can be dynamically changed using graphical sliders on an interactive display. Changes can be seen as the tester modifies the test load and number of users, making it quick and accurate to verify scalability and reliability.
• The ability to include remote users' experience in the test process, by driving tests from different geographical locations, enables well-targeted optimization of network and operating system configurations.

Monitoring and Performance

• Real-time performance rates show what is happening in a production environment and will
  activate alerts by e-mail or audio warning when performance thresholds that you have set
  are breached.
• Scapa StressTest enables performance benchmarking of applications, by replaying testing
  parameters and validating the changes in performance that result from modifications in functionality and system upgrades.
• The Testanalysis tool allows analysis of any StressTest sessions which have been run previously, allowing system engineers to identify whether the application is performing within acceptable parameters.