lr_think_time to ignore runtime settings

[Anubhav Bansal]

Hi

The scenario is that there are 2 scripts running in parallel simulating user action for 2 user roles; one script creates an object and other one works on it. So if 1 script takes longer than expected then I wish to pause the second script from few seconds before it retries. If I use lr_think_time then it is governed by Run time setting where I need to put a cap on max think time;

So is there some other  function like sleep/wait etc or can an instance of lr_think_time override/ignore run-time settings?

Regards

Anubhav

[kantharaja t]

use the think time multiplied by option in the run time settings.

for one script which you want to run first use - think time same as recorded

other script - use think time multiplied by X seconds

that will solve the problem and we dont have any function like wait or pause in load runner.

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Thanks and Regards

 Kantharaja

[James Pulley]

False premise on the wait or pause front, c has the sleep() function. Takes a value in milliseconds. VB and java have similar constructs

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[James Pulley]

You will need vts or equivalent to pass data between your users. You can just place your second user in a loop to wait until a value is available in the vts queue

[Anubhav Bansal]

Many thanks to all for your response; I will try with sleep method that would solve the purpose if it will not be influenced by thinktime cap from run time settings.

Also, James can you elaborate a little more on 'vts' or point me in right direction; I tried the LR help but the acronym does not yield any result;

My guess is something like - transaction sync; if correct then it may not help me in current scenario. Anyways, I would like to know more about this.

Regards

Anubhav

[James Pulley]

Virtual table server. Google on this and loadrunner for hundreds of references

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[André Luyer]

Use lr_force_think_time instead of lr_think_time.
It works exacly the same -- e.g it is interruptible in Vugen (stop button) and during a run, whereas the sleep function is not -- except that it ignores the runtime settings.
Note: on Windows sleep/think timers are rounded to the nearest 1/64 of a second.

André

[André Luyer]

Why not simply merge the "2 user roles" into one script?