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IBM DevOps Test Performance / Rational Performance Tester supported technologies guide

By Fan Hu posted Mon December 18, 2023 01:57 AM

  

As solution architect of Rational testing tool, from time to time, I need to answer questions from client on whether their applications can be supported/tested by IBM DevOps Test Performance (Rational Performance Tester). I think it could be a common scenario to others. So I share the result from my research here. 

How to use this list:

  • It's NOT an official documentation on whether our product support somethings or not, so it will not be used as a proof. It’s just a guide from my experience. But I've left the link/proof for every conclusion I made, so you can make a conclusion yourself.
  • Technologies not listed doesn't mean it's NOT supported. It's just not listed yet.
  • It's being updated continuously. Comment is welcome to improve the list.

application type technology name support or not memo proof
desktop Microsoft Office suite NO
SAP GUI for windows  YES https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rpt/10.5.4?topic=overview-sap-performance-testing
Embedded Technology (Microsoft Office suite of products) in SAP GUI NO
Active X Partly RPT: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/how-rational-performance-tester-rpt-handles-activex-controls
Visual Basic see comment

it depends on what kind of protocol to use in communication
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rpt/10.5.4?topic=configurations-creating-microsoft-net-transport
.NET Windows Forms and all .NET applications see comment it depends on what kind of protocol to use in communication
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rpt/10.5.4?topic=configurations-creating-microsoft-net-transport
PDF Not Applicable
PowerBuilder Not Applicable
Windows Framework e.g., WPF, UWP and Classic windows (Win32) Not Applicable
Embedded Web Control NO
JAVA YES https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rtw/10.5.4?topic=testing-java-applications
JAVAX NO
web HTML YES
CSS YES
JavaScript YES performance testing doesn't trigger JavaScript, but simulate the HTML content directly.
.NET see comment it depends on what kind of protocol to use in communication
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rpt/10.5.4?topic=configurations-creating-microsoft-net-transport
AJAX ? performance testing simulate the HTML content directly, so the technology normally don't impact. But some technology may generate continuous data stream, which caused challenge to script development.
Angular ?
Vue.js ?
React ?
mobile IOS Native, web, Hybrid app YES for HTTP(s) protocols only
Android Native, web, Hybrid app YES for HTTP(s) protocols only
TN3270 mainframe protocol YES
TN5250 mainframe protocol NO
SAP YES Support the rich client. The Web client is supported via HTML protocol.

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rpt/10.5.4?topic=tests-recording-sap
Ctrix YES https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/rpt/10.5.4?topic=tests-recording-citrix
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