Utilities › Merge Terminals into a Test Stream

Merge Terminals into a Test Stream

Follow these steps:

1. Type M on the Utilities or Test Stream Selection menu.

   CA Verify for VTAM displays the Merge menu.

   Note: If the test streams being merged have associated rulesets, then the rulesets are also merged.

     CCC.ORDERAPP.001 ----------------  MERGE  ---------------------10:17:55 
     ENTER COMMAND ===>                                                    UV 
                                                                                  
     TEST STREAM TO BE MERGED INTO THE OUTPUT TEST STREAM:                        
   DNAME      ===> TCADS                                                     
       APPLICATION ===> CCC              (LEAVE APPLICATION, MEMBER,              
       MEMBER      ===> ORDERAPP          OR VERSION BLANK AND PRESS
       VERSION     ===> 001               ENTER FOR A SELECTION LIST)             
                                                                                  
     OUTPUT TEST STREAM: TCADS.CCC.ORDERAPP.002                                   
                                                                                  
     OPTIONS:                                                                     
       BEGIN MERGE AT OUTPUT TEST STREAM RECORD ===> 000001       (1-999999)
       INCLUDE RULESET                          ===> Y            (Y/N)
       ADJUST THINK TIMES                       ===> NO           (Y/N)           
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
   F1-HELP     F3-END     F4-RETURN
   

   The Merge utility merges terminals and their records from a test stream into the test stream you identified on the Utilities or Test Stream Selection menu. You can merge records from a test stream into the same test stream or into a different test stream.

   The new records are interspersed among the existing records in the test stream. CA Verify for VTAM calculates the position for each record to be merged as follows:

   • First, CA Verify for VTAM calculates its offset from the beginning of the test stream (think times plus response times for the terminal).
   • Then, CA Verify for VTAM inserts the record at the corresponding offset in the test stream into which it is being merged.

   You can modify the record's placement by specifying a record number after which the new records should be interspersed. You can also adjust the think times of the merged records.

   Merging records is an excellent way of creating different testing situations. For example, you can merge a test stream with itself for concurrency testing. Or, you can merge several test streams to create a large test stream for stress testing.

   TEST STREAM TO BE MERGED INTO THE OUTPUT TEST STREAM

   The name of the test stream which is the source of the merged records.

   If you leave the Application, Member, or Version fields blank, CA Verify for VTAM displays the Test Stream Selection menu. Type S to the left of the test stream you want to select and press Enter. See the screen earlier in this chapter.

   OUTPUT TEST STREAM:

   Identifies the name of the output test stream. This is the name you specified on the Utilities or Test Stream Selection menu.

   BEGIN MERGE AT OUTPUT TEST STREAM RECORD

   The record in the output test stream after which the records should be merged. The default is the first record. Specify a record number to indicate the point in the test stream at which CA Verify for VTAM should begin interspersing the merged records.

   INCLUDE RULESET

   Indicates whether the ruleset from the source test stream should be merged into the target test stream. Y, the default, merges the ruleset; N does not.

   ADJUST THINK TIMES

   Enter Yes if the two test streams are of different durations and you want them to be the same. CA Verify for VTAM will adjust the think times of the test stream to be merged so it is approximately as long as the test stream into which it is being merged.

2. Press Enter when you have completed the specifications.
   • If necessary, CA Verify for VTAM displays the Terminal Selection menu. See the Select Terminals section.
   • Otherwise, CA Verify for VTAM displays the Merge Status menu. See the Review the Merge Status section.