This document is intended for an audience that is unfamiliar with the RMI-Java protocol or Java Technology. Follow the below procedures, step-by-step sequence to ensure that the Java application can be invoked and recorded properly. If you failed at any point of step, apply the appropriate solution before proceeding to the next step as the sequence below is designed to ensure that all requirements are met for the recording to succeed.

What we want to achieve in an overview is as followed:

1. Ensure the Java application can be launched outside Vugen.
2. Setup the Java environment for recording.
3. Ensure that an empty RMI-Java vuser can be replayed to verify Java environment.
4. Ensure the Java application can launch
5. Ensure the recording causes the “green box” to launch
6. Ensure the events are recorded after the “green box” launched.

This document also compliments Document ID 11878, “LoadRunner Java Environmental Requirements” which described the requirements needed for LoadRunner to record and replay Java-recorded scripts. Much is said, let’s walkthrough the steps together now.

This is the basic verification as we want to know if the Java application can work first even before recording in Vugen. This will help to reduce the troubleshooting effort.

[2] Setup the Java environment

This is to setup all required environment as required in Document ID 11878, “LoadRunner Java Environmental Requirements” are met before we can proceed to record/replay on the local machine. Take about 15 minutes to read and go through the document.

[3] Verify the Java environment setup in [2]

Create an empty RMI-Java VUser and replay it. If the replay encounter no error, the setup is valid. If not, then rework on point [2] to correct the Java environment.

[4] Proceed to record the RMI-Java VUser

If all is setup properly and the supported JDK are installed, Vugen should be able to record. If not, proceed to [5].