Analysis API in LoadRunner

This API set can be used for the following purposes:

Unattended creation of an Analysis session that can then be opened in the HP LoadRunner Analysis.
Custom extraction of data from the results of a test run under the HP LoadRunner Controller

An application that creates an Analysis session can be run automatically at completion of a test run. In the LoadRunner Controller, open Tools > Options and select the Execution tab. Enter the command to run your application in the Post Execution Command box.

The API set provides the following functionality:

Convert Controller Run results to an Analysis data base file
Create, modify, and apply a global filter and Graph filters
Set graph parameters
Calculate metrics and statistics per Graph in a Run
Notifications from the API infrastructure to the API application
Logging at different severity levels
Ability to run concurrent, independent instances of API-based applications

Limitations: This version of the API set does not support:

Graph auto-correlation
Graph merging
Importing data from external monitors
XML export of data
Support Level Agreements functionality
Use of filters, graphs, and other configurations created in the Analysis user interface
J2EE Graphs are only partially supported

Prerequisites: To use this API set, you must:

Be a .NET programmer
Be familiar with the Controller and Analysis programs

The development environment requires:

Visual Studio 2005 or any other compiler that supports .NET 2.0
LoadRunner Analysis

The runtime environment requires:

LoadRunner Analysis
A .NET configuration file. A command-line utility to build the configuration file is provided in the <Analysis installation>\Additional Components\AssemblyCrawler folder.

Also See: Other LoadRunner Tutorials