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  <li><a href="../changes.html">Changes</a></li>
  <li><a href="#get-started">+</a>...<a href="get-started.html">1. Getting Started</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-test-plan.html">2. Building a Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#test_plan">+</a>...<a href="test_plan.html">3. Elements of a Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-web-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-web-test-plan.html">4. Building a Web Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-adv-web-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-adv-web-test-plan.html">5. Building an Advanced Web Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-db-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-db-test-plan.html">6. Building a Database Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-ftp-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-ftp-test-plan.html">7. Building an FTP Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-ldap-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-ldap-test-plan.html">8a. Building an LDAP Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-ldapext-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-ldapext-test-plan.html">8b. Building an Extended LDAP Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-ws-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-ws-test-plan.html">9. Building a Webservice Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-jms-point-to-point-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-jms-point-to-point-test-plan.html">10. Building a JMS Point to point Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-jms-topic-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-jms-topic-test-plan.html">11. Building a JMS Topic Test Plan</a></li>
  <li><a href="#build-programmatic-test-plan">+</a>...<a href="build-programmatic-test-plan.html">11. Building a Test Plan Programmatically</a></li>
  <li><a href="#listeners">+</a>...<a href="listeners.html">12. Listeners</a></li>
  <li><a href="#remote-test">+</a>...<a href="remote-test.html">13. Remote Testing</a></li>
  <li><a href="#generating-dashboard">+</a>...<a href="generating-dashboard.html">14. Dashboard Report</a></li>
  <li><a href="#realtime-results">+</a>...<a href="realtime-results.html">15. Real time Results</a></li>
  <li><a href="#best-practices">+</a>...<a href="best-practices.html">16. Best Practices</a></li>
  <li><a href="#boss">+</a>...<a href="boss.html">17. Help! My boss wants me to load test our web app!</a></li>
  <li><a href="#component_reference">+</a>...<a href="component_reference.html">18. Component Reference</a></li>
  <li><a href="#properties_reference">+</a>...<a href="properties_reference.html">19. Properties Reference</a></li>
  <li><a href="#functions">+</a>...<a href="functions.html">20. Functions</a></li>
  <li><a href="#regex">+</a>...<a href="regular_expressions.html">21. Regular Expressions</a></li>
  <li><a href="#hints">+</a>...<a href="hints_and_tips.html">22. Hints and Tips</a></li>
  <li><a href="#glossary">+</a>...<a href="glossary.html">23. Glossary</a></li>
  <li><a href="#curl">+</a>...<a href="curl.html">24. Curl</a></li>
  <li><a href="#history_future">+</a>...<a href="history_future.html">25. History / Future</a></li>
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  <li><a name="get-started"/><a href="get-started.html">1. Getting Started</a>
  <ul>
     <li><a href="get-started.html#overview">1.0 Overview</a></li>
     <ul>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#test_plan_building">Test plan building</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#load_test_running">Load Test running</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#load_test_analysis">Load Test analysis</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#lets_start">Let's start</a></li>
     </ul>
     <li><a href="get-started.html#requirements">1.1 Requirements</a></li>
     <ul>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#java_versions">1.1.1 Java Version</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#os">1.1.2 Operating Systems</a></li>
     </ul>
     <li><a href="get-started.html#optional">1.2 Optional</a>
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        <li><a href="get-started.html#opt_compiler">1.2.1 Java Compiler</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#opt_sax">1.2.2 SAX XML Parser</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#opt_email">1.2.3 Email Support</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#opt_ssl">1.2.4 SSL Encryption</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#opt_jdbc">1.2.5 JDBC Driver</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#opt_jms">1.2.6 JMS client</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#libraries_activemq">1.2.7 Libraries for ActiveMQ JMS</a></li>
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     <li><a href="get-started.html#install">1.3 Installation</a></li>
     <li><a href="get-started.html#running">1.4 Running JMeter</a>
     <ul>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#classpath">1.4.1 JMeter's Classpath</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#template">1.4.2 Create Test Plan from Template</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#proxy_server">1.4.3 Using JMeter behind a proxy</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#non_gui">1.4.4 CLI mode</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#server">1.4.5 Server Mode</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#override">1.4.6 Overriding Properties Via The Command Line</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#logging">1.4.7 Logging and Error Messages</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#options">1.4.8 Full list of command-line options</a></li>
        <li><a href="get-started.html#shutdown">1.4.9 CLI mode shutdown</a></li>
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     <li><a href="get-started.html#configuring_jmeter">1.5 Configuring JMeter</a></li>
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  </li>
  <li><a name="build-test-plan"/><a href="build-test-plan.html">2. Building a Test Plan</a>
  <ul>
     <li><a href="build-test-plan.html#add_remove">2.1 Adding and Removing Elements</a></li>
     <li><a href="build-test-plan.html#load_save">2.2 Loading and Saving Elements</a></li>
     <li><a href="build-test-plan.html#config_element">2.3 Configuring Tree Elements</a></li>
     <li><a href="build-test-plan.html#save">2.4 Saving the Test Plan</a></li>
     <li><a href="build-test-plan.html#run">2.5 Running a Test Plan</a></li>
     <li><a href="build-test-plan.html#stop">2.6 Stopping a Test</a></li>
     <li><a href="build-test-plan.html#error_reporting">2.7 Error reporting</a></li>
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  <li><a name="test_plan"/><a href="test_plan.html">3. Elements of a Test Plan</a>
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     <li><a href="test_plan.html#thread_group">3.1 Thread Group</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#controllers">3.2 Controllers</a>
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        <li><a href="test_plan.html#samplers">3.2.1 Samplers</a></li>
        <li><a href="test_plan.html#logic_controller">3.2.2 Logic Controllers</a></li>
        <li><a href="test_plan.html#test_fragments">3.2.3 Test Fragments</a></li>
     </ul>
     </li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#listeners">3.3 Listeners</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#timers">3.4 Timers</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#assertions">3.5 Assertions</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#config_elements">3.6 Configuration Elements</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#preprocessors">3.7 Pre-Processor Elements</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#postprocessors">3.8 Post-Processor Elements</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#executionorder">3.9 Execution order</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#scoping_rules">3.10 Scoping Rules</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#properties">3.11 Properties and Variables</a></li>
     <li><a href="test_plan.html#using_variables">3.12 Using Variables to parameterise tests</a></li>
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 <li><a name="build-web-test-plan"/><a href="build-web-test-plan.html">4. Building a Web Test Plan</a>
     <ul>
        <li><a href="build-web-test-plan.html#adding_users">4.1 Adding Users</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-web-test-plan.html#adding_defaults">4.2 Adding Default HTTP Request Properties</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-web-test-plan.html#adding_cookie_support">4.3 Adding Cookie Support</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-web-test-plan.html#adding_requests">4.4 Adding HTTP Requests</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-web-test-plan.html#adding_listener">4.5 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-web-test-plan.html#logging_in">4.6 Logging in to a web-site</a></li>
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 <li><a name="build-adv-web-test-plan"/><a href="build-adv-web-test-plan.html">5. Building an Advanced Web Test Plan</a>
     <ul>
        <li><a href="build-adv-web-test-plan.html#session_url_rewriting">5.1 Handling User Sessions With URL Rewriting</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-adv-web-test-plan.html#header_manager">5.2 Using a Header Manager</a></li>
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 <li><a name="build-db-test-plan"/><a href="build-db-test-plan.html">6. Building a Database Test Plan</a>
     <ul>
        <li><a href="build-db-test-plan.html#adding_users">6.1 Adding Users</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-db-test-plan.html#adding_requests">6.2 Adding JDBC Requests</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-db-test-plan.html#adding_listener">6.3 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results</a></li>
     </ul>
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 <li><a name="build-ftp-test-plan"/><a href="build-ftp-test-plan.html">7. Building an FTP Test Plan</a>
     <ul>
        <li><a href="build-ftp-test-plan.html#adding_users">7.1 Adding Users</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-ftp-test-plan.html#adding_defaults">7.2 Adding Default FTP Request Properties</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-ftp-test-plan.html#adding_requests">7.3 Adding FTP Requests</a></li>
        <li><a href="build-ftp-test-plan.html#adding_listener">7.4 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results</a></li>
     </ul>
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 <li><a name="build-ldap-test-plan"/><a href="build-ldap-test-plan.html">8a. Building an LDAP Test Plan</a>
  <ul>
    <li><a href="build-ldap-test-plan.html#adding_users">8a.1 Adding Users</a></li>
    <li><a href="build-ldap-test-plan.html#add_login">8a.2 Adding Login Config Element</a></li>
    <li><a href="build-ldap-test-plan.html#add_defaults">8a.3 Adding LDAP Request Defaults</a></li>
    <li><a href="build-ldap-test-plan.html#add_requests">8a.4 Adding LDAP Requests</a></li>
    <li><a href="build-ldap-test-plan.html#ResponseAssertion">8a.5 Adding a Response Assertion</a></li>
    <li><a href="build-ldap-test-plan.html#add_listener">8a.6 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results</a></li>
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 <li><a name="build-ldapext-test-plan"/><a href="build-ldap-test-plan.html">8b. Building an Extended LDAP Test Plan</a>
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    <li><a href="build-ldapext-test-plan.html#ext_adding_users">8b.1 Adding Users</a></li>
    <li><a href="build-ldapext-test-plan.html#add_login">8b.2 Adding LDAP Extended Request Defaults</a></li>
    <li><a href="build-ldapext-test-plan.html#add_extrequests">8b.3 Adding LDAP Requests</a></li>
    <li><a href="build-ldapext-test-plan.html#add_ldapext_listener">8b.4 Adding a Listener to View/Store the Test Results</a></li>
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 <li><a name="build-ws-test-plan"/><a href="build-ws-test-plan.html">9. Building a Webservice Test Plan</a></li>
 <li><a name="build-jms-point-to-point-test-plan"/><a href="build-jms-point-to-point-test-plan.html">10. Building a JMS Point to point Test Plan</a></li>
 <li><a name="build-jms-topic-test-plan"/><a href="build-jms-topic-test-plan.html">11. Building a JMS topic Test Plan</a></li>
 <li><a name="build-programmatic-test-plan"/><a href="build-programmatic-test-plan.html">11. Building a Test Plan Programatically</a></li>
 <li><a name="listeners"/><a href="listeners.html">12. Introduction to Listeners</a></li>
 <li><a name="remote-test"/><a href="remote-test.html">13. Remote Testing</a></li>
 <li><a name="generating-dashboard"/><a href="generating-dashboard.html">14. Dashboard Report</a>
   <ul>
     <li><a href="generating-dashboard.html#overview">14.1 Overview</a></li>
     <li><a href="generating-dashboard.html#configuration">14.2 Configuring Dashboard Generation</a></li>
     <li><a href="generating-dashboard.html#report">14.3 Generating reports</a></li>
     <li><a href="generating-dashboard.html#default_graphs">14.4 Default graphs</a></li>
     <li><a href="generating-dashboard.html#development">14.5 Want to improve Report Dashboard</a></li>
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 <li><a name="realtime-results"/><a href="realtime-results.html">15. Real time Results</a></li>
 <li><a name="best-practices"/><a href="best-practices.html">16. Best Practices</a></li>
 <li><a name="boss"/><a href="boss.html">17. Help! My boss wants me to load test our web app!</a></li>
 <li><a name="component_reference"/><a href="component_reference.html">18. Component Reference</a></li>
 <li><a name="properties"/><a href="properties_reference.html">19. Properties reference</a></li>
 <li><a name="functions"/><a href="functions.html">20. Functions</a></li>
 <li><a name="regex"/><a href="regular_expressions.html">21. Regular Expressions</a></li>
 <li><a name="hints"/><a href="hints_and_tips.html">22. Hints and Tips</a></li>
 <li><a name="glossary"/><a href="glossary.html">23. Glossary</a></li>
 <li><a name="curl"/><a href="curl.html">24. Curl</a>
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     <li><a href="curl.html#enter_command">24.1 How to enter (a) command(s)</a></li>
     <li><a href="curl.html#curl_options">24.2 Curl options supported</a></li>
     <li><a href="curl.html#warning">24.3 Warning </a></li>
     <li><a href="curl.html#example">24.4 Some Examples</a></li>
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 <li><a name="history_future"/><a href="history_future.html">25. History / Future</a></li>

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