How To Add More Browsers and Network Types To The Web Test List

I have asked by clients that use the Web Test and Load Test how to add more Browsers and Network Types in order to simulate them.

First I will start with how can you get to these lists.

Step 1: Go to your Test Config file that is located in a solution that contains test projects and open it.

Step 2: Go to the Web Test tab

This is where you can find the list of “Browser type” and “Network type”.

Now lets add a new network, we will call it Demo.

Step 1: Go to “Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\Templates\LoadTest\Networks”

Step 2: Copy one of the network files and open it in any text editor.

Step 3: Change the Name to Demo and the BandwidthInKbps to 999.

Save the file and that is all, you have a new network type, you will need to close the visual studio and reload it in order to see the changes you made.

In order to add a new browser do the same, in the browser file you will find the browser’s header, copy one and change the content.

Have Fun!!!