8.8. Next Steps

Before we move on to Chapter 9, which discusses characterizing workloads, nailing down test mixes, and more, it's important to set the stage in terms of basic input, processing, and output requirements—a kind of Data Processing 101 refresher. That is, let's step back and look at the big picture again relevant to testing before jumping back into the details of testing and performance tuning.

8.8.1. Input—Test Mixes and Workloads

An essential component of performing any kind of process regards input. Input in the context of stress testing includes the customer-specific data necessary to complete the “data entry” portion of SAPGUI or other frontend screens, and the master and other transactional data behind the scenes necessary to ...

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