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OctoPerf v12.2 - Flexible license sharing, improved VU validation, XPath and JQuery

Summary

OctoPerf v12.2 introduces flexible license sharing, improved virtual user validation and new native processors for XPath and JQuery.

  • Teams can now share only the subscriptions they choose and manage everything autonomously.
  • Validation becomes more powerful with multi-iteration runs, detailed timing metrics, and one-click updates of recorded requests.
  • New XPath1, XPath2, and CSS/JQuery extractors expand correlation capabilities directly within OctoPerf.
  • Virtual users can now be safely copied across projects, and CSV variables support skipping lines for faster dataset testing.
  • Several documentation updates clarify monitoring, test startup internals, JSR223 scripting, and Azure DevOps CI integration.

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OctoPerf v12 - Scheduler, slack integration and UI upgrade

Summary

OctoPerf v12 introduces a powerful test scheduler, Slack/mail/webhook notifications and a redesigned UI for clearer navigation.

  • The scheduler automates recurring load tests using UI settings or cron expressions, while notifications ensure teams stay informed.
  • Navigation between workspace, project, design, and runtime has been streamlined to surface key features more intuitively.
  • New debugging tools, including a JMeter-style Debug Sampler and cache manager toggle, improve test transparency.
  • Quality-of-life additions: ad blocker control, global test rescaling, project moving between workspaces, and new AWS regions—round out the release.
  • This version lays important groundwork for easier automation, cleaner workflows, and smoother day-to-day usage.

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OctoPerf 11.9 - Azure on demand, new JMeter, setup/teardown threadgroups and more

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OctoPerf 11.9 expands load-testing capabilities with Azure on-demand load generators and broader cloud coverage.
The release updates JMeter to version 5.3 and adds native support for setup and teardown thread groups.
Improved agent monitoring introduces load-average tracking to better detect performance bottlenecks.
Runtime properties can now be shared easily across load generators for coordinated test behavior.
Reporting is enhanced with a redesigned Top chart highlighting the slowest transactions.

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OctoPerf 11.7 - Pacing, monitoring, dynatrace and more

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OctoPerf 11.7 focuses on more realistic load control, deeper monitoring, and stronger observability integrations.
New pacing options make it easier to model user behavior beyond simple concurrency.
Load agent monitoring now exposes JVM-level metrics to better detect bottlenecks.
Dynatrace integration has been refined for clearer correlation between load tests and APM data.
Reporting and runtime controls are improved to simplify comparisons and execution tuning.

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OctoPerf 11.6 - Automatic SLAs and other quality of life features

Article Summary

OctoPerf 11.6 focuses on usability and analysis quality with automatic SLAs applied to all default reports.
JMeter is updated to 5.2.1 with safer cache behavior enabled by default.
Correlation rules can now be reused across projects and workspaces, simplifying script maintenance.
Enterprise administration gains stronger workspace visibility and control.
Reporting improves with clearer SLA indicators and a test configuration summary for easier analysis.

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