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From: "Stott, Charlie" <CStott@tnsi.com>
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Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:32:10 +1000
Subject: RE: when is a sample not a sample?
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Thanks , Sebb, that is exactly what I needed.

Charlie


> -----Original Message-----
> From: sebb [mailto:sebbaz@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 10 April 2013 5:06 AM
> To: JMeter Users List
> Subject: Re: when is a sample not a sample?
>=20
> On 9 April 2013 07:25, Stott, Charlie <CStott@tnsi.com> wrote:
>=20
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am wondering if and how it is possible to exclude the results of a
> > specific sample (or at least disregard it) from the results.
> >
> > We have a dual stripe system which can be tested in online or offline
> > mode.  To automate the decision we can request a status page, and act
> > on the results.  Not all our test systems have dual stripes, so the
> > request fails.  However, this is a valid situation.
> >
> > I always want to lookup the status page, but only if it exists and
> > only if it responds a certain way do I want it to affect the test run.
> >
> > I am finding the situation where it is not available is being recorded
> > as a test failure.
> >
> > Effectively, I want to perform the request as a pre-processor of
> > another sample, but it seems overkill to write it in
> > java/beanshell/someotherlang code.  Is there anything like a HTTP
> > Request pre-processor, or a flag I can set somewhere that says ignore t=
his
> sample on error?
> >
>=20
> You can use the Response Assertion to reset the failure flag.
> That's used (for example) when checking for 404 responses, which by defau=
lt
> are failures.
>=20
> Just use an assertion test that's bound to succeed.
>=20
>=20
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Charlie
> >
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