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The Test Clips list shows the current Test Clips in the system by Name, Owner, the Created date and time, and Last Modified. Click any column header to sort the list by that property. Test Clips consist of one or more messages, browser actions, checkpoints, or time delays.

When a new or existing test clip is open, the Test Clip Editor appears.

The Test Clip Editor has an additional toolbar with the following icons:

• Click Add New Message to add a blank message (non-Target specific)

• Click Add New Checkpoint to add a checkpoint in the test clip that awaits a response from the prior message

• Click Add New Time Delay to add a time delay in milliseconds. The default value is 0, right-click the Time Delay item to set its value in milliseconds

• Click Add New Browser Action to add a blank browser action (non-target specific)

• To edit a given message within a Test Clip, first select it, and then double click to open it in a new tab in the lower pane.

• Click the Clip tab to return to the Clip view.
• Test Clip Properties can be viewed by clicking the Properties button.
• Results associated with the selected message can be viewed by clicking the Results button in the [selected] pane.
• Click [Change to XML View] in the Elements and Properties pane to edit the message XML. Click [Change to Form View]

Create a New Test Clip

1. From SOASTA Central, select and then click Test Clips. The Test Clips list appears in the main window.

2. From the Repository toolbar, click New. The Test Clip Editor opens an Untitled Test Clip as shown below. Notice that the gray workspace is empty.

3. In the Available Targets list, double-click the target you want to use as a message template. The Test Clip Editor populates the target into the Included Targets list and then lists its Operations on the far right.

4. To add one of the operations to the workspace for this clip, double-click its icon, or select and drag the icon onto the workspace. The new message appears in the Test Clip area. Repeat this step for each of the Operations in the Operations list.

5. Optionally, select one of the new messages in the Test Clip, and then click Add New Checkpoint to add a checkpoint after it.

• A checkpoint indicates that no further action take place until a response has been received from the previous message

6. Optionally, select one of the new messages in the Test Clip, and then click Add New Time Delay. The Time Delay default is 0 milliseconds. To change this, select the Time Delay, right-click to access a context menu, and select Edit. Enter a new time delay interval (in milliseconds). For example, 3000.

7. Click Save and give the new test clip a name.

8. Click OK to complete the Save.