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The Test Composition is the test itself and contains one or more Test Clips arranged on tracks and governed by user-specified sequence and tempo. With no limit to the number of simultaneous tracks that can be created, you can build powerful, multi-user tests in minutes.

The Repository > Test Compositions list displays Test Compositions that are already within the system.

This list sorts by Name, Owner, Created, or Last Modified columns.

• Click any column header to sort the list by that property.
  
• Click a right-arrow for a given Test Composition to expand a list of all results for that Test Composition.
• Click a down-arrow to collapse that list of results.

Double-click any selected composition to open it in the Test Composition Editor.

Test Compositions are created, revised, and played within the Test Composition Editor.

For a new test composition, this Editor opens with one empty track displayed.

Test Clips appear in the Name list below and can be added to the empty track by double-clicking it in the list or by selecting a clip and using drag-and-drop to add it.

Test Compositions can be played using the Player Controls at the bottom of the Editor and also once saved can be played directly from the Test Compositions list or added to one or more playlists.

Create a Test Composition

1. In SOASTA Central, select Test Compositions in the Repository list.

2. Click New. The Composition Editor appears and opens an Untitled Test Composition.

3. In the Name list in the lower pane, select the first test clip you want to add to the Test Composition and drag the selection to Track 1, or double-click to add it.

Note:  Click the Composition Builder tab if the Test Clips list is not visible.

4. Optionally, select the Test Clip in Track 1. Selected Test Clips are highlighted in green. Once a Test Clip is selected, use the scroll bar at the bottom of the workspace to make the test clip’s right border visible and then drag the border to expand or contract the Test Clip.

5. Optionally, move the Test Clip from one track to another by selecting and dragging it to the open workspace below Track 1. When you do so, Track 2 is created.

6. Optionally, add a second test clip to the now empty Track 1.

7. Optionally, drag the selected Test Clip left or right to change its placement on the given track.

8. Optionally, change the scale (top left of the workspace above Track 1) from Seconds to any other scale by selecting the new value from the drop-down list.

9. Optionally, click Undo or Redo to back up one or more steps.

10. Click Save and assign the Test Composition a name, and then click OK.