Configuring the JMeter HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder

The first step is to configure the proxy server in JMeter. To do this, we perform the following steps:

1. Start JMeter.
2. Add a thread group, as follows:
3. Right-click on Test Plan and navigate to Add | Threads (User) | Thread Group.
4. Add the HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder element, as follows:
5. Right-click on WorkBench and navigate to Add | Non-Test Elements | HTTP(S) Test Script Recorder.
6. Change the port to 7000 (1) (under Global Settings).
7. You can use a different port, if you choose to. What is important is to choose a port that is not currently used by an existing process on the machine. The default is 8080.
8. Under the Test plan content section, choose the option Test Plan > Thread Group (2) from the Target Controller drop-down.
9. This allows the recorded actions to be targeted to the thread group we created in step 2.
10. Under the Test plan content section, choose the option Put each group in a new transaction controller (3) from the Grouping drop-down.
11. This...