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Introduction
During test script creation, the real-time recording mode inserts Wait nnnn commands to account for user think time. On test playaback these times can be modified with the Wait Time Multiplier to increase or decrease the simulated think time.

Wait Time Multiplier Limits
The Wait Time Multiplier multiplies the value recorded in the script from the "Wait" command with the value that is set in the playback preferences. The minimum value is 0, effectively removing all the "Wait" commands recorded in the script file while the maximum value can be set to100.

Preferences Settings/Commands Affected by Wait Time Multiplier
These commands/settings are affected by the setting of the wait time multiplier. Depending on the value set on the Wait Time Multiplier, these commands can increase or decrease the total think time of a script playback. Below are some details on how the Wait Time Multiplier affects certain commands:

• Wait (script command) - Multiplied by the value in the in the Wait Time Multiplier, can speed-up or slow down the "Wait" commands in the script file.
• Form Fill Delay - Increases or decreases the amount of time eValid takes to fill in form elements in a page.
• Maximum Download Time - Affects the total time eValid will wait before issuing a timeout error message if the page has not completed during the specified threshold.

Preferences Settings/Commands Not Affected by Wait Time Multiplier
These commands/settings are NOT affected by the setting of the wait time multiplier from the playback preferences.

• Delay Command (User editable command) - This command delays a script n number of milliseconds as specified when inserted in the script file.
• Command Delay (User preference setting) - Specifies the amount of time to delay command execution.
• Wait Ceiling Command - Sets the maximum "Wait" time in a script.
• Wait Floor Command - Sets the minimum "Wait" time in a script.
• Retry Interval for Synchronization - The amount of time to retry for re-synchronization on a text string or a screen rectangle.
• Maximum retry time for Synchronization - The maximum amount of time to retry for resynchronization on a text string or a screen rectangle..

Additional Comments
In some cases, pages which contain multiple elements such as FLASH Objects, JavaScript files, applets need to be synchronized either through text rendered in the page (SynOnText) or through screen rectangle captures (SyncOnScreenRect) to ensure reliable script playback since the recorded "Wait" commands in the script with such objects are sometimes not enough to prevent the playback from de-synchronizing.