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eValid Power User's Tips and Tricks can help you use eValid to get better results, quicker, and easier. Each Tips and Tricks item addresss one or two issues that will help you to increase your effectiveness with eValid.

> Handling Persistent Session Cookies

  A persistent session cookie, unlike a normal cookie, which is
  being saved in the cache, cannot be eliminated by simply deleting
  the cache/cookies during an eValid playback.

  To dismiss such cookies, the browser must be closed and opened up
  again for a new session cookie to be sent to the browser. This can
  cause playback problems during LoadTest since the cookie tricks
  the server into seeing that the LoadTest being run is only a
  single user trying to access the application since it is using the
  same cookie.

  eValid has a LoadTest command which allows each browser instance
  in the LoadTest being run to respawn a replacement browser a
  specified number of times during playback.  The value is given in
  the eValid preferences.

  To set the number of respawn times during a LoadTest, follow these
  simple steps:

  (1) Access the eValid LoadTest Preferences menu by clicking on
      "Settings > Record/Play Preferences" and selecting the "Load
      Testing" option.

  (2) Enter the number of times you wish eValid to respawn a new
      copy of the browser during a LoadTest.

  (3) Click on "Save"

  As soon as the LoadTest is executed, each eValid browser instance
  will automatically close at the end of the number of runs
  specified in the preferences and will automatically respawn to
  continue playback.

  This effectively removes the persistent session cookie that is
  present during playback.