How to Handle Recording Issues - Load Runner - Chapter8

• While trying to record any application, you may face many recording issues as below:
• Issue 1: Application will not launch while recording, the page will get loaded with some error messages like below 
• Error 1:"Page Not Found"
• Error 2: "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"
• Error 3: "Web page cannot be found"
• Error 4: "Forbidden" etc.
• Error 5: "Proxy Error"
• Issue 2: Application will be launched and you may be able to navigate while recording, but no recording events would be captured and at the end of recording, the script generated would not have any web requests captured it.
• Issue 3: While recording, browser will get closed abruptly or unexpectedly.
• Issue 4: Missing requests in the generated script.
• Resolution for Issue 1: 
• If you face Error 1 to Error 4: You need to try changing the recording options in recording dialog box. I will explain this in another post (Recording Options - Load Runner).
• If you face Error 5 : Once browser opens up during recording, go to IE Settings-->Internet options -->Connections Tap -->Lan Settings --> Check 1st two check box of proxy settings and provide proxy URL -->Click OK--> Click OK and Refresh. Then the events would start capturing.
• Resolution for Issue 2:
• For this issue, you need to change one recording options in recording settings as below. VUGEN-->Record menu --> Recording Options --> HTTP Properties --> Proxy Recording settings --> check first checkbox "Use the Load Runner Proxy to record a local application" and try recording once. If still issue persist, try un-checking it and try once again. The events will get captured.
• If the above doesn't helped, you need to change the browser in the beginning of the recording and try.
• If still issue persist, Try recording from different machine.
• Resolution for Issue 3: To overcome this issue, either you need to re-install IE or you need to record from different browser or different machine only.
• Resolution for Issue 4: If requests are missing in the newly generated script, then you need to record using FIDDLER tool instead of VUGEN.
• Stay Tuned for more learning. :-)