This dialog box helps you to set general task properties. The most important properties are:
- Task name - displayed in the task list in the main program window.
- Number of iterations to be performed before the task is executed. Important: this
option works with "by task property" execution mode only.
- Number of concurrent threads the program should create for a task of this type.
- Text of the SQL statement representing the content of the task - it is exactly what will be
executed within this task. You should switch on "Use SQL parser" option in case you want to use complex
script (set of SQL statements). "go" or ";" statements separators are recommended.
Also, this dialog box allows you to load an SQL statement from a file on the disk (the "Load" button)
and to test if the current statement is correct (the "Test" button).
The stress tool allows you to select one of three ways to use the file with data. In the
first case, all task threads use the file with data independently. It means that they open
the file on their own and sequentially process records in it. In the second case, each thread
uses only one set of values (a string with data) from the file. In this case, the number of
strings in the file with data must coincide with the number of threads launched for the task.
The third way is when all threads read from the file sequentially.
Note: the user can specify default values for most important task proeprties at Settings window.
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