JMeter CSV data set config

Question

I want to sign up. There are following fields in the signup form.

1. email
2. password
3. confirm password

After signing up I am redirected to home page.

I am using CSV data set the config to create multiple users. When I look into the request I send (in view result tree) then all the data in csv are sent in the request. But the HTTP request which redirected me to home page fails.

What can be done so that I will redirect to the home page? Is there anything I am missing?

Note: I am redirected to the home page if I use individual data instead of CSV for the same test script.

Answer 1

In majority of cases it indicates missing or incorrect parameter, try the following steps:

1. Add HTTP Cookie Manager to your test plan. It might be the case that application expects a cookie and you need to send an appropriate one along with the redirect to home page
2. There might be a mandatory dynamic parameter which needs to be extracted from sign-up page response and passed to home page request. If it is the case - you'll need to get it with i.e. Regular Expression Extractor, convert to JMeter Variable and use onwards.
3. The best way to get to the bottom of any unexpected behaviour is capturing traffic from real browser and JMeter using sniffer tool like Wireshark, compare requests and ensure that requests you send with JMeter are absolutely the same as for browser (apart from dynamic parameters)

Answer 2

Sounds like a cache / cookie situation to me. As mentioned in the above comment, add a cookie manager and see whether that helps. Also dont forget to clear the cache and cookies before running the tests.