LoadRunner 12.02 Protocol List

License Bundle Name
Protocols
Protocol Description
.NET Record/Replay
.NET: Microsoft .NET 1.0, 2.0, and later
.NET Supports the recording of Microsoft .NET client-server technologies
ActiveX/JavaScript
Ajax - Click and Script
An acronym for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Ajax (Click & Script) uses asynchronous HTTP requests, allowing Web pages to request small bits of information instead of whole pages.
Database
ODBC
Providing a common interface for accessing databases.
Oracle-2 Tier
Oracle database using a standard 2-tier client/server architecture.
DCOM
COM/DCOM
A technology for developing reusable software components.
Development
SDK
Used during the development phase
UnitTest for .NET
UnitTest for Java
Global
All protocols except for COM/DCOM and GUI
This bundle comes with all protocols supported by HP LoadRunner
GUI
WinRunner

QTP / UFT

Java
Java Record Replay
Designed to record java-based applications and applets. It produces a Java language script using web functions. This protocol is distinguished from other Java protocols in that it can record and replay Java remote calls over HTTP.
Java over HTTP
Common Java recorder.
Mobile
Mobile Application - HTTP/HTML
Enables the recording of mobile native applications.
TruClient - Mobile Web
Enables the recording of mobile browser based applications
using the TruClient technology.
SMP (SAP Mobile Platform)
A protocol for recording actions on a mobile SAP application.
Mobile UI
TruClient – Native Mobile
Enables the recording of mobile native based applications using the TruClient technology
Network
DNS (Domain Name Resolution)
The DNS protocol is a low-level protocol that allows you to emulate the actions of a user working against a DNS server. The DNS protocol emulates a user accessing a Domain Name Server to resolve a host name with its IP address. Only replay is supported for this protocol—you need to manually add the functions to your script.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
File Transfer Protocol - a system which transfers files from one location to another over a network. The FTP protocol is a low-level protocol that allows you to emulate the actions of a user working against an FTP server.
IMAP (Internet Messaging)
Internet Message Application - a protocol which enables clients
to read email from a mail server.
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
An Internet protocol designed to allow email applications to look up contact information from a server.
MAPI (Microsoft Exchange)
Messaging Application Programming Interface designed to allow applications to send and receive email messages.
POP3 (Post Office Protocol)
A protocol designed to allow single computers to retrieve email from a mail server.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol - a system for distributing mail to a particular machine.
Windows Sockets
The standard network programming interface for the Windows platform.
Oracle E-Business
PeopleSoft Enterprise

Oracle NCA
Oracle 3-tier architecture database consisting of Java client, Web server and database
Oracle – Web
The Oracle Applications interface that performs actions over the Web. This Vuser type detects actions on both the LoadRunner API and Javascript levels.
Siebel - Web
Web A Customer Relationship Management Application.
Web - HTTP/HTML
Emulation of communication between a browser and Web server on an HTTP or HTML level.
Remote Access
Citrix ICA
A remote access tool, allowing users to run specific applications on external machines
RTE (Remote Terminal Emulator)
Emulation of users who submit input to, and receive output from, character-based applications.
Remote Desktop
RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol)
A remote access tool using the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection to run applications on an external machine.
Rich Internet Applications
Ajax - Click and Script
An acronym for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Ajax (Click & Script) uses asynchronous HTTP requests, allowing Web pages to request small bits of information instead of whole pages.
Flex
Flex is an application development solution for creating Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) within the enterprise and across the Web. Action Message Format (AMF), is a Macromedia proprietary protocol that allows Flash Remoting binary data to be exchanged between a Flash application and an application server over HTTP.
Silverlight
A protocol for Silverlight based applications emulating user activity at the transport level. Allows generating high level scripts by automatically importing and configuring WSDL files used by the application.
TruClient - Firefox
An advanced protocol for modern JavaScript-based applications emulating user activity within a web browser. Scripts are developed interactively in Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer.
TruClient - IE
TruClient – Mobile Web
Enables the recording of mobile browser based applications using the TruClient technology.
SAP
SAPGUI
An Enterprise Resource Planning system to integrate key business and management processes using the SAP GUI client for Windows
SAP-Web
Web An Enterprise Resource Planning system to integrate key business and management processes using the SAP Portal or Workplace clients.
SAP - Click and Script
Emulation of communication between a browser and SAP server on a GUI or user-action level.
SMP (SAP Mobile Platform)
A protocol for recording actions on a mobile SAP application.
Siebel/PeopleSoft
Siebel-Web
A Customer Relationship Management Application.
SOA
MQSeries - Client

MQSeries - Server

Service Test

Web Services
Web Services are a programmatic interface for applications to communicate with one another over the World Wide Web.
Templates
(Template virtual
users are manually developed
and do not include the
recording capability.)
C Vuser
A generic virtual user which uses the standard C library.
C++ . NET
Supports the recording of Microsoft C++ .NET client-server technologies.
C# . NET
Supports the recording of Microsoft C# .NET client-server technologies.
Java Vuser
Java programming language with protocol level support.
VB .NET
Supports the recording of Microsoft VB .NET client-server technologies.
Web & Multimedia
MMS (Media Player)
Streaming data from a media server using Microsoft's MMS protocol.
Mobile Application-HTTP/HTML
Enables the recording of mobile native applications.
Web-HTTP/HTML
Emulation of communication between a browser and Web server on an HTTP or HTML level.
Web 2.0
Ajax - Click and Script
An acronym for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Ajax (Click & Script) uses asynchronous HTTP requests, allowing Web pages to request small bits of information instead of whole pages.
Flex
Flex is an application development solution for creating Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) within the enterprise and across the Web. Action Message Format (AMF), is a Macromedia proprietary protocol that allows Flash Remoting binary data to be exchanged between a Flash application and an application server over HTTP.
MMS (Media Player)
Streaming data from a media server using Microsoft's MMS protocol.
Mobile Application - HTTP/HTML
Enables the recording of mobile native applications.
MQSeries - Client

MQSeries - Server

Real (Real Player)

Service Test

Silverlight
A protocol for Silverlight based applications emulating user activity at the transport level. Allows generating high level scripts by automatically importing and configuring WSDL files used by the application.
TruClient - Firefox
An advanced protocol for modern JavaScript-based applications emulating user activity within a web browser. Scripts are developed interactively in Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer.
TruClient - IE
TruClient – Mobile Web
Enables the recording of mobile browser based applications using the TruClient technology.
Web - HTTP/HTML
Emulation of communication between a browser and Web server on an HTTP or HTML level.
Web Services
Wireless
MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service)
Streaming data from a media server using Microsoft's MMS
protocol.