Testing a Message Definition Parser

After you create test data for a message definition, you can test the performance of its parser.

1. In the WorkSpace Navigator, double-click the message definition you want to work with.

   The message definition opens in the Message Definition editor.

2. Select the Test Message tab.
3. In the Enter Sample Data section, click Browse to specify the test message file.
4. (Optional) In the Test Parser section, select the Trace Performance check box if you want test results output to the log.

   For details, see the test statistics table in step 6.

5. (Optional) In the Number of iterations field, enter the number of test iterations.

   For example: 1000

6. Click Test.

   If successful, the test data is displayed in the Parse Tree with the following statistics.

   Table 1. Test statistics

   Field	Example
   MessageSize (bytes)	113 bytes
   Elapsed time (milliseconds)	30 milliseconds
   Number parsed	100 parse iterations
   Rate (messages per second)	3334.0 at log level SEVERE Note: Open miscellaneous preferences and select Logging Levels to change the default log level used for testing.

7. (Optional) Save the parser test results for later use in testing the serializer.
   1. Click Save in the Test Parser section.

      The Save Parse Test Results dialog box opens.

   2. Enter or select the parent folder.
   3. Enter the file name.
   4. Choose one of the following from the Save file as XML or serialized data object (*.jso) menu:
      Note: If you are immediately using the unedited parse results to test the serializer, you do not need to save the parse results.
      
      
      • Save as XML to save the parse test results as an XML document.

        Save as XML only if you need to open the data in an application other than Sybase WorkSpace.

      • Save as serialized data object to save the parse test results as a serialized data object.

        Always save as a serialized data object unless you need to open the data in an application other than Sybase WorkSpace.

      The parse test results file is saved with a .jso extension.
   5. Click OK.

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