How to: Select a load test run setting to use from the command line

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A load test can include run settings, which are properties that influence the way a load test runs. Run settings are organized by categories in the Properties window. When a load test is run, it uses the run setting that is currently set as active.

If your load test contains only one run setting, it is always the active node. If your load test contains multiple run settings nodes, you can select the one to use when you run a load test from the command line. See How to: Add additional run settings to a load test.

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Web performance and load test functionality is deprecated. Visual Studio 2019 is the last version where web performance and load testing will be fully available. For more information, see the Cloud-based load testing service end of life blog post. To reduce the impact on users some minimum support is still available in Visual Studio 2022 Preview 3 or later. Users should also note web performance and load test functionality only supports Internet Explorer which is not available on Windows 11 and some versions of Windows 10. Read more on Internet Explorer Lifecycle policy.

To change the run setting from the command line

  1. If you want to use different run settings from the command line to take advantage of the context parameter strategy, use the following command:

    Set Test.UseRunSetting= CorporateStagingWebServer

  2. Run the load test using mstest:

    mstest /testcontainer:loadtest1.loadtest

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