Loadtest Users

The loadtest user feature flag can be used for load testing on mobile devices.

After turning on the feature flag you can set a "loadtest factor" for a user as shown below.

When that user syncs each case will have that many copies of it made and sent down to the phone. Copies should preserve parent/child relationships. Copies will be named with a number after the case name indicating what copy it is. However, copies are not actually created on CommCare HQ, so you will not see them in reports or in exports.

Caveats about this feature

There are some important caveats about this feature:

• Form submissions against copies will not properly handle case processing. It is recommended you only test form submissions against the original cases and not the copies.
• Copies are only sent down on initial sync. It is not recommended that you use the sync functionality while load testing, just use the app and submit data.
• This does not allow you to test sync performance at scale - it is just for load testing the mobile application only.