JMeter Same User On Each Iteration - Can we use this functionality with HTTP Cookie manager and HTTP Cache Manager

Question

I have created one simple JMeter script in V5.3. There I am using HTTP cookie and cache manager in test plan level and I am selecting both clear cookie/cache on each iteration. Under that I have kept one thread group with a HTTP sampler inside it. In the thread group level I have selected "Same User On Each Iteration" and executed it for 1 thread and 3 loop counts.

Will it behave as the same user in all the 3 iterations or treat them as different users as we have already selected clear cookie and cache on each iteration from test plan level?

Answer 1

Why would you do mutually exclusive things?

• If you want cookies and cache to remain between Thread Group iterations - tick Same user on each iteration box
• And vice versa, if you want to clear cookies and cache - don't tick this box

Going forward:

• If you tick Same User On Each Iteration box on Thread Group level and Clear cache each iteration box on HTTP Cache Manager level the HTTP Cache Manager will override the thread group settings

More information:

• HTTP Cache Manager
• HTTP Cookie Manager
• Introducing JMeter 5.2!