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8.4 STI recording and playback
STI measures how users might experience a Web site in the course of
performing a specific transaction, such as searching for information, enrolling in a
class, or viewing an account. To record a transaction, you use STI Recorder,
which records the sequence of steps you take to accomplish the task. For
example, viewing account information might involve logging on, viewing the main
menu, viewing an account summary, and logging off. When a recorded
transaction accesses one or more password-protected Web pages, you create a
specification for the realm to which the pages belong. After you record a
transaction, you can create an STI playback policy, whic ...