Reference Documents
Reference documents are defined to improve the quality of load test scenarios and make it possible to compare them. Please note that this page is currently under construction and makes no claims to being complete.
• PDF (version 1.4), coded information, file size = 200 KB (three pages, A4, continuous text)
• EML, file size = 100 KB, continuous text, without embedded images or attachments
• EML, continuous text: approx. 100 KB, without embedded images, with attachments (as per reference list) max. 5 MB
• DOC/DOCX, file size: 200 KB, A4, continuous text
• XSLX, file size: 200 KB
• TIFF, file size: 150 KB, b/w, 300 dpi
• TXT, file size: 80 KB
Please note that the maximum supported file size depends on a number of a different factors. This includes the file type, the file content, the specific use case, and the client used.
Information on the Specified File Types
The test library contains a range of different file types. The table below shows which actions have been tested. The maximum supported file size for each action depends on a number of a different factors. This includes the file type, the file content, the specific use case, and the client used.
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| Portable Document Format (.pdf) | W-Document, image (B&W/gray/color) | 
                                                                                 
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| Comma-separated values (.csv) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| Extended Markup Language (.xml) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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                                                                                 MS Word 97–2003, Word 2010 (.doc)  | 
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                                                                                 MS Word 2010 (.docx)  | 
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                                                                                 Microsoft Office Word OOXML format (.docx)  | 
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                                                                                 MS Excel 97-2003 (.xls)  | 
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                                                                                 MS Excel 2007 spreadsheet (.xlsx)  | 
                                                                            W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| Microsoft PowerPoint 97–2003 (.ppt) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (.pptx) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| Microsoft Exchange Message (.msg) | 
                                                                                 
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| Microsoft Project 97–2003 (.mpp) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| Microsoft Project 2010 (.mppx) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| Microsoft Visio 97–2003 (.vsd) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| Microsoft Visio 2010 (.vsdx) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| OpenDocument Text (.odt) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| OpenDocument Presentation (.odp) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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                                                                                 Encoded TIFF (-tiff/.tif)  | 
                                                                            W-Document, image (B&W/gray/) | 
                                                                                 
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                                                                            W-Document, image (B&W/gray/) | 
                                                                                 
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| Portable Network Graphics (.png) | W-Document, image (B&W/gray/color) | 
                                                                                 
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| JPEG file (.jpg, .jpeg) | W-Document, image (color) | 
                                                                                 
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| Windows Bitmap (.bpm) | W-Document, image (B&W/gray/color) | 
                                                                                 
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| ISO image (.iso) | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| ZIP file format (.zip) | Container | 
                                                                                 
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| RAR file format | W-Document | 
                                                                                 
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| Audio Video Interleave (.avi) | Movie | 
                                                                                 
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