Comparing Waterfall Results

WebPageTest General Discussion
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Hi,

I was curious if there is an easier or more straightforward way to compare the waterfall timeline results of 2 tests on the same URL. It appears that my test history only shows a “Compare” checkbox next to tests that included video capture; however, the test results I’m interested reside exclusively in the waterfall timeline.

It seems that when I can compare tests, there is a neat feature that allows you to scrub between 100% opacity for Test A’s waterfall and 100% opacity for Test B’s waterfall. This is great! I just need a better way of accessing this feature for my tests that did not include a video capture.

Is this possible at this time?

Thanks.

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There isn’t UI to select them but the same comparison page should work for tests that don’t include video as well. Just drop their test ID’s into the tests=… list of tests that are being compared.

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Ah, perfect! Thanks, that’s just what I needed.