The WMS Tester is provided as a standalone component of the Weave release tool to assist with testing Web Map Services (WMS). It is a good useful tool for narrowing down problems with a WMS as it runs independently of the Weave server. As a Weave System Administrator, administrator the WMS Tester can be used with other tools (Weave Administrator Tool and Weave console commands) to help you identify and rectify problems with the operation of WMS within Weave.
What is the WMS Tester
The WMS Tester is a java program that will test the response responses from a WMS. It can be used on any WMS, either those from within your organisation or external to it. It can be used when you are having problems with a WMS that is used in Weave, as it will test the WMS itself, without any reference to the WMS in the Weave environment. Sometimes it is difficult to determine whether a problem is originating in Weave or in the data and services that Weave is using and with the WMS Tester you will at least be able to test the performance of the WMS in isolation from Weave.
Using the WMS Tester
The WMS Tester file (wmstest.jar) is stored in your c:\<weave installation folder>, e.g. c:\weave. It requires java to run so if you don't have Java installed you can use the Java executable that is installed with Weave (e.g. c:\weave\jre\bin).
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