Run threads sequentially in multiple thread group and thread group in parallel - JMeter

Question

I need to setup an test with respect to following scenario

1. Thread Group 1(Stepping thread group) (HTTP request 1 should continue for 5 min, THEN Http request 2 should be picked up for 5 min and finally for http request 3 - i.e 15 min test)

• HTTP Request 1
• HTTP Request 2
• HTTP Request 3

2. Thread Group 2(Stepping thread group) (HTTP request 4 should continue for 5 min, THEN Http request 5 should be picked up for 5 min and finally for http request 6 - i.e 15 min test)

• HTTP Request 4
• HTTP Request 5
• HTTP Request 6

3. Thread Group 3(Stepping thread group) (HTTP request 7 should continue for 5 min, THEN Http request 8 should be picked up for 5 min and finally stop - i.e 10 min test)

• HTTP Request 7
• HTTP Request 8

All of the above thread group should run in parallel as a test plan

How to achieve or setup the above scenario in a testplan

Answer 1

1. For running thread groups in parallel make sure that on Test Plan level

   

2. For running a Sampler for 5 minutes put it under the Runtime Controller

   

Another option is just moving the requests into separate Thread Groups, if you need to pass any data between them - go for Inter-Thread Communication Plugin