title: Is it mandatory to check "Retrieve All Embedded Resources" in HTTP Request Defaults for performance testing?
body: <p>During performance testing "Retrieve All Embedded Resources" should be checked or unchecked?</p>
  
  <p>My analysis: "Retrieve All Embedded Resources" should not be checked. And cache also should not be cleared automatically.</p>
  
  <p>Note: 
  a. "Retrieve All Embedded Resources" option is not checked in Jmeter default recording template. </p>
  
  <p>Which is the correct response time, if 500 user are iterating 2 scenarios 50 times.</p>
  
  <p>My analysis: Need to refer "Transaction Controller - Sample Time [sum value]" in "View Results in Table" listener. Note, need to user parallel controller in order to handle parallel requests and need to refer max response time in that.</p>
  
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