Jmeter: how to run a thread-group for 1 iteration using “jp@gc - Stepping Thread Group”?

Question

I have a thread-group in a test plan and I want to perform load run using 100 users. My load configuration should have ramp-up and ramp-down of threads like below:

Except that I don't want to run the load for a specific amount of time as marked in the image. Instead I want to run it for 1 iteration/loop of script. It is possible to run for 1 loop using "simple thread group" but ramp-down is not possible. So is there a way to use both ramp-down and number of loops option for execution of load run in Jmeter?

Answer 1

We have an option in basic Thread group itself, Refer below screenshot

Basically stepping Thread Group used for load test putting a long time interval, So use simple thread group as per your requirement.

But still if you want to use stepping Thread Group put very less value for Then hold load for,refer below snapshot

Conclusion is you need to use simple Thread group as per your requirement

Answer 2

After investigating for a while I understood that there is no point in doing ramp-down while giving the number of loops. For example for 10 threads/users I gave 2 loops. Then after completion of 2 loops the thread/user will be shut-down which is indirectly ramp-down.