def createSession(connection, ixLoadVersion):
    '''
        This method is used to create a new session. It will return the url of the newly created session

        Args:
        - connection is the connection object that manages the HTTP data transfers between the client and the REST API
        - ixLoadVersion this is the actual IxLoad Version to start
    '''

    sessionsUrl = "sessions"
    apiVersion = getApiVersion(connection)

    if apiVersion == "v1":
        data = {"applicationVersion": ixLoadVersion}
    else:
        data = {"ixLoadVersion": ixLoadVersion}

    sessionId = performGenericPost(connection, sessionsUrl, data)

    newSessionUrl = "%s/%s" % (sessionsUrl, sessionId)
    startSessionUrl = "%s/operations/start" % (newSessionUrl)

    # start the session
    performGenericOperation(connection, startSessionUrl, {})

    log("Created session no %s" % sessionId)

    return newSessionUrl