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Before answering the above question let me explain that, radio buttons work in groups unlike checkboxes. It means, in a group only a single radio button can be selected. Afterwards, its not possible to deselect all radio buttons in that group. Even manually it can not be done.
Inititally the task seems impossible but its not :)
It is definitely possible to deselect all radio buttons using QTP but it can only be achieved with the help of Document Object Model or DOM.
The QTP Script for the same goes here:
Set Obj = Browser("Google").Page("Google").object.getElementsByTagName("INPUT")
For each RadioBtn in Obj
If lcase(RadioBtn.type) = "radio" Then RadioBtn.checked = False
Next
To know more about the Document Object Model in QTP, see here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533043(VS.85).aspx
Also read about the Object property in WebRadioGroup Object in QTP help for more information.
Note:
Document Object model is supported by Internet Explorer browser only & not for Firefox as the underlying COM technology is not supported by Firefox. Hence, for Firefox browser, QTP will not be able to access the radio buttons using Document Object Model.
Also working with Document Object Model inside HP Quicktest Professional is faster in terms of performance as no object identification is involved.
The QTP script to accomplish the same goes here:
'Create an object reference to Excel. Also you can see "Excel.exe" 'process gets created in the Task Manager
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
'Make the invisible Excel application visible
objExcel.Visible = True
'Add a workbook to the blank excel sheet
Set objWorkbook = objExcel.Workbooks.Add
'Get the handle of first sheet
Set objWorksheet = objWorkbook.Worksheets(1)
'Enter the value in A1 cell inside your first worksheet
objWorksheet.Cells(1, 1) = "QTP Expert"
'Create a range encompassing only the single cell A1
Set objRange = objExcel.Range("A1")
'Add a hyperlink to that range. Here range is only a single 'cell so hyperlink would be created
Set objLink = objWorksheet.Hyperlinks.Add _
(objRange, "http://www.quicktesthp.blogspot.com")
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The syntax is:
Crypt.Encrypt(Your String)
An example for the same would be:
'The string "ExpertQTP" would be encrypted
var=Crypt.Encrypt("ExpertQTP") msgbox var
The output of the above code would be "4ac6e9ba26cad2886bf331a767bfa1ce055f68e66bed5d61". As you can see, this string is encrypted which cant be understood by anyone.
Please Note: Recording on password protected fields automatically encrypts your string for example
Browser("micclass:=Browser").Page("micclass:=Page").
WebEdit("name:=Password").SetSecure "4ac6e9ba26cad2886bf331a767bfa1ce055f68e66bed5d61"
Now lets see how to decrypt our string. Sounds Interesting.. Alright!! Lets read more.
Open your Internet Explorer browser and navigate to Google homepage. Copy and paste the below mentioned script in your QTP editor and run it.
Browser("micclass:=Browser").Page("micclass:=Page").
WebEdit("name:=q").
SetSecure "4ac6e9ba26cad2886bf331a767bfa1ce055f68e66bed5d61"
The output of the above code would be:
As you can see, you can even use SetSecure method on non password fields as well.Another example of Crypt usage would be to create a function inside a Library and call inside your QTP Script.
pwd="QTPExpert"
Print Crypt_Func(pwd)
'The below function is there in the Library
Function Crypt_Func(password)
Crypt_Func=Crypt.Encrypt(password)
End Function
I am going to present you another example how we can encrypt a string: Using "Mercury.Encrypter"
Set var=CreateObject("Mercury.Encrypter")
Msgbox var.Encrypt("QTP")
Set var=Nothing 'Release the Object reference
Do you think of any other method or Utility to encrypt Strings? If your answer is No, then let me tell you there is a small utility program provided by QTP for encrypting strings. Its "Password Encoder".
How do I access this "Password Encoder" now? Thats simple!!
Navigate to Start-> All Programs-> QuickTest Professional-> Tools-> Password Encoder
Provide your string inside the "Password" field and click on the Generate button. Your encrypted string would be displayed inside the "Encoded String" field.
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If your answer is yes, then please read on.
You can accomplish this through Action Templates.
Let me present a very simple example to clear this. You want to get your name as the Author of the Action in every new test which means on opening a new test, your name would be displayed by default.
A sample template would be like:
'***********************************************************************
'@Author:
'@Name:
'@Description:
'***********************************************************************
You will notice that above shown template is fully commented out. Also, the Action Template applies to all the actions created on your own computer.
Now lets see how do we create an Action Template inside HP Quicktest Professional(QTP).
Creating Action Template inside HP QTP:
Open the notepad application and copy the above mentioned code inside the notepad. Save the file with this name “ActionTemplate.mst”. Please take care of adding the double quotes while saving the file in the Save as dialog box. Navigate to the path where your Quicktest Professional software is installed. Search for a “dat” folder inside it and save the above mentioned file inside the “dat” folder.
The hierarchy would be
After saving this file all new actions would contain the script lines from the Action Template saved just now.
Note that only the name “ActionTemplate.mst” would be recognized as an action template. It means if you change the file name to “ActionTemplate1.mst”, it would not work.
Prior to the explanation of the bug let us see the overview of the Analog Recording process according to the QTP 9.2 help file.
According to the "Guidelines for Analog and Low Level Recording" section in the QTP 9.2 help file, you will find that there are two types of Analog Recording modes:
1. Record relative to the screen
2. Record relative to a specified window
Record relative to the screen option is used when you intend to perform operations on objects in either a moving window or if you have objects across multiple windows. Also, the HP Quicktest Professional (QTP) Software captures only the Active Screen image of the final state of the window, which you just recorded.
Record relative to a specified window is used when you intend to perform operations on objects which are present in a single window only. Also HP QuickTest Professional does not capture any Active Screen images in this case.
Now coming back to the bug which happens to be the most funny part as well. The event happens to occur the other way round in case of capturing the Active screen images. What actually happens is that QTP is capturing the Active Screen image in case of "Record relative to a specified window" option as against for "Record relative to the screen" option.
The illustration of the bug goes like this: Let us go by a very simple example being presented herewith.
Open the Command prompt by navigating to Start->Run. Type "cmd" and press the return key.
After opening the command prompt, please follow the below mentioned steps to reproduce this error.
Step – 1: Click on the record button inside QTP and then Click on the "OK" button on "Record and Run Settings" dialog box.
Step – 2: After executing Step1, Analog recording button must be activated in the Automation toolbar. Click on the Analog Recording button. You will see the following screen:
Step – 3: Keep the default option "Record relative to the screen" option selected and click on the "Start Analog Record" button.
Step – 4: Move your mouse inside the command prompt window and click anywhere inside it to make this window active and type any text for example "xyz".
Step – 5: Stop the recording by clicking on the "Stop" button inside QTP.
Step – 6: Click on View->Active Screen.
Now as per the HP Quicktest Professional Help file, the active screen should be displayed. Whereas the Output what I got is shown in the following screen shot with nothing in the Active Screen.
Pretty interesting, I must say.
Now lets try the above mentioned steps for "Record relative to the following window" option.
Execute all the above Six steps as it is, however, execute the Step - 3 in the following manner:
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Alternative way of Step – 3:
"Check the "Record relative to the following window" radio button and click on the hand icon on the right. Your cursor will change to a hand.
Now move this hand to the title bar of the command prompt and click on it.
With this step, QTP captures the command prompt title as shown in the following screenshot.
Click on the "Start Analog Record" button.
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After executing the above-mentioned steps, I got the following result as shown in the following screenshot.
This is the expanded view of the above screenshot:
Bug confirmed, Hence proved :)
How about reporting this bug to the HP customer support? Whose gonna take the initiative?
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This remains a small issue in a simple project based company. However it can become extremely devastating issue in case of a company having Finance or Banking related projects, having top most concern for the security of its data.
So one wonders as to what can be the way by which this situation can be tackled?
I had been scratching my head to device a way to lock my PC automatically after my scripts get executed?
Ultimately I cracked the hard nut by a simple way. Now lets see how..
You can use the following QTP Script to lock your PC :
Set obj = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
sCmnd = "%windir%\SYSTEM32\rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation"
obj.Run sCmnd, 0, False
The above QTP script will lock your PC automatically. Moreover, I will suggest you to create this script as a separate script and call this script lastly in your batch. This will solve the purpose.
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- They should always begin with a letter and they should not contain a period(.) sign.
- Variable names should not exceed 255 characters.
- They should be unique in the scope in which they are declared.
- They should not have names same as keywords like “Dim”, “For” etc.
Keywords:
QTP, QTP & VBScript, VBScript Tutorial, VBScript & QTP
What is a Fault Tolerant System?
When any system is able to recover from some unexpected errors and is able to restore the normal operation, it is known as a Fault Tolerant system.
When do we need a fully Fault Tolerant System?
Since it is a very complex & costly process to ensure perfect error recovery in a fault tolerant systems, this approach is deployed in applications where safety, availability and time requirements are of prime importance.
Why there is a need to tackle the Errors?
Only the single major characteristic i.e. Reliability identifies any high-quality software. A good piece of software must be able to behave as expected in almost all situations. Although software development companies, during the process of development, try their best to avoid, detect and remove maximum umber of errors as possible, still they can’t take it for granted that the delivered software is free of errors. Due to this there comes the need to have adequate mechanism in place, which could protect the productive system from unacceptable behavior in case of error like situations.
How to handle the situation in case of an error?
When an error occurs primarily due to some faulty design and we are not able to rectify the fault on-line, and we can not afford to move ahead with inconsistent or corrupted data. In such situation it is best to terminate the application in a controlled way (of course whenever possible) rather than trying to do recovery from the error to continue the normal operation.
Usually a script designed for testing an application remains in a Technically Feasible / Good State, during the normal operation. However Good States always have their evil counterparts as well i.e. the Bad States. And the creator of the scripts would never like his script to land into such Bad States. But a patient tester keeps him mentally prepared for his script landing into a Bad State & he tries to minimize such problematic by anticipating such problem situations and ably converts them into expected situations for his benefit.
What should be the realistic approach?
The best approach in business information systems is generally aimed at pumping maximum resources of time, money & efforts in prevention of errors during the development and creation of robust system. This would ensure correctness and integrity of the data and will go even one-step further in prevent any corruption and loss of the data.
Understanding Error-handling Mechanism of a Test Tool:
Almost each & every test tool addresses following elements of its error handling mechanism:
1) Fault: It is the origin of any misbehavior. It is the byproduct or the cause of an error.
2) Error: It is a part of a system state, which leads to a failure. User errors don’t become a part of this definition, since user errors are mistakes committed by the user while operating a software system.
3) Detector: An error needs to be detected first before the tool can act on it. The error handling mechanisms in a tool interacts with errors and failures of the application. Thus a detector is an interface between the error and failures taking place in the system.
4) Failure: It is a deviation of the delivered application in its compliance with the basic specifications. It differs from error in way that the error refers to a particular state of a system, whereas a failure is a specific event, which is basically a transition from the correct delivery to the incorrect delivery.
5) Exception: It is an abnormal condition, which interrupts the normal control flow. To raise an exception, a program needs to detect an error or failure first.
A typical relationship among above-mentioned elements of error handling mechanism are explained pictorially as under.
QTP & its error handling potentials:
QTP along with its prime companion VBScript (if designed with care & consideration) are quite powerful in handling errors and Exceptions. Design & developments of QTP scripts is an art, but not too difficult to learn & master.
As said earlier, design of good script for QTP is extremely important, so that the script behaves well in almost every situation and it should be able to handle not only with the normal situations but also many unexpected situations.
While designing scripts for QTP, the script designer must keep the underlying motto at the back of his mind and that is "Expect the Unexpected". Development of QTP scripts is thus treated almost similar to the development of any other software package & I feel that both of these need to be treated the same way.
Attributes of a strong error handling system:Robust scripts capable of tackling problematic states are designed to operate under architecture, equipped with error handling facilities like:
1) Ability to detect errors.
2) Ability to handle errors.
3) Transmission of error related information among all concerned
4) Management of important information for analyzing & resolving the errors.
5) Management of error messages for reporting to the user or the testers.
Error handling mechanisms of QTP:
During the run session, if an error occurs in QTP the script is halted & the error handling mechanism of QTP releases a popup message box describing the error to the user informing of the problem. The user is prompted to select an option of clicking a button on this message box to either continue to execute the program or end the run session. The error message can accompany a screenshot / bitmap capture of the error event for better clarity.
The tester has option to accept the Popup Message Box option or he can specify a different response by choosing one of the alternative options in the list in the "When error occurs during run session" box:
a) Proceed to next action iteration – QTP proceeds to the next action iteration when an error occurs.
b) Stop run – QTP stops the run session when an error occurs.
c) Proceed to next step - QTP proceeds to the next step in the test when an error occurs.
QTP first performs the particular recovery scenarios associated with the test, and performs the option selected above only if the associated recovery scenarios are not able to resolve the error.
Programmatically Controlling the Recovery Mechanism in QTP:
Recovery object can be used to control the recovery mechanism programmatically during the run session. For example, the entire recovery mechanism or particular recovery scenarios can be enabled or disabled. The status information related to the particular recovery scenarios can be retrieved and the recovery mechanism at a certain point in the run session can be activated.
By default, QTP checks for recovery triggers when an error is returned during the run session. We can use the Recovery object's Activate method to force QTP to check for triggers after a specific step in the run session. For example, when we are aware of the fact that an object property checkpoint will fail if certain processes are open when the checkpoint is performed. We want to be sure that these open processes, which may indicate a different problem with the application, do not affect the pass or fail of the checkpoint.
However, a failed checkpoint does not result in a run error. Hence by default, the recovery mechanism would not be activated by the Object State. We can define a recovery scenario, which looks for, and closes specified open processes when an object's properties have a certain state. This state shows the object's property values, as they would be if the problematic processes were open. We can instruct QTP to activate the recovery mechanism if the checkpoint fails so that QTP will check for and close any problematic open processes and then try to perform the checkpoint again. This ensures that when the checkpoint is performed the second time the open processes do not affect it.
Use of Check Points in QTP:
As said earlier that prevention is better than cure, QTP provides a very powerful tool of using Checkpoints to check various objects in the application to ensure that they function properly.
Checkpoint is nothing but a point of verification, which compares a current value for a specified property with the expected value for that property. This enables the tester to identify whether the application is functioning correctly or not. When the test is run, QTP compares the expected results of the checkpoint with the current results. If the results do not match, the checkpoint fails & the end result gets displayed in the result window.
QTP provides eleven types of checkpoints to the testers. The details of each & every Checkpoint are not included in this article.
Use of Synchronization Points in QTP:
As an alternative to create a checkpoint or perform a step until the application object aquires a particular status, a synchronization point can be inserted to instruct QTP to halt the testing process till the object property reaches a value specified by us (or till a timeout specified by us has exceeded).
If we don’t have a synchronization point, QTP is likely to click the Update Order button too quickly during the test execution process, which will result in failure of the test.
Finally - Understanding of the Best Practices:
1) A best method to use error-handling mechanism is to try to prevent the errors. Whenever an error happens, try to capture the maximum related information & report it in detail.
2) Perform a syntax check every time the script is changed.
Key Words : QTP, Error Handling, Recovery Scenario, Synchronization, Check Point, Recovery Mechanism
Did you ever notice that QTP gives a random name to the objects after recording which even seems vague at times.
Let me show you an example to demonstrate my point. I tried recording on the Google home page and got this code from QTP after recording after writing some text in the Google search box:
Browser("Google").Page("Google").WebEdit("q").Set "This is the sample text"
As you can see from the above code, the name which has been assigned to the WebEdit box is "q". How many of you agree that this "q" seems a valid name? Though this "q" is the name of the search box which has been hard coded by the Google developers. I have extracted the following code from the Google’s webpage to illustrate my point:
input maxlength=2048 name=q size=55 title="Google Search" value=""
I believe that QTP doesn’t name the test objects properly. There is certainly a way by which we can instruct QTP to name the text objects as per our chosen properties.
The following are the steps for the same:
1. Close your HP QTP software.
2. Navigate to Start->Run.
3. Type "regedit" and press enter to open the Registry Editor.
4. Inside your "Registry Editor" navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Mercury Interactive -> QuickTest Professional -> MicTest -> Test Objects.
Here, you can see so many keys like WebEdit, WebElement etc etc. Yes, you guessed right. These are in fact all the built-in keys classes of QTP. Expand any key of your choice for editing.
In this tutorial, I will select WebEdit class which is very frequently used in QTP. You will see a key named "tag query name" as highlighted in the following screenshot which has the value "logical name". You will see the same value for "tag query name" key for all the inbuilt classes.
Now double click the "tag query name" key. You will see the following screenshot. Provide any name of your choice. I provided "QTP Expert" and press enter.
Close the Registry Editor and open your HP Quicktest Professional (QTP) software. Open google.com webpage again and record again. [ Make sure you open the google webpage only after opening QTP]. You will see a code something like this:
Browser("Google").Page("Google").WebEdit("WebEdit").Set "This is the sample text "
I hope, you must have noticed the difference after tweaking the registry editor.
This technique doesn’t seem to be used too often, however it is possible to override the standard naming convention of objects through QTP by doing some minor changes in Registry Editor.
KeyWords: QTP, Quicktest, Object Naming
How about a similar utility function, which works very similar, like "msgbox" and also provides the user the flexibility to perform further debugging?
Firstly let us see what happens in case of "msgbox" function. As soon as the script encounters the "msgbox" function, it displays a dialog box and the script gets paused till the user presses the OK button.
In order to counter this problem, HP QTP also provides a fantastic Print utility which is very similar to its "msgbox" counterpart but much more flexible. It can be used for debugging purposes. It is very simple to use inside QTP tool.
As you can see from this screenshot, QuickTest Print Log window remains open even after your script has finished running, thus providing more flexibility.
So from now on which one you would like to use? QTP’s "msgbox" function or QTP’s Print Utility Statement?
Did you like my explanation of the concept in the above article?
Keywords: HP QTP, Quicktest Professional, QTP Blog, QTP msgbox function, QTP Print utility statement
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1) Identical: Objects that appear in both object repository files. There is no difference in their name or in their properties.
2) Matching description, different name: Objects that appear in both object repository files that have different names, but the same description properties and values.
3) Similar description: Objects that appear in both object repository files that have similar, but not identical, description properties and values. One of the objects always has a subset of the properties set of the other object. This implies that it is likely to be a less detailed description of the same object. For example, an object named Button_1 in the second object repository has the same description properties and values as an object named Button_1 in the first object repository, but also has additional properties and values.
Objects that do not have a description, such as Page or Browser objects, are compared by name only. If the same object is contained in both the object repositories but with different names, they will be shown in the object repositories as two separate objects.
4) Unique to first file, or Unique to second file. Objects that appear in only one of the object repository files.
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Q. 72: What are the situations best suited to Recording in QTP?
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Recording can be useful in the following situations:
# Recording helps novice QuickTest users learn how QTP interprets the operations you perform on your application, and how it converts them to QTP objects and built-in operations.
# Recording can be useful for more advanced QTP users when working with a new application or major new features of an existing application (for the same reasons described above). Recording is also helpful while developing functions that incorporate built-in QTP keywords.
# Recording can be useful when you need to quickly create a test that tests the basic functionality of an application or feature, but does not require long-term maintenance.
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Q. 73: What are the advantages of Keyword Driven testing in QTP?
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1) Keyword-driven testing enables you to design your tests at a business level rather than at the object level.
2) By incorporating technical operations, such as a synchronization statement that waits for client-server communications to finish, into higher level keywords, tests are easier to read and easier for less technical application testers to maintain when the application changes.
3) Keyword-driven testing naturally leads to a more efficient separation between resource maintenance and test maintenance. This enables the automation experts to focus on maintaining objects and functions while application testers focus on maintaining the test structure and design.
4) When you record tests, you may not notice that new objects are being added to the local object repository. This may result in many testers maintaining local object repositories with copies of the same objects. When using a keyword-driven methodology, you select the objects for your steps from the existing object repository. When you need a new object, you can add it to your local object repository temporarily, but you are also aware that you need to add it to the shared object repository for future use.
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Q. 74: What are Absolute and Relative Paths in QTP?
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You can save QuickTest resources, such as shared object repositories, function libraries, recovery scenarios or environments, using absolute or relative paths.
1) An absolute path: Describes the full path to a specific file starting from a fixed location such as the root directory, or the drive on which the file is located, and contains all the other sub-directories in the path. An absolute path always points to the specified file, regardless of the current directory.
2) A relative path: Describes the path to a specific file starting from a given directory, and is generally only a portion of the absolute path. A relative path therefore specifies the location of the file relative to the given location in the file system.
Using relative paths means that the paths remain valid when files or folders containing files are moved or copied to other locations or computers, provided that they are moved within the same folder structure. For this reason, we recommend that you use relative paths when saving resources in QTP.
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Q. 75: What are the situations best suited to keyword-driven methodology in QTP?
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The keyword-driven methodology is especially useful for organizations that have both technical and less technical users because it offers a clear division of automation tasks. This enables a few experts to maintain the resource framework while less technical users design and maintain automated test steps. Additionally, once the basic infrastructure is in place, both types of users can often do their tasks simultaneously.
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Q. 76: What are the various categories of output values in QTP?===============================================
we can create following categories of output values:
1) Standard output values
2) Text and text area output values
3) Table output values
4) Database output values
5) XML output values
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Q. 77: How do you analyze your application to determine your testing needs using QTP?.
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1) Determine the development environments that QuickTest needs to support:Your application comprises of windows containing a hierarchy of objects that were created in one or more development environments. QTP provides support for these environments using add-ins. You load QTP add-ins when QTP opens by using the Add-in Manager dialog box. You can check which add-ins are loaded by choosing Help > About QuickTest Professional.
2) Prepare the information that QTP needs to identify objects in your application and to open your application at the beginning of a run session. You need to know the URL, the executable file name and path, or other command-line information. Later, you will enter this in Record and Run Settings dialog box.
3) Navigate through your application from a customer’s perspective and perform the tasks that customers might perform. You create an action for each sub-process, or task, a customer might perform. Each process you perform in your application will be represented as a test in QTP. You can create your tests now.
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Q. 78: In what situations recording mechanism shall be useful in creating the tests in QTP?
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1) You are new to QTP and want to learn how QTP interprets the operations you perform on your application and how it converts them to QTP objects and built-in operations.
2) You need to quickly create a test that tests the basic functionality of an application or feature, and the test does not require long-term maintenance.
3) You are working with a new application or with major new features of an existing application, and you want to learn how QTP interacts with the application.
4) You are developing functions that incorporate built-in QTP keywords.
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Q. 79: What are the various recording modes in QTP?==========================================
1) Normal or the default recording mode: This records the objects in your application and the operations performed on them. This mode takes full advantage of the QTP object model, recognizing the objects in your application regardless of their location on the screen.
2) Analog Recording: This enables you to record the exact mouse and keyboard operations you perform in relation to either the screen or the application window. In this recording mode, QTP records and tracks every movement of the mouse as you drag the mouse around a screen or window.
3) Low Level Recording:This enables you to record on any object in your application, whether or not QTP recognizes the specific object or the specific operation. This mode records at the object level and records all run-time objects as Window or WinObject test objects.
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Q. 80: How can we switch to Low Level Recording mode while editing a test?===================================================
You can switch to Low Level Recording mode only while recording a test. The option is not available while editing a test.
Keyword: QTP Interview Questions, FAQ QTP
"Hi Expert !!!! Can you please suggest me how can I register for HP Quicktest Professional (QTP) Certification, what's the exam fee, What's the structure of Certification Exam etc etc."
Hence for the benefit of my curious readers, I am publishing this post which will answer all such queries:
1. The code for the HP QTP certification exam is HPO: M16
2. You need to open this website for more details: http://www.register.prometric.com/Index.asp
3. Here in this website, Select your Country for example United States. Then select a state for example Alaska. Click on the Next button.
4. Select Hewlett Packard from Client as shown in the following screenshot. Click on the Next button.
5. Again click on the Next button on HP Certified Professional Page. You will see the following page.
6. Select HPO-M16 from Exam as shown in the following screenshot. The exam fees may vary according to the location of your country.
7. In the next page, you will see a list of Center locations along with their Contact Numbers which conducts this exam. You guys can contact any of these Centers based on your choice.
8. Once ready for the exam after paying the fee, be prepared to answer a set of 60 Nos. Multiple choice questions, having a Minimum Passing Score of 70%.
9. Time commitment for the QTP Certification exam is 2 Hours.
10. You will get a Scorecard after clearing the QTP certification exam and for getting a Certificate you need to clear the QC exam / HP Quality Center Exam as well.
If you need specialized help in learning QTP leading to HP Certification, Please let me know.
All the Best Friends !!!!!!!!!!!!
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expert.qtp@gmail.com
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Q. 101: What is the process of capturing visible portion of an object in QTP?
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QTP captures the visible part of the specified object as a bitmap and inserts a checkpoint in the test. QTP does not capture any part of the screen which happens to be scrolled off the screen. You can check an area of an application as a bitmap. While creating a test, you specify the area you want to check by selecting an object. You can check an entire object or any area within an object.
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Q. 102: What is the process of comparing selected area of object with Bitmap stored in the checkpoint?
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When you run the test, QTP compares the object or selected area of the object in the application with the bitmap stored in the checkpoint.
If there are differences, QTP captures a bitmap of the actual object and displays it with the expected bitmap in the details portion of the Test Results window. By comparing the two bitmaps (expected and actual), you can identify the nature of the discrepancy.
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Q. 103: How can we define a time interval for QTP to perform a checkpoint successfully?
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For defining some time interval (say in seconds) during which QTP shopuld attempt to perform the checkpoint successfully, we need to specify the Checkpoint Timeout. QTP continues to perform the checkpoint until it passes or until the timeout occurs. If the checkpoint does not pass before the timeout occurs, the checkpoint fails.
For example, suppose it takes some time for an object to achieve an expected state. Increasing the checkpoint timeout value in this case can help ensure that the object has sufficient time to achieve that state, enabling the checkpoint to pass (if the data matches) before the maximum timeout is reached.
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Q. 104: How can we check the object property values in our application?
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You can check that a specified object in your application has the property values you expect, by adding a standard checkpoint step to your test while recording or editing the test. Standard checkpoints compare the expected values of object properties to the object’s current values during a run session.
We can use standard checkpoints to perform checks on images, tables, Web page properties, and other objects within our application.
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Q. 105: How can we identify a checkpoint in QTP?=======================================
We identify a checkpoint by its name. By default, the checkpoint name is the same as the name of the test object on which the checkpoint was created. You can specify a different name for the checkpoint or accept the default name.
If you want to rename a checkpoint, make sure that the name is unique, and it does not begin or end with a space, and does not contain the special charactesr like " := @@
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Q. 106: How can we Insert statement option when adding a checkpoint during the recording?
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The Insert statement option is not available when adding a checkpoint during recording or when modifying an existing object checkpoint. It is available only when adding a new checkpoint to an existing test while editing it.
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Q. 107: How can we compare the image files in the Image Checkpoint?
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We can compare the image files in the Image Checkpoint by using the Compare image content option in the Image Checkpoint Properties dialog box. It compares the expected image source file with the graphic of the actual image source file. If the expected and actual images are different, QTP displays them both in the Test Results. If the images are identical, only one graphic is displayed.
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Q. 108: How can we check the contents of tables in our application in QTP?
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We can check the contents of tables in our application by adding table checkpoints to the test. For example, you can check that a specified value is displayed in a particular cell. We can also check the properties of the table object. For example, you can check that a table has the expected number of rows and columns.
When you run the test, the table checkpoint compares the actual data to the expected data, as defined in the checkpoint. If the results match, the checkpoint passes.
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Q. 109: How do we compare actual cell values with the expected cell values in Tables in QTP?.
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By using the Settings tab we can compare actual cell values with the expected cell values in tables. Bu using Verification type option we can compare following types of cell contents.
1) String Content: It is the default setting. It treats the cell values as strings and checks for the exact text, while ignoring spaces. For example, 2 and 2.00 are not recognized as the same string.
2) Numeric Content: Evaluates the content of the cell according to numeric values. For example, 2 and 2.00 are recognized as the same number.
3) Numeric Range: Compares the content of the cell against a numeric range, where the minimum and maximum values are any real number that you specify.
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Q. 110: How can we check the location of a cell to be checked in a Column of a table?
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By the use of Identify columns option available in Cell Identification tab. This specifies the location of the column containing the cells with which you want to compare the expected data. This is done in two ways:
1) By position: This is the Default option. It locates cells according to the column position. A shift in the position of the columns within the table results in a mismatch.
2) By column name: It locates cells according to the column name. A shift in the position of the columns within the table does not result in a mismatch. This option gets enabled only when the table contains more than one column.
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It is a checkpoint which checks the property value of an object in your application. The standard checkpoint checks a variety of objects such as buttons, radio buttons, combo boxes, lists, and so forth. For example, you can check that a radio button is activated after it is selected or you can check the value of an edit box.
Standard checkpoints are supported for all add-in environments.
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Q. 92: What is a Image Check Point in QTP?===================================
It is a checkpoint ahich checks the value of an image in your application. For example, you can check that a selected image’s source file is correct. Image checkpoint is created by inserting a standard checkpoint on an image object.
Image checkpoints are supported for the Web add-in environment.
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Q. 93: What is a Bitmap Check Point in QTP?====================================
It is a checkpoint which checks an area of your application as a bitmap. For example, suppose you have a Web site that can display a map of a city the user specifies. The map has control keys for zooming. You can record the new map that is displayed after one click on the control key that zooms in the map. Using the bitmap checkpoint, you can check that the map zooms in correctly.
You can create a bitmap checkpoint for any area in your application, including buttons, text boxes, and tables.
Bitmap checkpoints are supported for all add-in environments
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Q. 94: What is a Table Check Point in QTP?
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It is a checkpoint which checks information within a table. For example, suppose your application contains a table listing all available flights from New Delhi to Chennai. You can add a table checkpoint to check that the time of the first flight in the table is correct.
You create a table checkpoint by inserting a standard checkpoint on a table object.
Table checkpoints are supported for Web, ActiveX, Java, Oracle, and .NET Windows Forms environments, as well as other add-in environments
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Q. 95: What is a Text Check Point in QTP?
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It is a checkpoint which checks that a text string is displayed in the appropriate place on a Web page or application. For example, suppose a Web page displays the sentence Flight departing from New Delhi to Chennai. You can create a text checkpoint that checks that the words “New Delhi” are displayed between “Flight departing from” and “to Chennai”.
Text checkpoints are supported for most add-in environments
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Q. 96: What is a Text Area Check Point in QTP?=====================================
It is a checkpoint which checks that a text string is displayed within a defined area in a Windows-based application, according to specified criteria. For example, suppose your Visual Basic application has a button that says View Doc
Text area checkpoints are supported for all Windows-based environments, such as Standard Windows, Visual Basic, and ActiveX add-in environments
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Q. 97: What is an Accessibility Check Point in QTP?========================================
It is a checkpoint which identifies areas of your Web site that may not conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. For example, guideline 1.1 of the W3C WebContent Accessibility Guidelines requires you to provide a text equivalent for every non-text element. You can add an Alt property check to check whether objects that require the Alt property under this guideline, do in fact have this tag.
Accessibility checkpoints are supported for the Web add-in environment.
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Q. 98: What is a Page Check Point in QTP?
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It is a checkpoint checks the characteristics of a Web page. For example, you can check how long a Web page takes to load or whether a Web page contains broken links.
You create a page checkpoint by inserting a standard checkpoint on a page object. Page checkpoints are supported for the Web add-in environment.
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Q. 99: What is a Database Check Point in QTP?=====================================
It is a checkpoint which checks the contents of a database accessed by your application. For example, you can use a database checkpoint to check the contents of a database containing flight information for your Web site.
Database checkpoints are supported for all add-in environments
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Q. 100: What is a XML Check Point in QTP?===================================
It is a checkpoint which checks the data content of XML documents in XML files or XML documents in Web pages and frames. The XML Checkpoint option is supported for the Web add-in environment & for all add-inenvironments.
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Q. 81: What is the use of Keyword View in QTP?=====================================
The Keyword View enables you to create and view the steps of your test in a modular, table format. Each step is a row in the Keyword View that is comprised of individual, modifiable parts. You create and modify steps by selecting items and operations in the Keyword View and entering information as required. Each step is automatically documented as youcomplete it, enabling you to view a description of your test in understandable sentences.
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Q. 82: What are the Conditional and Loop Statements used in the Keyword View in QTP?
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Using conditional statements, you can incorporate decision making into the tests. Using loop statements, you can run a group of steps repeatedly, either while or until a condition is true. You can also use loop statements to repeat a group of steps a specific number of times. A few conditional & Loop statements are given below:
1) If...Then statement
2) ElseIf...Then statement
3) Else statement
4) While...Wend statement
5) For...Next statement
6) Do...While statement
7) Do...Until statement
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Q. 83: What is the use of a Comment in the Comment cell of a step in QTP?
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A Comment is free text entry which can help improve readability and make a test easier to update. For example,you may want to add a comment step at the beginning of each action to specify what that section includes.
QTP does not process comments when it runs a test.
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Q. 84: What are Nesting Actions & what is the use of them?============================================
Sometimes you may want to call an action from within an action. This is called nesting. By nesting actions, you can:
1) Maintain the modularity of your test.
2) Run one or more actions based on the results of a conditional statement.
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Q. 85: Splitting Actions option is not available under what circumstances in QTP?=============================================
You cannot split an action, and the option is disabled when:
1) An external action is selected
2) The first step of an action is selected
3) You are working with a read-only test
4) Recording a test
5) Running a test
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Q. 86: What is the use of Action Parameters in QTP?=========================================
Action parameters enable you to transfer input values from your test to a top-level action, from a parent action to a nested action, or from an action to a sibling action that occurs later in the test.
You can use action parameters in any step in your action including function calls.
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Q. 87: What are the various types of Exit Action Statements in QTP?===================================================
There are four types of exit action statements you can use:
1) ExitAction: Exits the current action, regardless of its iteration attributes.
2) ExitActionIteration: Exits the current iteration of the action.
3) ExitRun: Exits the test, regardless of its iteration attributes.
4) ExitGlobalIteration: Exits the current global iteration.
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Q. 88: What is the use of check points in QTP?=====================================
A checkpoint is a verification point that compares a current value for a specified property with the expected value for that property. This enables you to identify whether your application is functioning correctly.
When you run the test, QTP compares the expected results of the checkpoint to the current results. If the results do not match, the checkpoint fails. You can view the results of the checkpoint in the Test Results window.
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Q. 89: What are the situations best suited for using an existing Check Point?==================================================
1) If each page of your application contains your organization’s logo, you can reuse a bitmap checkpoint to verify each occurrence in the application.
2) If your application contains multiple edit boxes, you can reuse a checkpoint to confirm the enabled status of these edit boxes throughout your test.
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Q. 90: What is the reason that "Add Existing Checkpoint" dialog box is not visible?===================================================
"Add Existing Checkpoint" dialog box option is available only if at least one of the object repositories associated with the current action (including the local object repository) contains at least one checkpoint.
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As you must have observed above, the character “&” is used to concatenate the strings while the character “_” is used to concatenate multiple lines. So on combining these two characters ie “&_” we are instructing QTP to concatenate strings spanning across multiple lines.
We could have wrote the “f.Write…………