QTP - Check Points

QTP - Check point 

QTP - Check point 

• Check point is a condition to differentiate between expected and actual states / results
• Checkpoint is a verification point that compares a current value for a specified property with the expected value for that property.
• Checkpoint enables you to identify whether Web site or application is functioning correctly.

CheckPoint  Type	CheckPoint Category (Object level)	Description
Standard Checkpoint		Checks values of an object’s properties
	Browser Check Point	Checks for Browser's Information, such as Version of Browser Number of tabs utilized Toolbars used and so.
	Page checkpoint	Check the Page's Information such as Number of Images on the page and their names / source paths Number of links on the page and their names / source paths  Load time of the page
	Object CheckPoint	Checks the characteristics of an Object Examples: WebEdit >  Name of it, Text of it, Value in EditBox, Visible property and so on. WebLink > Name of link, Visible property, url of Link, href of link and so on. WebButton > Name of WebButton, enabled/disabled property, value of it and so on.
	WebButton CheckPoint	Checks the characteristics of WebButton WebButton > Name of WebButton, enabled/disabled property, value of it and so on.
	WebEdit CheckPoint	Checks the characteristics of WebEdit WebEdit >  Name of it, Text of it, Value in EditBox, Visible property and so on.
	WebLink CheckPoint	Checks the characteristics of WebLink WebLink > Name of link, Visible property, url of Link, href of link and so on.
	Web CheckBox CheckPoint	Checks the characteristics of Web Checkbox WebCheckBox>  Name of it, Checked / Unchecked, Visible property and so on.
	WebElement CheckPoint	Checks the characteristics of an WebElement WebElement >  Name of it, Text of it, Value in it, Visible property and so on.
	Image CheckPoint	Checks the characteristics of an Image Image > name of image, SRC of it, image type of itme of it and so on.
	WebTable CheckPoint	Checks for Table's Information. Such as Number of rows, coluns, cell values, table names and so on.
	Frame CheckPoint	Checks for Frame's Information. Such as Frame's name, alt peroperty, items in frame and so on.
Text Checkpoint	Text / web Text / Paragraphs of page	Checks that a text string is displayed in the appropriate place in a Web page or application window
Text Area CheckPoint	Form's content, Object's attached text	Checks that a text string is displayed in the appropriate place in an application window
Bitmap Checkpoint	Any area of WebPage / Window	Checks any area of a Web page or application after capturing it as a bitmap
Database Checkpoint	SQL / Oracle / Access DB	Checks the contents of databases accessed by an application or Web site
Accessibility Checkpoint	All Objects (Page, Frames, Tables, images)	Identifies areas of a Web site to check for Section 508 compliancy / W3C accessibilities
XML Checkpoint	XML files (Locally, web application)	The data content of XML documents in XML files or XML documents in Web pages and frames.

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QTP - COM - DCOM - DOM - AOM

QTP COM / DCOM / DOM / AOM

What is COM in QTP

What is DCOM in QTP

What is DOM in QTP

What is AOM in QTP

QTP - COM

QTP - DCOM

QTP - DOM

QTP - AOM

QTP > COM / DCOM / DOM / AOM

Component Object Model

Microsoft COM (Component Object Model) technology in the Microsoft Windows-family of Operating Systems enables software components to communicate. COM is used by developers to create re-usable software components, link components together to build applications, and take advantage of Windows services. The family of COM technologies includes COM+, Distributed COM (DCOM) and ActiveX Controls.

COM is used to give structured software architecture. COM objects are discrete components, each with a unique identity, which expose interfaces that allow applications and other components to access their features. COM objects are more versatile than Win32 DLLs because they are completely language-independent, have built-in inter-process communications capability, and easily fit into an object-oriented program design.

COM is used in applications such as the Microsoft Office Family of products. For example COM OLE technology allows Word documents to dynamically link to data in Excel spreadsheets and COM Automation allows users to build scripts in their applications to perform repetitive tasks or control one application from another.

Distributed Component Object Model

Distributed Component Object Model is an extension of the Component Object Model (COM) that allows COM components to communicate across network boundaries. Traditional COM components can only perform interprocess communication across process boundaries on the same machine. DCOM uses the RPC mechanism to transparently send and receive information between COM components (i.e., clients and servers) on the same network.

Automation Object Model

An object model is a structural representation of software objects (classes) that comprise the implementation of a system or application. An object model defines a set of classes and interfaces, together with their properties, methods and events, and their relationships.

These Object Models are developed based on COM technology. The QTP Automation Object Model will give structural representation of QTP classes. Using this we can access QTP options from any other applications by using a scripting or programming language. An Object Model will give a facility to control the functionality of an application programmatically.

QTP Automation Object Model developed based on COM and DCOM. We can automate QTP operations by writing VB scripts. It is possible because of COM. We can run our QTP scripts on a remote machine which is in the network. It is possible because of DCOM. To know how to run QTP Scripts on a remote machine follow this path…

Go to QTP HELP by pressing F1 in QTP  QuickTest Advanced References  QuickTest Professional Automation Object Model  Introduction  Learning the Basic Elements of a QuickTest Automation  Running Automation Scripts on a Remote Computer

Document Object Model

Document Object Model (DOM), a programming interface developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to create and modify HTML pages and XML documents.

With the Document Object Model, programmers can create and build documents, navigate their structure, and add, modify, or delete elements and content. Anything found in an HTML or XML document can be accessed, changed, deleted, or added using the Document Object Model. The Document Object Model can be used with any programming or scripting languages.

 To Learn XML Dom navigate to http://www.w3schools.com/dom/default.asp

To Learn HTML Dom navigate to http://www.w3schools.com/htmldom/default.asp

How DOM is useful for Automation Testers?

DOM is useful when working with web applications. We go for DOM to access internal properties or methods of a web application. “.Object” property is used to access internal properties or methods. To see available internal methods and properties, go to Object Spy  point to any web object  select Runtime object properties radio button

For QTP 10 select Native Properties Radio button

Below code is to get internal property or to access internal method of a web edit 

Msgbox Browser("Google").Page("Google").webedit("q").object.value

Browser("Google").Page("Google").webedit("q").object.focus

Focus is a method and Value is a property for webedit.

Object is a property for every QTP web object to access internal properties or methods.

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QTP - License Types

QTP License Types

How Many Types of Licenses supported by QTP

QTP – Seat License

QTP – Concurrent License

QTP – Commuter License 

QTP > License Types

To work with QTP we should always require a license. When you install QTP, by default it will provide a 30 day demo license (For QTP 11). In the demo period or completion of demo period, to work with QTP you must give the license information specified below.

Seat License:

It’s a permanent license which is specific to the computer on which QTP installed. If you want to have QTP in two machines and you want to use the both machines of QTP then you must buy 2 seat licenses. To configure seat license for QTP you must have a license code that is given by the vendor.

Concurrent License:

This is a network based license that can be used by multiple users. If I brought 5 concurrent QTP licenses and I have 10 people to work on, then any 5 people can connect to my license server to work with QTP. That means anybody can use QTP but at a time a maximum of 5 people can work. A concurrent license can have more licenses in it. To configure a concurrent license for your QTP, you must have concurrent license server name or IP address.

Commuter License:

A commuter license is also a type of concurrent license that can avail during the unavailability concurrent license server. If you are going on a business trip and not able connect to the concurrent license server then you can ask administrator to install commuter license. A commuter license is a concurrent license that works like a seat license for a specific period.

If you have configured 5 concurrent licenses and if you want to configure a commuter license for a person’s onsite business trip then from that time onwards you should work with 4 concurrent licenses till the specified configured period of commuter license. The Commuter license validity is up to 180 days.

You can change your license type at any time (as long as you are logged in with administrator permissions on your computer). For example, if you are currently working with a seat license, you can choose to connect to a concurrent license server, if one is available on your network.

Help -> About Quick Test Professional -> Click on License Button to know about currently opened QTP license information.

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QTP 11 Patches - Information

QTP 11 Patches

QTP 11 Patches and Information

What are all the patches for QTP ?

QTP 11.0 - Patches and Information

Here are a set of patches that might help with respect to  QTP 11.0:

QTP_00699

·         QTP 11 support for 64-Bit applications.

·         The 64-Bit technologies that are currently supported:

- .Net
- Java
- WPF
- Standard

http://h20230.www2.hp.com/selfsolve/document/FID/DOCUMENTUM_QTP_00699


QTP_00709

·         Recovery scenarios did not work in BPT wrapper tests.

·         Run-time errors were displayed if you ran a business component that contained a QCUtil.CurrentTest.Name step.

·         Function libraries that were created from an

·         QuickTest crashed or an OS blue screen appeared when using a User-Defined / Non-HLLAPI emulator on Windows 7 with Office 2007/2010 installed.

http://h20230.www2.hp.com/selfsolve/document/FID/DOCUMENTUM_QTP_00709

WEB_00073

·         Testing applications in Internet Explorer when Internet

·         Explorer is in protected mode.

http://support.openview.hp.com/downloadAPatch.jsp?patchName=QTPWEB_00073.EXE&prodName=qtp&prodRelease=11.0

ORACLE_00010

·         Support for Oracle Forms 11g.Enhanced support for OracleTable objects.

http://support.openview.hp.com/downloadAPatch.jsp?patchName=QTPORACLE_00010.EXE&prodName=qtp&prodRelease=11.0

PB_00012

·         This patch adds support for testing PowerBuilder 12 applications

http://support.openview.hp.com/downloadAPatch.jsp?patchName=QTPPB_00012.EXE&prodName=qtp&prodRelease=11.00

SAP_00012

·         This patch adds support for testing SAP CRM 7 (a.k.a. ICWC 7, Interaction Center Web Client 7)

http://support.openview.hp.com/downloadAPatch.jsp?patchName=QTPSAP_00012.EXE&prodName=qtp&prodRelease=11.0

QTPNET_00051

·         This patch installs an updated version of the .NET Add-in, providing testing support for Silverlight 2, 3 and 4.

http://support.openview.hp.com/downloadAPatch.jsp?patchName=QTPNET_00051.EXE&prodName=qtp&prodRelease=11.0

WEB_00063

·         This patch provides official support for testing Web applications in Firefox 3.6

http://support.openview.hp.com/downloadAPatch.jsp?patchName=QTPWEB_00063.EXE&prodName=qtp&prodRelease=11.0

QTPNET_00062

This hotfix fixes the following problems:

1. QuickTest Professional sometimes caused .Net 4 WPF applications with multiple AppDomains to crash.

2. QuickTest Professional sometimes caused an error message to be displayed by the application when

spying on a specific WPF combo box.


QTPNET_00066

1. This hotfix enables a custom server to instruct QuickTest Professional  to assign a logical name to a test object by implementing a 'logical_name' property defined in its CustomPropInterface.

2. This hotfix enables a custom server to define run methods that include optional parameters by tagging the parameters with the [Optional] attribute. To do this, the argument element's IsMandatory attribute needs to be set to 'false' in the test object configuration file.
 

3. Prior to this hotfix, QuickTest would sometimes ignore the return value of a custom server's IsKnownPartOf method when applied to a combo box child.

4. Prior to this hotfix, QuickTest would sometimes load into the application all the assemblies in the folder containing the custom server dll.

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QTP - Send Keys - Cheat Sheet

QTP Send keys Implementation

QTP SendKeys – Cheat Sheet

QTP – WScript – Send Keys

HowTo – Use Sendkeys in QTP

SendKeys - Cheat Sheet

A quick cheatsheet for all the characters that can be sent using the sendkeys method:

Example:

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 

'Control+Shift+End

WshShell.SendKeys "^+{END}"

'Control+O

WshShell.SendKeys "^o"


Some common examples:
1. a and b are pressed, send the string argument : “(ab)”
2. To Send same letter multiple times : “{a 10}”
3. To Send ALT Tab :  wshell.sendkeys ” %{TAB}”
4. To Send ALT and space : wshell.sendkeys “%{ }”
5. TO Send char : wshell.Sendkeys “(a)”
6. Right Click of Mouse : Wshell.SendKeys “+{F10}”
7. Mouse Down : wshell.sendkeys “{DOWN}”
8. Mouse UP : wshell.sendkeys “{UP}”

Key	Argument
BACKSPACE	{BACKSPACE}, {BS}, or {BKSP}
BREAK	{BREAK}
CAPS LOCK	{CAPSLOCK}
DEL or DELETE	{DELETE} or {DEL}
DOWN ARROW	{DOWN}
END	{END}
ENTER	{ENTER} or ~
ESC	{ESC}
HELP	{HELP}
HOME	{HOME}
INS or INSERT	{INSERT} or {INS}
LEFT ARROW	{LEFT}
NUM LOCK	{NUMLOCK}
PAGE DOWN	{PGDN}
PAGE UP	{PGUP}
PRINT SCREEN	{PRTSC}
RIGHT ARROW	{RIGHT}
SCROLL LOCK	{SCROLLLOCK}
TAB	{TAB}
UP ARROW	{UP}
F1	{F1}
F2	{F2}
F3	{F3}
F4	{F4}
F5	{F5}
F6	{F6}
F7	{F7}
F8	{F8}
F9	{F9}
F10	{F10}
F11	{F11}
F12	{F12}
F13	{F13}
F14	{F14}
F15	{F15}
F16	{F16}

Key	Special Character
SHIFT	+
CTRL	^
ALT	%

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