Create Shared Object Repository in QTP

As the name suggests, Shared Object Repository can share the objects across various tests. Shared object repository can be created through Object Repository Manager. After creating the shared repository, it needs to be associated with a particular test.  Then the objects stored in the repository are accessible to the associated test / action. The biggest …

QTP – Record an end-to-end test scenario

Test automation is a process of automating end-to-end test scenarios. Although, the recording test steps using QTP looks much simple that becomes complex when the scenario has many steps as well as involves different kinds of objects. According to me, to learn QTP we should start with a simple test then the recording should extend …

QTP – Record a simple script

QuickTest Professional provides a Record and Playback engine, which can be used to record a script and playback the same to reproduce the test actions. Let us record a simple script, steps are as given below: Open Flight application Enter appropriate username Enter appropriate password Click on OK button User should get logged in Click …

QTP – Installation, Sample Applications, Add-ins

Explanation whatever given here is with respect to QTP 9.2.  Information on QTPs other versions such as 9.5, 10, and 11 will be provided in the future posts. Installation of QuickTest Professional 9.2: Double click the Setup.exe file in the QTP installation disk. Click Next and provide the necessary licensing information. This installs the QTP …

Learn Selenium – Some useful tips

Selenium is a Test Automation tool for Web Applications. Unlike QTP, TestComplete, or any other market leading commercial automation tools Selenium does not have a good IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for development of automation scripts. Unless having a good knowledge of a programming language such as Java or C#, it is very difficult to understand …

Introduction to Quick Test Professional

QuickTest Professional (QTP) HP / Mercury QuickTest Professional is a GUI Automation tool, which supports advanced keyword-driven testing.  QTP was originally developed by Mercury Interactive and later acquired by Hewlett Packard (HP). This has various features allowing testers to easily automate the manual test cases. By default, QuickTest Professional allows you to automate applications consisting …

Fundamental Concepts of Test Automation

What is Test Automation? Automated Software Testing or Test Automation is the process of automating the manual test cases.  This also involves comparing the run time data with the test data provided, and producing useful Test Results. Test Automation tool – What we can expect? To test a software, a manual testing engineer needs to …

Dynamic Arrays – VBScript

There are two types of arrays: Static arrays Dynamic arrays Static array has to be declared with the number of elements that the array can hold (i.e. arr(5)).  If we don’t know the number of elements to be stored in the array, then the dynamic array can be used. Syntax: Dim arr() ReDim keyword should …