QTP Object Identification
How QTP identifies object during and
after recording
How to use Object repository to view the
captured Object Properties
How to use Object Spy to view run-time
object properties
Test Object and Run Object properties
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QTP – Object Properties
A set of characteristics that define an
object’s appearance, values, state and
identity in an application.
Different objects in application are
Image, List Item, Edit box, check box,
radio button, Hyperlink and
Submit/Command button.
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QTP – Test Object Model
The test object model is a large set of
object types or classes that Quick Test
uses to represent the objects in your
application.
A test object is an object that Quick Test
creates in the test to represent the actual
object in your application.
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QTP – Test Object Model
Quick Test stores information about the
object that will help it identify and check
the object during the test run.
A run-time object is the actual object in
your Web site or application on which
methods are performed during the test
run.
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QTP – Recognizes Objects
during Recording
Quick Test creates a unique identity for an
object by:
Recognizing the Object type (“Class”).
Learning the Object’s properties.
Assigning a “logical name” to the learned
object.
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QTP Object – Example
For example, suppose you click on a Find
button with the following HTML source code:
<INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="Find"
VALUE="Find">
Quick Test identifies the object that you clicked
as a Web Button test object. It creates a Web
Button object with the name Find, and records
the following properties and values for the Find
Web Button:
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QTP – Object Example
Browser("Mercury Interactive").Page("Mercury Interactive").
WebButton("Find").Click
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QTP – Object Properties
The GetTOProperty methods enable you to
retrieve a specific property value that Quick
Test uses to identify an object.
The SetTOProperty method enables you to
modify a property value that Quick Test uses to
identify an object.
You use the GetROProperty method to retrieve
the current value of a test object property from
a run-time object in your application.
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QTP – Object Repository
When you record a test, Quick Test adds
each object on which you perform an
operation to the Object Repository.
Test Object information is stored in
Object Repository.
You can also add objects to the object
repository while editing your test.
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QTP – Object Spy
The Object Spy also enables you to view
both the run-time object methods and
the test object methods associated with
an object.
The Object Spy displays the object
hierarchy tree and the run-time object
methods or test object methods
associated with the selected object in the
Methods tab of the Object Spy dialog
box.
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QTP – Object Identification
properties
If you expect that the values of the
properties currently used in the object
description may change.
Then you can modify the mandatory and
assistive properties that Quick Test
learns when you record on an object of a
given class
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QTP – Object Identification
properties
Select the Test Object’s environment
Add or Remove Mandatory properties
Add or remove Assistive / Secondary
properties.
You can specify a new property by
clicking New and specifying a valid
property name in the displayed Object
classes dialog box.
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QTP – Ordinal Identifier
An ordinal identifier assigns the object a
numerical value that indicates its order relative
to other objects with similar descriptions.
Acts as a third line of identification when
mandatory and assistive properties are still not
sufficient
Types of ordinal identifiers:
Index – indicates order of the object relative to
other similar objects
Location – Indicates order of the object relative to
its location in the parent window/page
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QTP – Objects Require more
time
When you run tests, your application
may not always respond with the same
speed. For example, it might take a few
seconds:
for a progress bar to reach 100%
for a status message to appear
for a button to become enabled
for a window or pop-up message to open
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QTP - Synchronization
You can handle these anticipated timing
problems by synchronizing your test to
ensure that Quick Test waits until your
application is ready before performing a
certain step.
You can insert a synchronization point,
which instructs Quick Test to pause the
test until an object property achieves the
value you specify.
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QTP – Wait Statement
You can enter Wait statements in the
Expert View to instruct Quick Test to wait
for a window to open or an object to
appear.
Wait statements instruct Quick Test to
wait a specified amount of time before
proceeding to the next step.
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