In the image above, the object spy is displaying the properties of the object agent name which is the part of login dialogue box. For dynamic object in aut do while loop is a best option to synchronize. That is, when you pin object spy to the right hand side of your screen click on the hand symbol, and. This will help you discover additional properties and methods that are available in qtp by using. Information about the test objects is stored in object repository. On the other hand, to some people, manipulating an or hierarchy is timeconsuming and errorprone while doing the same for a dp hierarchy is considered less so. It will display properties and operations we defined earlier. Mar 20, 2020 to enable qtp to click at the required coordinates during a run session, you can define a virtual object for an area of the bitmap, which includes those coordinates, and map it to the button class.
If the selected object is a parent object, define the child objects you want to. In this tutorial i will show how to do descriptive programming. Describing the information about objects in the script itself is called descriptive programming. Should i ditch the repository and be descriptive in qtp.
This video show how to use object spy in qtp to find out the properties and methods of objects in application you can get more details on. Object spy is one of the most frequently used utilities in uft. Click on next and at the next window select the class as object. From object repository perspective but click,set,select methods are throwing errors. Sometimes, not all objects are recognized by qtp, in case the application does not use standard windows classes. Capturing html tag properties as objecct properties in qtp. Quicktest professional satisfies the needs of both technical and nontechnical users. To buildexecute the automated tests, uft will need a way to create the unique object description properties with value for storing the object descriptions to the files object repositories, and identify these objects during execution for performing the desired. To enable qtp to click at the required coordinates during a run session, you can define a virtual object for an area of the bitmap, which includes those coordinates, and map it to the button class. It is possible to enhance qtp debugging by registering the process debug manager pdm which is included in ie8. Rajkumar sm is a founder of softwaretestingmaterial.
When using location based ordinal identifier, while recording, micro focus uft will assign a value to location property of an object to uniquely identify the object the value is based on the order in which the object appears within the window, frame, or dialog box, in relation to other objects with identical properties. It is clear that qtp somehow remembers which object to act on. The objects can be added to the repository on clicking the pointing hand. True object repository dialog, in object repository dialog click on the button object spy. If mandatory and assistive properties are insufficient to identify an object during a record session, qtp uses ordinal identifier in addition to other captured properties to identify the objects during a record session. After spying on the object and trying several different methods that sounded. Object spy is a future provided by qtp,which displays the total objects information like list of properties,list of methods,syntax of methods as well as description of the methods of both runtime objects and test objects. The solution to the problem described above is implemented as a tool named. You use the object spy pointer to point to an object. Where should i find checkpoint and virtual objectss object properties and values in the qtp 9. Oct 26, 2017 when you spy on an any object in qtp, it shows two different properties class name and class. Using the object spy, you can view the properties of any object in an open application. If you spy on an object in visual basic or activex applications using the object spy, and the record and run settings are not set up to work with the application on which you are spying. The object spy displays the selected objects hierarchy tree and its properties and values in the properties tab of the object spy dialog box.
The object spy in qtp tutorial 07 may 2020 learn the. Object spy, getroproperty, gettoproperty in qtpuft with example. It is a standalone popup version of the object browser without the object tree. Nov 03, 2010 opens the object spy dialog box, enabling you to view the native properties and operations of any object in an open application, as well as the test object hierarchy, identification properties, and operations of the test object that quicktest uses to represent that object. Remove the siebel test automation file from the downloaded program files.
What do you do when quicktest professional qtp doesnt automatically. Object spy is feature provided by qtp which shows the complete object information like list of properties, list of methods, syntax of methods, and description of methods for both test objects as well as. Qtp generally identifies an object by matching its test object and run time object properties. Operations such as click for a button, set for a text box are retrieved from. Object property, in the object spy you can see the separate properties depending if you select the native or identification radio button. Open the application to the page containing the object on which we want to spy say. When you use object spy on this button, class name will be webbutton while class will be shown as buttons. The next obvious step is how do you extract the attributevalue pair for an objects properties. Qtp may fail to recognise the dynamic objects whose properties change during run time. On first machine object spy recognizes the web element correctly with inner text as test on the other machine with same configuration object spy recognizes the web elements inner text as document. Specifies the time in tenths of a second that quicktest waits before it sets the focus on an application window when using the pointing hand to point to an object in the application for object spy, checkpoints, step generator, recovery scenario wizard, and so on. There are two ways to spy the objects in qtp 1 thru file toolbar in the file toolbar click on the last toolbar button an icon showing a person with hat. Sep 25, 2012 in qtp open the object spy and spy on the tab control. And unlike managed spy, the objects do not have to be serializable.
Working with object spy window testcomplete documentation. It shows all the properties of the object and the corresponding values. If we want to perform an operation on an object that is not stored in the object repository then we use descriptive programming. Select the desired test object class for the new object. What are object models, com, dom, aom, tom in qtp qtp.
You can teach quicktest to recognize any area of your application as an object by defining it as a virtual object. When we select a test object in the object spy object hierarchy tree, we can then select to highlight the object in our application that. The object spy lets you select an object from screen to view its properties and methods. This is the 7th qtp tutorial in our qtp training series. In this article we are seeing what is object repository, types of object repository, useful objects and features supported by object repository. Objects in aut are visible based upon state of some other objects. Unique to quicktest professionals keyworddriven approach, test automation experts have full access to the underlying test and object properties, via an integrated scripting and debugging environment that is roundtrip synchronized with the keyword view.
Qtp object spy object spy is a utilityoption within qtp to add objects to the object repository. Mandatory properties assesstive properties ordinal properties smart identification. The actual answer i was looking for is to define a custom property with the same name as the desired native property in the object identification menu. The prerequisite to using this tool is that the aut has to be opened. Step 4 in the next screen, select microsoft office access database. Ever wondered what is the difference between the two.
Hence it has an option of enabling smart identification, wherein it can identify the objects even if. What is the complete structure of the browser object in qtp. Choose tools object spy or click the object spy toolbar button to open the object spy dialog box and display the properties tab. Click on or icon click on add objects to local icon with handler icon show the object which is going to add select the define object filter selected object only, default object type, all objects, selected object types click ok button. I was going through the qtp tutorial to learn the basics.
To open virtual object wizard, go to tools virtual object new virtual object. This tutorial demonstrates how qtp identifies an on screen gui object and the concept of qtps test object model. Searching for a certain property with a large number of them can be inconvenient. Object spy will identify this control as jqueryuitab test object. And what does the object spy display if you spy an object, are there any properties displayed. Uft is hidden and the pointer changes to a pointing hand. Object spy is an extremely helpful tool that qtp has to view the properties and operations of an object in the aut. A using the object spy, you can view the properties of any object in an open application. Dec 16, 2017 vbscript is a scripting language to write qtp uft scripts. To buildexecute the automated tests, uft will need a way to create the unique object description propert. To do this, either select highlight in object tree from the context menu of the object spy window or click the button in this window.
Hp quicktest professional tutorial creating object repositories learning objects in your application, they tell you how to use object spy, in order to display object class and name step no. Object spy can help determine the useful properties and methods associated with an object in your environment. Shared object repository can have any user defined name with an extension tsr. Object spy is a future provided by qtp which shows object information like list of properties, list of methods, syntax of methods,description of methods both text object as well as runtime object. Sometimes, the object is expected to behave like a button or a combo box etc. Download our free functional testing tools report and find out what your. This series covers almost all the topics of visual basic script to write qtp uft scripts. Actually, the object that you are exploring in the object spy window can contain a number of properties, fields, methods and events. Conceptually its like an api which provides a capability to perform operations using a set of properties and methods into the model.
Contrast that with or, where you record objects and then qtp creates the hierarchy for you and stores it in the object repository which you can view quite easily with the object spy. Or click the object spy button from the object repository dialog box. The image above shows properties and operations available for a signon object of class link. Qtp mock test i q 1 when you create a bitmap checkpoint, uft captures only the visible part of the object as bitmap, it does not capture anything which is scrolled off the screen. Unique to quicktest professional s keyworddriven approach, test automation experts have full access to the underlying test and object properties, via an integrated scripting and debugging environment that is roundtrip synchronized with the keyword view. As you know, whole concept of qtp and automation roam around objects and properties. Start recording in qtp and click on one of tabs, qtp should record the select operation as follows. The set of properties for identification and for getroproperty are identical, attribute allows accessing properties that are available via the. Object methods and properties are not exposed for web elements in the debug viewer. Hp quicktest professional qtp, an automated functional testing tool that helps testers to perform. Object hierarchy and properties will be loaded in the object spy. The object spy is a tool used to interrogate methods and properties supported by an object. What are objects, methods, classes, properties in uftqtp.
Object spy can be accessed from the tool bar as shown below. In this article lets talks about a crucial aspect of qtp. The image above shows properties and operations available for a. Hand pointer to check the properties of any object click on the hand pointer and then click on the object.
When you run a test, qtp clicks the bitmap in the area defined as a virtual object so that the web site opens the correct destination page. Generating customized test results with reporter object working with test objects and object repositories how qtp learns objects how qtp identifies objects working with test objects object spy configuring object identification smart identification creating and managing shared repositories merging shared object. We are getting ourselves equipped with all the basic concepts that will enable us to write robust qtp tests. He has an extensive experience in the field of software. Users have long awaited the object spy to detect objects that. Let me show this with the help of an example shown below is a simple html button. For checking object properties and operations, object spy has five buttons on the top. During the recording phase, it captures all these properties and during playback, it performs the desired operations like a mouse click, checkbox checking, etc. So first i went to, not logged in, chose an object to work with. Aug 23, 20 generating customized test results with reporter object working with test objects and object repositories how qtp learns objects how qtp identifies objects working with test objects object spy configuring object identification smart identification creating and managing shared repositories merging shared object. Descriptive programming is a way for qtp to bypass object repositoryor. To perform an operation in the active screen on a marked virtual object, you must first record it, so that its properties are saved in the test object description in the object repository.
On the other hand, this solution does not offer any trace features. Top 105 qtp interview questions and answers latest uft. Object repository in uft how uft identify the objects uniquely. Step 2 after selecting hp unified functional testing 11. How to download and install uft or qtp latest version. You cannot insert any type of checkpoint on a virtual object, or use the object spy to view its properties. In the object spy dialog click on the button showing hand symbol. May 17, 2017 uft qtp step by step videos uft is a test automation tool and in terms of uft, every control or window visible on the screen is an object. Automation testing tutorial object repository basics. For example in an application we have submit formssubmit details pagesupload attachments etc. Object model, as the name suggests, is a model around the objects of various types. I have created two buttons with same properties and when you spy using object spy on the buttons object spy displays same object properties. It then examines its properties and classifies the object.
The browser test object represents a single tab in a tabbed browser when calling the browser function qtp returns a test object, usually this is the browser with that name from an associated object repository as with your x example but it may use descriptive programming to create a new test object when calling a subelement of the browser you have two options as with all test objects. Hpe unified functional testing hpe uft qtp software. By default, an ordinal identifier type exists for each test object class. Object spy is a handy feature provided by qtp which is used for showing the complete objects information like list of properties and their values, list of methodology, syntax for methodology and description of methods then and there on the spot immediately of both test objects as well as runtime objects. We can now add an object to the object repository directly from the object spy. The way it does it is, it stores the object in the aut as a test object. Open the object repository dialog box object spy object spy is used to display or view all the physical properties and methods of an object or a window based on the requirement. Uft is a test automation tool and in terms of uft, every control or window visible on the screen is an object. Using the object spy pointing hand mechanism, you can view the supported properties and methods of any object in an open application.
Clicking the object spy icon, the object spy dialog box opens. By using object spy qtp will fetch the values along with properties 2. Select the appropriate environment for your test object. When we select a test object in the object spy object hierarchy tree, we can then select to highlight the object in our application that corresponds. You can define virtual objects only for objects on which quicktest professional records click or dblclick methods. There are 3 buttons and 2 text boxes along with various other elements in this dialog. Jun 21, 2007 if you spy on an object in visual basic or activex applications using the object spy, and the record and run settings are not set up to work with the application on which you are spying, quicktest recognizes the object as a standard windows object.
Object spy is a utilityoption within qtp to add objects to the object repository. Lets map it with a object in virtual object wizard. Using the object spy, you can also add objects to the name mapping project item and check if an object is in the name mapping project item to open the object spy, click the display object spy button on the tools toolbar. The object spy can be accessed by using toolsobject spy or by directly clicking on the below. All test objects also have a collection of associated properties and methods which we can use to retrieveset values or to perform various. You can find me in my new avatar of hat and goggles in uft. Qtp identifies the various objects in the aut by a name or handler id or any other unique propertyproperties that the object possesses. This series covers almost all the topics of visual basic script to write qtpuft scripts. The name itself indicates that, it is used to spy on objects i. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Vbscript is a scripting language to write qtpuft scripts. Each test object has a set of identification properties to identify it correctly in the application. A test object is an object used by qtp to represent an object in our aut application under test.