QTP Methods / Operations
1) Activate Method
It
activates dialog boxes/Windows
Syntax:
Object hierarchy. Activate
Ex:
Dialog(“Login”).Activate
Window(“Flight
Reservation”).Activate
2) Click Method
It
clicks on an object (Buttons)
Syntax:
Object hierarchy. Click
Ex:
Dialog(“Login”).Winbutton(“ok”).click
3) Close Method
It
closes the window,Dialog box, Browser window etc.
Syntax:
Object hierarchy. Close
Ex:
Window(“Flight
Reservation”).Close
Browser(“Browser”).Close
4) Dblclick
It
Double clicks the object.
5) Set Method
It
can be used in three ways.
a. For setting the value of an edit box
Syntax:
Object Hierarchy. SET “Value”
Ex:
Dialog (“Login”).WinEdit(“Agent Name”).Set “asdf”
b. Selecting a Radio Button
Syntax:
Object Hierarchy. Set
Ex:
Window("Flight Reservation").WinRadioButton("Business").Set
c. Selecting/Deselecting check boxes
Syntax:object
Hierarchy.Set “ON/off”
Ex:
Window ("Flight Reservation"). Dialog("Open
Order").WinCheckBox("Order No.").Set "ON"
6) Select Method:
It
is used for selecting an item from a combo box or list box.
Syntax:
Object hierarchy.select “item”
Ex:
Window("Flight
Reservation").WinComboBox("Fly From:").Select "London"
Window("Flight
Reservation").Dialog("Flights
Table").WinList("From").Select "12572
7) GetVisibletext: It returns Text from the specified area.
Syntax:
Variable =object hierarchy.getvisibletext
Ex:
x=Window("Flight
Reservation").WinComboBox("Fly From:").GetVisibleText
msgbox
x
8) GetRoproperty:
It
returns current object property value. It can be used for getting any object’s,
any property value.
Syntax:
Variable = object hierarchy.getroproperty (“property name”)
Ex:
x=Window("Flight
Reservation").WinEdit("Tickets:").GetROProperty
("width")
msgbox
x
9) Navigate Method:
It
opens a specified URL in the Browser.
Syntax:
object hierarchy.navigate “URL”
Ex:
Browser("Yahoo!").Navigate http://www.google.co.in/
10) Getitemscount: It returns number of items in a combobox.
Syntax:
Variable=object hierarchy.getitemscount
Ex:
x=Window("Flight Reservation").WinComboBox("Fly From:").GetItemsCount
msgbox
x
11) Getcontent: It returns all items from a combobox.
Syntax:
variable=object hierarchy.GetContent
Ex:
x=Window("Flight Reservation").WinComboBox("Fly
From:").GetContent
msgbox
x
12) Exist property: It checks whether the object is available or not.
Syntax:
Object hierarchy.exist(time in seconds)
Ex:
Window("Flight Reservation").Exist(5)
QTP Data Table Methods
(1) Add Sheet:
We can use this method to “add” one new sheet to the run time data table.
Syntax: DataTable.AddSheet "sheet name"
Ex: DataTable.AddSheet "gcreddy"
(2) Delete Sheet:
We can use this method to “delete” one specified sheet from the Run Time Data table.
Syntax: datatable.DeleteSheet (Sheet_ID)
Ex: datatable.DeleteSheet (3)
(3) GetSheetCount
We can use this method to count number of sheets in the run time data table.
Syntax:
datatable.GetSheetCount
msgbox datatable.GetSheetCount
(4) GetRowCount
We can use this method to count number of rows in the 1st sheet
(longest column) of the Run time data table.
Syntax: datatable.GetRowCount
Ex: msgbox datatable.GetRowCount
(5) GetSheet
We can use this method to return a specified sheet from the Run Time data table.
Syntax: datatable.GetSheet(SheetID)
Ex: msgbox datatable. GetSheet(1).GetRowCount
(6) Value
We can use this method to set or get value of cell in the specified parameter and the current row of the Rum time data table.
To set data
Syntax: datatable.Value(Parameter_Name, Sheet_Name) = Value / variable Or
datatable(Parameter_Name, Sheet_Name) = Value / variable
To get data
Syntax: Variable = datatable.Value(Parameter_Name, Sheet_Name) Or
Variable = datatable(Parameter_Name, Sheet_Name)
Ex:
Option explicit Dim a, b, c
a=datatable.Value (1,1) b=datatable.Value (2,1) c=cint(a)+cint(b) datatable.Value (3,1) = c
Note: Default property of Datatable is value
(7) SetCurrentRow
We can use this method to take a specified row as current row in the Run Time Datatable (By default it is 1st Row of 1st Sheet)
Syntax: datatable.SetCurrentRow(Row_Number)
g="gcreddy"
datatable.SetCurrentRow (3) datatable.Value (1,1) = g
(8) SetNextRow
We can use this method to take the row after the current Row as New Current Row in the Run time data table.
Syntax: datatable.SetNextRow
Ex: g="gcreddy"
datatable.SetCurrentRow (3) datatable.SetNextRow datatable.Value (1,1) = g
(9) SetPrevRow
We can use this method to take the row before the current Row as New Current Row in the Run time data table.
Syntax: datatable.SetPrevRow
Ex: g="gcreddy"
datatable.SetCurrentRow (3) datatable.SetPrevRow datatable.Value (1,1) = s
(10) Import
We can use this method to import Microsoft Excel File to the Runtime Data Table (Including all sheets)
Syntax: datatable.Import “Path of File”
Ex: datatable.Import “F:\Inputdata.xls”
11) ImportSheet
We can use this method to import a specified sheet of Microsoft Excel Sheet to the Runtime Data table.
Syntax: datatable.ImportSheet “Path of File”, “Source Sheet”, “Destination Sheet”
Ex: datatable.ImportSheet “E:\gcreddy.xls”,3,1
(12) Export
We can use this method to export a copy of Run Time Data table to another location (Including all sheets)
Syntax: datatable.Export “Path of File”
Ex: datatable.Export “F:\gcreddy.xls”
13) ExportSheet
We can use this method to export a copy specified sheet of Run Time Data table to the existing or new Excel File.
Syntax: datatable.ExportSheet “Path of File”, “Sheet Name / Source Sheet”
Ex: datatable.ExportSheet “F:\anji.xls”, 2
Data Driven Testing for Login Operation using Data Table methods
Datatable.AddSheet "Login"
Datatable.ImportSheet "C:\Documents and Settings\gcr\Desktop\gcreddy.xls",1,3
Rows_count=Datatable.GetSheet(3).GetRowCount
For i= 1 to Rows_count
Datatable.SetCurrentRow(i)
SystemUtil.Run "C:\Program Files\HP\QuickTest Professional\samples\flight\app\flight4a.exe","","C:\Program Files\HP\QuickTest Professional\samples\flight\app\","open"
Dialog("Login").Activate
Dialog("Login").WinEdit("Agent Name:").Set Datatable("Agent",3)
Dialog("Login").WinEdit("Password:").Set Datatable("Pwd",3)
Dialog("Login").WinButton("OK").Click
If window("Flight Reservation").exist(10) Then
Login="Login Operation Successful"
Datatable("Result",3)=Login
Reporter.ReportEvent micPass,"res","Passed"
else
Reporter.ReportEvent micFail,"res","Failed"
Login="Login Operation Failed"
Datatable("Result",3)=Login
Dialog("Login").Dialog("Flight Reservations").WinButton("OK").Click
Dialog("Login").WinButton("Cancel").Click
End If
If Window("Flight Reservation").Exist(3)Then
Window("Flight Reservation").Close
End if
Next
Synchronization
It is a process of matching the speeds of both QTP and AUT in
order to get proper execution and results.
Where Synchronization is required:
During test execution QTP gives instructions one by one with same
speed, but AUT takes less time for some operations execution and more time for
some operations execution, that time we may not get proper execution and
results. In order to get proper results in between QTP & AUT synchronization
is required.
There are several methods available in QTP for synchronization.
1. Inserting Wait statements.
2. Inserting Synchronization points.
3. Increasing Tool default synchronization time.
4. Sync Method (Only for WEB)
5. Exist Property
Inserting Wait Statements:
We can insert wait statements in our test in order to make QTP to
wait until AUT completes current operation.
Syntax: Wait(time in seconds)
Note: If we insert
wait statements QTP waits up to maximum time even though operation is
completed.
Inserting Synchronization points:
Place cursor in desired location>keep tool under recording
mode>Insert menu>Synchronization point >show the object >click
ok>select property name & Value(True)>enter time in Milli
seconds>click ok>Stop recording.
Note: if we insert
Synchronization points, it does not wait up to maximum time, after completion
of the current operations, it goes to next step immediately.
Syntax: object hierarchy.waitproperty “property name”,value,time
in milli seconds.
Increasing Tool default synchronization time:
Navigation: File>settings>run tab>increase object
synchronization time out>apply>ok
Note: If we increase QTP tool default time that can be applied for
all statements in the test, but QTP does not wait up to maximum time
unnecessarily, After completion of one statement execution it goes to next
statement immediately.
Sync Method: (only for
WEB)
Waits for the browser to complete current navigation.
Syntax: Object Hirearchy.Sync
Ex: Browser("Yahoo! Toolbar").Page("Yahoo!
Toolbar").Sync
Selecting an appropriate Method:
1. Suppose in our test one or more statements only are taking more
time for execution then selecting “Inserting synchronization method” is better.
2. Suppose in our test more statements are taking more time for
execution then selecting “increasing tool time out” .
3. Above two are local features but
wait statement is Vbscript feature, even though some drawbacks are there in
using wait statement, it is better to use wait statement in functions.
Advantages of Wait Statement:
Advantages of Wait Statement:
1) It is a VBScript statement, we can use this globally
2) It is recommended, whenever we want to observe the Test
Execution process
3) No object reference required to insert wait statements
