An Introduction to

HP Quick Test Professional (QTP)

By
Apex TG India Pvt Ltd
Topics being
Covered

Introduction to Automation

Introduction to QTP and its alient !eatures

"nvironment upported

#reatin$ and "n%ancin$ a test suite

Inte$ration of QTP &it% 'in runner and Test director

Introduction to
Automation
Why Testing tools?
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Which Test Cases to Automate?

Tests t%at need to )e run for every )uild of t%e application (sanity
c%eck- re$ression test)

Tests t%at use multiple data values for t%e same actions (data
driven tests)

tress.load testin$

Tests re/uirin$ a $reat deal of precision

(ore repetitive execution0
Better candidate for automation1
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QTP An Introduction

Quick Test Professional is t%e fla$s%ip functional testin$ tool

from (ercury Interactive1

It is an icon )ased tool- &%ic% automates t%e functional 3

re$ression testin$ of an application1

QTP is easier to use and implement for )ot% tec%nical 3 non

tec%nical testers in comparison to ot%er functional testin$
tools availa)le1

Latest Availa)le versions is QTP 4515

Salient
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and pro$ram even complex functionalities &it% ease11

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Test toolbar: containin$ )uttons to assist you in t%e testin$

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Debug toolbar: containin$ )uttons to assist you in de)u$$in$ your

test

Action toolbar: containin$ )uttons and a list of actions- ena)lin$

you to vie& t%e details of an individual action or t%e entire test flo&

Test paneA containin$ t&o ta)s to vie& your testBt%e Cey&ord

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Test Details pane : containin$ t%e Active creen

Data Table: containin$ t&o or more ta)s to assist you in

parameteriDin$ your testBGlo)al and one ta) for eac% Action
Test #b$ect
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T%is is a lar$e set of o):ect types or classes t%at Quick Test

uses to represent t%e o):ects in Asus

Properties

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A test object is an o):ect t%at

* represents t%e actual o):ect
* stores information a)out t%at o):ect1

A run-time object is t%e actual o):ect in t%e A7T1

Test #b$ect "odel
QTP Test 2):ect
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Test Object
Run Time Object
Quick Test Professional maps t%e +un Time 2):ect
to a Test 2):ect already present in its repository1
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2):ects
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