Basics about QTP : Mercury Interactive Functional Testing Tool (Now HP)

1. QTP : Quick Test Professional, a Mercury Interactive Functional Testing Tool

(Now an HP tool afer overtake)

2. Scripting language used by QTP: QTP uses VB scripting.

3. QTP is based on two concept Recording & Playback

4. How many types of recording facility are available in QTP ?

QTP provides three types of recording methods-
- Context Recording (Normal)
- Analog Recording
- Low Level Recording

5. How many types of Parameters are available in QTP ?

QTP provides three types of Parameter-
- Method Argument
- Data Driven
- Dynamic

6. What is QTP testing process ?

QTP testing process consist of seven steps-
- Preparing to recoding
- Recording
- Enhancing your script
- Debugging
- Run
- Analyze
- Report Defects

7. What is Active Screen ?

It provides the snapshots of your application as it appeared when you performed a

certain steps during recording session.

8. What is Test Pane ?

Test Pane contains Tree View and Expert View tabs.

9. What is Data Table ?

It assists you about parameterizing the test.

10. What is the Test Tree ?

It provides graphical representation of your operations which you have performed

with your application.

11. Which all environment QTP supports ?

ERP/ CRM
Java/ J2EE
VB, .NET
Multimedia, XML
Web Objects, ActiveX controls
SAP, Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft
Web Services, Terminal Emulator
IE, NN, AOL

12. How can you view the Test Tree ?

The Test Tree is displayed through Tree View tab.

13. What’s the Expert View ?

Expert View display the Test Script.

14. Which keyword is used for Nornam Recording ?

F3

15. Which keyword is used to run the test script ?

F5

16. Which keyword is used to stop the recording ?

F4

17. Which keyword is used for Analog Recording ?

Ctrl+Shift+F4

18. Which keyword is used for Low Level Recording ?

Ctrl+Shift+F3

19. Which keyword used to switch between Tree View and Expert View ?

Ctrl+Tab

20. What is a Transaction ?

You can measure how long it takes to run a section of your test by defining

transactions.

21. Where you can view the results of the checkpoint ?

You can view the results of the checkpoints in the Test Result Window.

22. What is Standard Checkpoint ?

Standard Checkpoints checks the property value of an object in your application or

web page.

23. Which environment are supported by Standard Checkpoint ?

Standard Checkpoint are supported for all add-in environments.

24. What is Image Checkpoint ?

Image Checkpoint check the value of an image in your application or web page.

25. Which environments are supported by Image Checkpoint ?

Image Checkpoint are supported only Web environment.

26. What is Bitmap Checkpoint ?

Bitmap Checkpoint checks the bitmap images in your web page or application.

27. Which environment are supported by Bitmap Checkpoints ?

Bitmap checkpoints are supported all add-in environment.

28. What is Table Checkpoints ?

Table Checkpoint checks the information with in a table.

29. Which environments are supported by Table Checkpoint ?

Table Checkpoints are supported only ActiveX environment.

30. What is Text Checkpoint ?

Text Checkpoint checks that a test string is displayed in the appropriate place in

your application or on web page.

31. Which environment are supported by Test Checkpoint ?

Text Checkpoint are supported all add-in environments


MORE INFO:

* QTP records each steps you perform and generates a test tree and test script.

* QTP records in normal recording mode.

* If you are creating a test on web object, you can record your test on one browser

and run it on another browser.

* Analog Recording and Low Level Recording require more disk sapce than normal

recording mode.