What are Checkpoints in QTP?

What are Checkpoints in QTP?

A checkpoint is a verification point that compares a current value for a specified property with the expected value for that property.

Types of Checkpoints in QTP:

- Standard Checkpoint: Checks the property value of the object in an application or Webpage. It checks buttons,Radiobuttons,Comboboxes etc

- Bitmap checkpoint: Checks the value of an image in the application.

- Text checkpoins: Checks whether the text string is displayed in the appropriate place in your application or on a Web page

- Text Area checkpoint
- Database checkpoint: Checks the contents of a database accessed by the application

- XML Checkpoint: Checks the data content of XML documents in the application.

Note:
- Before creating checkpoints on web objects we have to select web-test option in ADD-IN Manager.
- If the objects developed in HTML we can use Standard Check point.
- If the Objects developed in XML we can use XML Check point.

How Checkpoints work?

In Checkpoints, we define what should be the state of an object at particular time. e.g.- If I have an application where a particular button gets enabled on some specific operation. I will automate that operation and will apply a checkpoint that Button should be enabled and its value should be 'OK'.... So we apply checkpoint on properties of different types of objects..

Sample Objects that QuickTest can be verified:

Windows:
- Window
- Edit-Field
- Drop-Down List
- Menu command
- Radio Button
- Checkbox
- Windows Object
- Status Bar
- Text Area

WEB:
- Browser
- Text Area
- Text Link
- Images
- Image Link
- Edit Field
- Drop Down List
- checkbox
- Radio Button
- Tables/Grids
- web Elements