Table of Contents

1.    Automation Architecture    4
1.1    Design    4
1.2    Approach for Test Automation    5
2.      Introduction to QTP    12
2.1    QTP Environment Compatibility    12
2.2    Versions of QTP    13
3.    Add-Ins    21
3.1    Types of Add-Ins    21
3.2    Conditions for Add-ins    22
4.    Conventions    23
4.1    Test Case Naming Conventions:    23
4.2     Script and Action Naming Conventions:    24
4.3    Variables and Constants:    25
4.4    DataSheet Naming and Parameter Naming Conventions:    26
4.5    Function Naming Conventions    27
5.    Settings    28
5.1    QTP Test Settings    28
5.2    Record and Run Settings    29
5.3    Active Screen Capture Level    30
5.4    Object Repository    31
5.5    Expert View    33
5.6    Setting related to the Application Used:    36
6.     Objects    39
6.1     Objects    39
7.     Data Table    41
7.1     Datatable Object and related Functions:    41
7.2    Organizing Data Sheets for Global & Local variables    42
7.3      Parameterizing using Data driven Wizard    44
7.4      Importing and Exporting Datasheets:    48
8.    Actions    52
8.1    Actions Settings    52
8.2    Iterations using rows    53
8.3    Action Template    53
8.4    Script Startup    54
8.5    Splitting Actions, Re-usable Actions, Internal/External Actions    56
9.    Object Repository    57
9.1    Per Action/Shared Object Repository:    57
9.2    Merging of two object repositories:    59
9.3    Limitations:    61
10.     Variables    62
10.1    Action Parameters    62
10.2    Test Parameters    65
10.3    Environment Variables    67
10.4   Variable passing from one Action to another    68
10.5   Scope of Variables    70
11.     Check Points    72
11.1    Types of Checkpoints    72
11.2    Output Values for Verification    74
12.      Reusable Library    77
12.1     Introduction    78
12.2     How to establish a Reusable Library    78
12.3     How to use this Reusable Library.    80
13.      Regular Expressions    81
13.1      Description    81
14.      Recovery Scenario    87
14.1      Exceptional Handling using Recovery Scenarios    88
14.2      Sample for Recovery Scenario:    94
15.      Optional Steps    100
15.1      Description:    100
16.      Reporting    102
16.1    Different Options for Reporting    103
16.2       Functions used for Reporting    104
16.3    Reporting Formats    107