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MANUAL & AUTOMATION TESTING VIJAY Technologies Author: RK Pavan Check Point: It is a validation point to check the object state or bitmap state or data state during the execution at any point of time. Check Point Process during Recording 1. Captures the expected value 2. Generates the respective script statement Check Point Process during Running 1. Captures the actual value from the AUT 2. Compares the Expected value with the Actual Value 3. Displays the results Types of Checkpoints: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Standard checkpoints Bitmap checkpoint Text checkpoint Text area checkpoint Data base checkpoint 6. XML Checkpoint (From Application) 7. XML Checkpoint (From Resource) 8. Page checkpoint Hidden Checkpoints 9. Table checkpoint 10. Image checkpoint 11. Accessibility checkpoint 1. Standard checkpoints This Check point is used to verify the standard objects properties and Values. We can insert this check point in two ways 1. QTP Menu 2. Active Screen QTP Menu Navigation: 1. Keep the cursor at the desired Location of the script 2. QTP should be under recording mode 3. Go to InsertCheckpoint>Standard Check Point (F12) 4. Using the hand icon select the desired object on the AUT 5. Select the required properties needs to be checked 6. Specify the expected values 7. Select the desired radio button (Constant/ Parameter) 8. Click on Ok button 9. Stop Recording

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Syntax: Object hierarchy. Check Checkpoint (Object Name) Active Screen 1. Keep the cursor on the desired statement so that the corresponding snapshot is displayed in the active screen 2. Go to active screen right click on the desired object 3. Select the option insert standard check point 4. Click on OK 5. Select the desired properties to be checked 6. Specify the desired expected values 7. Select one of the following options (constant/Parameter) 8. Select one of the following options o Before current step o After current step 9. Click on OK 2. Bitmap Check Point This Check point is used to verify the complete bitmap or part of a bitmap. We can insert this check point in two ways 1. QTP Menu 2. Active Screen QTP Menu Navigation: 1. Keep the cursor at the desired Location of the script 2. QTP should be under recording mode 3. Go to InsertCheckpoint>Bitmap Check Point 4. Using the hand icon select the desired object/window of the AUT 5. To select a part of the bitmap click on Select area button and then using cross hair symbol select the required area. If we want only the selected area check the check box Save Selected area Only 6. To select the entire bitmap Click on Ok button 7. Stop Recording Syntax: Object hierarchy. Check Checkpoint (Object Name) Active Screen Keep the cursor on the desired statement so that the corresponding snapshot is displayed in the active screen 1. Go to active screen right click on the desired object 2. Select the option insert standard check point 3. Click on OK 4. Select the desired properties to be checked 5. Specify the desired expected values 6. Select one of the following options (constant/Parameter) 7. Select one of the following options Before current step After current step] 8. Click on OK 3. Text Checkpoint

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This Checkpoint is used to verify the specific text on the desired object We can insert this check point in two ways 1. QTP Menu 2. Active Screen QTP Menu Navigation: 1. Keep the cursor at the desired Location of the script 2. QTP should be under recording mode 3. Go to InsertCheckpoint>Text Check Point 4. Using the hand icon select the desired object of the AUT 5. Select any of the following option from combo box Checked Text Text Before Text After 6. Select one of the following options (constant/Parameter) 7. Select any one of the following options Match Case Exact Match Ignore space Text not displayed 8. Click on Ok button 9. Stop Recording Active Screen Keep the cursor on the desired statement so that the corresponding snapshot is displayed in the active screen 1. Go to active screen right click on the desired object 2. Select the option insert Text check point 3. Using the hand icon select the desired object of the AUT 4. Select any of the following option from combo box Checked Text Text Before Text After 5. Select one of the following options (constant/Parameter) 6. Select any one of the following options Match Case Exact Match Ignore space Text not displayed 7. Click on Ok button 4. Text Area Checkpoint This Check point is used to verify the text present on a particular area. It can not be inserted through Active Screen QTP Menu

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Navigation: 1. Keep the cursor at the desired Location of the script 2. QTP should be under recording mode 3. Go to InsertCheckpoint>Text Area Check Point 4. Using the Cross hair symbol select the desired area of the text from AUT 5. Select any of the following option from combo box Checked Text Text Before Text After 6. Select one of the following options (constant/Parameter) 7. Select any one of the following options Match Case Exact Match Ignore space Text not displayed 8. Click on Ok button 5. Database Checkpoint This Checkpoint is used to verify the values which are there in the database. Note: Here QTP may/may not be in Recording mode. QTP Menu Navigation: 1. Go to Insert-Check Point>Database Checkpoint 2. Select any one of the radio buttons I. Create Query using Microsoft Query II. Specify SQL Statement Manually When we select the first radio button we need to do the following steps Click on Next button 1. Select the database 2. Select a table from the database 3. Choose the fields to be used 4. If required define filters and sort order for the values taken from the selected fields 5. Close Microsoft query and return to Quick Test Professional 6. Select the desired fields 7. Select one of the following options (constant/Parameter) 8. Select one of the following options Before current step After current step] 9. Click on OK When we select the Second radio button we need to do the following steps Click on Next button 1. Click on Create button 2. Select the tab Machine data source 3. Select QT_Flight32 data source from the list 4. Click on Ok 5. Specify the desired SQL Query

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6. Click on Finish button 7. Select one of the following options (constant/Parameter) 8. Select one of the following options Before current step After current step 9. Click on OK 6. XML Check point (From Application) 1. Keep the tool under recording mode. 2. Go to insert-Check Point.> XML Check point (From Application) 3. Using the hand Icon selects the required node. 4. Choose the desired attributes values to validate. 5. Click on OK button Syntax: Browser("Browser").Page("Page").WebXML("http://www.w3schools.com/webse").Chec k CheckPoint("http://www.w3schools.com/webservices/tempconvert.asmx?WSDL") 7. XML Check point (From Resource) 1. Keep the tool under recording mode. 2. Go to insert-Check Point.> XML Check point (From Resource) 3. Select one of the following options Create Checkpoint from XML file. Create Checkpoint for test object If we select the first radio button 4. Select (Browse) the desired file 5. Click on Ok button 6. Choose the desired attributes values to validate. 9. Select one of the following options Before current step After current step 7. Click on OK button If we select the Second radio button 1. Select the desired XML Object 2. Using hand icon select the required XML Tree 3. Click on Ok button 4. Select the required attributes 5. Select one of the following options Before current step After current step 6. Click on Ok button 8. Table Check Point This checkpoint is used to check the contents of a web table. Navigation: 1. Keep the cursor on the desired statements, so that the corresponding page will be displayed in the active screen 2. Go to active screen 3. Right click on the page

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Select the option, Insert standard check point Select the desired table in the object hierarchy Click on ok Select the desired properties to be checked Select one of the following options Before currant step After currant step 9. Click on ok 9. Image Check Point This Checkpoint is used to check the properties of the desired Image Navigation: 1. Keep the cursor on the desired statement, so that the corresponding page will be displayed in the active screen 2. Go to the active screen 3. Right click on the page 4. Select desired image in the object hierarchy 5. Click on ok 6. Select the desired properties to be checked 7. Select the one of the following options Before currant step After currant step 8. Click on ok 10. Accessibility Checkpoint This check point is used to verify that the web page has been following W3 Standards (World Wide Web Consortium) or not. Navigation: 1. Keep the tool under Recording mode 2. Go to insert...>Checkpoint>Accessibility Checkpoint 3. Using the hand icon select the desired web page 4. Click on Ok button Setup for the properties of Accessibility Checkpoint 1. Go to Tools>Options 2. Go to Web Tab.>Click on Advanced button 3. Select the required properties from the accessibility checkpoint 4. Click on Ok button 5. Click on Ok button

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Output Values: It is used to display the required values from the application during runtime. Output Values Process during Recording 1. Captures the name from the object where it needs to retrieve the value 2. Generates the respective script statement Output Values Process during Running 1. Captures the actual value from the AUT 2. Stores the value into a specific column in the run time data table Following are the different Output values available 1. Standard Output Value 2. Text Output Value 3. Text Area Output Value 4. Database Output Value 5. XML Output Value (From Application) 6. XML Output Value (From Resource) Syntax: Object hierarchy. Output Check Point (Object) Standard Output Value: (Ctrl+F12) It is used to display the property/value of the required object Navigation: 1. Keep the tool under recording mode 2. Go to insert-Output Value.> Standard Output Value 3. Using the hand icon , select the desired object 4. Select the object from the object hierarchy 5. Select the require properties 6. Click on Modify to Change the header of the content. 7. Select the required sheet Global/Local Sheet 8. Click on Ok button Text Output Value: It is used to display the text property of the required object Navigation: 1. Keep the tool under recording mode 2. Go to insert-Output Value.> Text Output Value 3. Using the hand icon , select the desired object 4. Select the object from the object hierarchy 5. Select the require properties (text Property) 6. Click on Modify to Change the header of the content. 7. Select the desired value from the combo box (Output text, Text after, Text Before) 8. Select the required sheet Global/Local Sheet

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9. Click on Ok button Text Area Output Value: It is used to display the text on a specific area on the application/window. Navigation: 1. Keep the tool under recording mode 2. Go to insert-Output Value.> Text Area Output Value 3. Using the hand icon , select the desired object 4. Select the object from the object hierarchy 5. Select the require properties (text Property) 6. Click on Modify to Change the header of the content. 7. Select the desired value from the combo box (Output text, Text after, Text Before) 8. Select the required sheet Global/Local Sheet 9. Click on Ok button Database Output Value: It is used to retrieve the value of the contents of database cells based on the results of a query (result set) that you define on a database. Navigation: 1. Go to insert-Output Value.> Database Output Value 2. Select the desired radio button Create Query using Microsoft Query. Specify SQL Statement Manually 3. Create Query using any of the above to methods 4. Select the required cell values to be output. 5. Click on Modify to change the name of the header 6. Click on Ok button. XML Output Value (From Application) It is used to display the desired values of XML Content of a web application Navigation: 1. Keep the tool under recording mode 2. Go to insert-Output Value.> XML Output Value( From Application) 3. Using the hand icon , select the desired node of the XML from the web application 4. Select the object from the object hierarchy 5. Select the require properties/values to be retrieved. 6. Click on Modify to Change the header of the content. 7. Select the required sheet Global/Local Sheet 8. Click on Ok button

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XML Output Value (From Application) It is used to display the desired values of XML Content of a web application Navigation: 1. Go to insert-Output Value.> XML Output Value (From Resource) 10. Using the hand icon, select the desired node of the XML from the resource file through Browse option. 11. Select the object from the object hierarchy 12. Select the require properties/values to be retrieved. 13. Click on Modify to Change the header of the content. 14. Select the required sheet Global/Local Sheet 15. Click on Ok button Feasibility with different Environments for Output Values S: Supports NA: Not applicable NS: Not supported Standar d Window s S NA NA S S S NA Active X S NA S S S S NA

Output Value Standard Page (Standard) Table (Standard) Text Text Area Database XML (From Application) XML (From Resource) S S S

Web

VB S NA NA S S S NA

S (Page, Frame and View Link) NS S S

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