Interview Questions with Answers On QTP
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Topic: Interview Questions with Answers On QTP
Posted By: poli
Subject: Interview Questions with Answers On QTP
Date Posted: 27Jun2007 at 12:25am
1. What are the Features & Benefits of Quick Test Pro(QTP)..?
1. Key word driven testing
2. Suitable for both client server and web based application
3. Vb script as the scriot language
4. Better error handling mechanism
5. Excellent data driven testing features
2. Where can I get Quck Test pro(QTP Pro) software.. This is Just for Information purpose Only.
Introduction to QuickTest Professional 8.0, Computer Based
Training: Please find the step to get QuickTest Professional 8.0 CBT
Step by Step Tutorial and Evaluation copy of the software. The full CBT
is 162 MB. You will have to create account to be able to download
evaluation copies of CBT and Software.
3. How to handle the exceptions using recovery secnario manager in Qtp?
You can instruct QTP to recover unexpected events or errors
that occured in your testing environment during test run. Recovery
scenario manager provides a wizard that guides you through the defining
recovery scenario. Recovery scenario has three steps
1. Triggered Events
2. Recovery steps
3. Post Recovery Test-Run
3. How to handle the exceptions using recovery secnario manager in Qtp?
You can instruct QTP to recover unexpected events or errors
that occured in your testing environment during test run. Recovery
scenario manager provides a wizard that guides you through the defining
recovery scenario. Recovery scenario has three steps
1. Triggered Events
2. Recovery steps
3. Post Recovery Test-Run
4. what is the use of Text output value in Qtp?
Output values enable to view the values that the application
talkes during run time.When paramaterised, the values change for each
iteration.Thus by creating output values, we can capture the values
that the application takes for each run and output them to the data
table.
5. How to use the Object spy in QTP 8.0 version?
There are two ways to Spy the objects in QTP
1) Thru file toolbar
---In the File ToolBar click on the last toolbar button (an icon showing a person with hat).
2) Tru Object repository Dialog
---In Objectrepository dialog click on the button"object spy..."
In the Object spy Dialog click on the button showing hand symbol.
the pointer now changes in to a hand symbol and we have to point out the object to spy the state of the object
if at all the object is not visible..or window is minimised then
Hold the Ctrl button and activate the required window to and release
the Ctrl button.
6. What is the file extension of the code file & object repository file in QTP?
File extension of
-- Per test object rep :- filename.mtr
-- Shared Oject rep :- filename.tsr
Code file extension id script.mts
7. Explain the concept of object repository & how QTP recognises objects?
Object Repository: displays a tree of all objects in the
current component or in the current action or entire test( depending on
the object repository mode you selected).
we can view or modify the test object description of any test object in the repository or to add new objects to the repository.
Quicktest learns the default property values and determines in
which test object class it fits.If it is not enough it adds assistive
properties, one by one to the description until it has compiled the
unique description.If no assistive properties are available, then it
adds a special Ordianl identifier such as objects location onthe page
or in the source code.
8. What are the properties you would use for identifying a browser & page when using descriptive programming ?
"name" would be another property apart from "title" that we can use.
OR
We can also use the property "micClass".
ex: Browser("micClass:=browser").page("micClass:=page")....
9. What are the different scripting languages you could use when working with QTP ?
Visual Basic (VB),XML,JavaScript,Java,HTML
10. Give me an example where you have used a COM interface in your QTP project?
11. Few basic questions on commonly used Excel VBA functions.
common functions are:
Coloring the cell
Auto fit cell
setting navigation from link in one cell to other
saving
12. Explain the keyword createobject with an example.
Creates and returns a reference to an Automation object
syntax: CreateObject(servername.typename [, location])
Arguments
servername:Required. The name of the application providing the object.
typename : Required. The type or class of the object to create.
location : Optional. The name of the network server where the object is to be created.
13. Explain in brief about the QTP Automation Object Model.
Essentially all configuration and run functionality provided
via the QuickTest interface is in some way represented in the QuickTest
automation object model via objects, methods, and properties. Although
a one-on-one comparison cannot always be made, most dialog boxes in
QuickTest have a corresponding automation object, most options in
dialog boxes can be set and/or retrieved using the corresponding object
property, and most menu commands and other operations have
corresponding automation methods. You can use the objects, methods, and
properties exposed by the QuickTest automation object model, along with
standard programming elements such as loops and conditional statements
to design your program.
14. How to handle dynamic objects in QTP?
QTP has a unique feature called Smart Object
Identification/recognition. QTP generally identifies an object by
matching its test object and run time object properties. QTP may fail
to recognise the dynamic objects whose properties change during run
time. Hence it has an option of enabling Smart Identification, wherein
it can identify the objects even if their properties changes during run
time.
Check this out-
If QuickTest is unable to find any object that matches the recorded
object description, or if it finds more than one object that fits the
description, then QuickTest ignores the recorded description, and uses
the Smart Identification mechanism to try to identify the object.
While the Smart Identification mechanism is more complex, it is
more flexible, and thus, if configured logically, a Smart
Identification definition can probably help QuickTest identify an
object, if it is present, even when the recorded description fails.
The Smart Identification mechanism uses two types of properties:
Base filter properties—The most fundamental properties of a
particular test object class; those whose values cannot be changed
without changing the essence of the original object. For example, if a
Web link's tag was changed from to any other value, you could no longer
call it the same object. Optional filter properties—Other properties
that can help identify objects of a particular class as they are
unlikely to change on a regular basis, but which can be ignored if they
are no longer applicable.
15. What is a Run-Time Data Table? Where can I find and view this table?
In QTP, there is data table used , which is used at runtime.
-In QTP, select the option View->Data tabke.
-This is basically an excel file, which is stored in the folder of the test created, its name is Default.xls by default.
16. How does Parameterization and Data-Driving relate to each other in QTP?
To datadrive we have to parameterize.i.e. we have to make the
constant value as parameter, so that in each iteraration(cycle) it
takes a value that is supplied in run-time datatable. Through
parameterization only we can drive a transaction(action) with different
sets of data. You know running the script with the same set of data
several times is not suggestable, & it's also of no use.
17. What is the difference between Call to Action and Copy Action.?
Call to Action : The changes made in Call to Action , will be
reflected in the orginal action( from where the script is called).But
where as in Copy Action , the changes made in the script ,will not
effect the original script(Action)
18. Discuss QTP Environment.
QuickTest Pro environment using the graphical interface and
ActiveScreen technologies - A testing process for creating test
scripts, relating manual test requirements to automated verification
features - Data driving to use several sets of data using one test
script.
19. Explain the concept of how QTP identifies object.
During recording qtp looks at the object and stores it as test
object.For each test object QT learns a set of default properties
called mandatory properties,and look at the rest of the objects to
check whether this properties are enough to uniquely identify the
object. During test run,QT searches for the run time obkects that
matches with the test object it learned while recording.
20. Differentiate the two Object Repository Types of QTP.
Object repository is used to store all the objects in the
application being tested.2 types of oject repositoy per action and
shared. In shared repository only one centralised repository for all
the tests. where as in per action.for each test a separate per action
repostory is created.
21. What the differences are and best practical application of each.
Per Action: For Each Action, one Object Repository is created.
Shared : One Object Repository is used by entire application
22. Explain what the difference between Shared Repository and Per_Action Repository
Shared Repository: Entire application uses one Object Repository , that similar to Global GUI Map file in WinRunner
Per Action: For each Action ,one Object Repository is created, like GUI map file per test in WinRunner
23. Have you ever written a compiled module? If yes tell me about some of the functions that you wrote.
I Used the functions for Capturing the dynamic data during runtime. Function used for Capturing Desktop, browser and pages.
24. What projects have you used WinRunner on? Tell me about some of the challenges that arose and how you handled them.
pbs :WR fails to identify the object in gui. If there is a non
std window obk wr cannot recognize it ,we use GUI SPY for that to
handle such situation.
25. Can you do more than just capture and playback?
I have done Dynamically capturing the objects during runtime in
which no recording, no playback and no use of repository is done AT
ALL.
-It was done by the windows scripting using the DOM(Document Object Model) of the windows.
26. How long have you used the product?
27. How to do the scripting. Is there any inbuilt functions
in QTP as in QTP-S. Whatz the difference between them? how to handle
script issues?
Yes, there's an in-built functionality called "Step Generator"
in Insert->Step->Step Generator -F7, which will generate the
scripts as u enter the appropriate steps.
28. What is the difference between check point and output value.
I would like to add some stuff to Kalpana's comments.
It is as follows:-
An outPut value is a value captured during the test run and entered in the run-time
but to a specified location.
EX:-Location in Data Table[Global sheet / local sheet]
29. IF we use batch testing.the result shown for last action only.in that how can i get result for every action.
u can click on the icon in the tree view to view the result of every action
30. How the exception handling can be done using QTP
It can be done Using the Recovery Scenario Manager which
provides a wizard that gudies you through the process of defining a
recovery scenario. FYI.. The wizard could be accesed in QTP>
Tools-> Recovery Scenario Manager .......
31. How do you test siebel application using qtp?
32. How many types of Actions are there in QTP?
There are three kinds of actions:
non-reusable action—an action that can be called only in the test with which it is stored, and can be called only once.
reusable action—an action that can be called multiple times by the
test with which it is stored (the local test) as well as by other
tests.
external action—a reusable action stored with another test.
External actions are read-only in the calling test, but you can choose
to use a local, editable copy of the Data Table information for the
external action.
33. How do you data drive an external spreadsheet?
34. I want to open a Notepad window without recording a test
and I do not want to use SystemUtil.Run command as well How do I do
this?
U can still make the notepad open without using the record or
System utility script, just by mentioning the path of the notepad "(
i.e., where the notepad.exe is stored in the system) in the "Windows
Applications Tab" of the "Record and Run Settings window. Try it out.
All the Best.
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Date Posted: 07Aug2007 at 12:12am
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