Can you explain what is QTP?

Quick test pro (QTP) is a graphical user interface tool which is used to record and playback various applications in different domains like web applications, windows applications, ERP applications like sap & people soft, cam also record and play back active X components etc…

What do you know about Test fusion report in QTP?

Once after running the test, The test fusion report displays the Results report, and a collapsible & expandable tree view of all the executed steps(run time) along with the screen shots of each and every step and the test data that has been used while running the test. It also enables us to know where exactly if any errors occurred during the run. By seeing the screen shot of the error step we can edit / modify the script and re run the script. Normally by combining the test fusion reports with QTP you can share all the documents / reports among the Quality and development teams.

List the important features and uses of QTP (quick test pro)?

QTP operates as a stand alone application and also it can integrate efficiently into mercury’s Test director, Quality center. It introduced new feature called keyword driven testing apart from data driven testing methods in QTP. Enabling check points efficiently to benefit in finding even the smallest changes in the existing build (application). Also introduced smart identification functionality to dig the objects and its properties which is very much useful to find out unidentified objects in recording/ run mode. It enables a powerful feature of auto documentation functionality.

Can you explain the difference between Object repository and object spy in QTP?

Object repository contains the recorded object and its information. It’s a container of objects that can be changed as required by the script.
Object spy is the one that can be use to check the objects and object properties in the application. A head with a hat symbol indicates the object spy in QTP. When some objects are not generated / recognized in the script while recording. In this case we normally go for object spy option in QTP.

What is the use of Actions and Functions in QTP? What do you know about Actions, functions in QTP?

Actions are specific to QTP. Normally a single or combination of multiple actions make a QTP script. Actions can associate with OR (object repository).

Functions are a piece of VB script code that has a variables and after execution will produce a return value that will be passed to the script back for further usage. Functionas can not associate with OR.

When we need to add some functionality to qtp script then we go for functions and call them in scripts.

What is Smart Identification? What is its use in QTP?

Smart identification is normally used when a particular object in the script is not found or, if the the object properties have been changed over a period of time and QTP not able to recognize the object.

Smart Identification is a internal algorithm used by QTP. Smart identification feature is being enabled when an object is not recognized by QTP.

Smart identification should not be enabled during recording the script. You have to disable this feature. Once after the script is generated, then you can enable the smart identification feature.

The secret behind the smart identification is: Even though the object properties have been changed during a period of time, there will be some common points that still exist in both the versions of the object. Smart Identification catches that common property and recognizes the object. Smart identification is an important feature in QTP.