QuickTest Pro Training Foundations

Course Description

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OVERVIEW:

This 5 day comprehensive course covers both the basic and advanced usage of QuickTest Professional 11 to create automated test scripts.

During days 1-3, students will learn the basics of QuickTest Professional including use of the keyword view, creation of scripts through recording and enhancement of scripts with synchronization and checkpoints. QuickTest's management of objects using the Object Repository is covered in depth as are advanced techniques for modular and sustainable scripting such parameterization, reusable actions and writing custom checkpoints.

On days 4-5, students switch to QTP's Expert View and learn to use programming to enhance automated script functionality. Advanced concepts such as writing functions, error handling, descriptive programming and manipulating QTP through code are covered. Students will learn several techniques for using VB Script and maximizing QTP functionality.

Duration

5 day(s)

Time

9 - 5 pm

Price

$3,675

Labs

Approximately 70% of the course is devoted to lab exercises.

Intended Audience

Quality Assurance Engineers
Technical Managers
Software Engineers
Customer Support Engineers
Anyone who needs to automate manual testing and verification processes using QTP

Prerequisites

Knowledge of:

Windows
Web sites and browsers
Testing concepts
Some knowledge of programming concepts is helpful but not required for the latter part of the course

Outline

COURSE OUTLINE:

Record and Playback User Actions
- How QuickTest Professional records user actions
- How to record a test case
- How to play back a test case and view the results
Object Recognition and Management
- How QuickTest Professional recognizes application objects
- Managing test objects Application Verification
How to add verification to a test Synchronization
- What is test synchronization
- Recognizing when to add synchronization to the test
Parameters and Data Driving
- Why and how to parameterize and data drive the test
Using Multiple Actions in Tests
- Separating a test into multiple actions
- Reusing actions in multiple tests
Introduction to Expert View
- Translating steps between Keyword View and Expert View
- Adding steps in Expert View Writing Custom Verification Points
- Adding custom application verification points in Expert View
Database Checkpoints
- How to verify applications are storing data in the database correctly
Error Handling
Descriptive Programming
- What is descriptive programming
- How to use descriptive programming
- When to use descriptive programming
Procedures
- Declaring subroutines and functions
- Creating function libraries
- Overriding and supplementing built-in test object functionality
Advanced Data Driving
- Controlling test iterations through code
- Manipulating the Data Table through code
- Accessing test data stored in XML files