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QTP 11.00 New Features
QuickTest 11.00 now offers the following new features.
Manage Your Test Data
Quality Center (HP ALM) test configuration functionality enables you to determine
at runtime which data sets to use for your tests.
ALM test configurations enable you to:
• Unbind your data from your tests
• Share common data sources across different tests
• Filter your data to fit your testing needs
• Increase requirements traceability
You store the data for your tests in the Quality Center Test Resources module in
the form of data table resource files.
You can then define multiple test configurations for a test in the Test Plan
module. When working with data-driven QuickTest tests in HP ALM, each
configuration is a QuickTest test that is set to run with a selected data resource
file and optional data filter settings.
One or more specific configurations of the test can be included in a Test Set to
cover different parts of a requirement or to cover multiple requirements.
By using Quality Center test configurations, you can create more generic tests
and reuse them by associating a different set of data with each. You can also
reuse your data by associating the same data table file with multiple tests.
Test Your GUI and UI-Less Application Functionality in One Test
The new QuickTest-Service Test integration enables you to test across the GUI
and non-GUI layers of your application.
You can use QuickTest steps to start testing the GUI elements in your application,
then call a Service Test test to validate service communications (standard Web
Services, non-SOAP Web Services, such as REST, etc.), and then step back into
your QuickTest GUI testing, all in a single test run.
The results of the QuickTest and Service Test steps are displayed in a unified
report in the new Run Results Viewer.
New Run Results Viewer
The new Run Results Viewer provides an Executive Summary page with summary
data, pie charts and statistics for both the current and previous runs, a quick link
to the previous run results, and more.
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The Run Results Viewer displays the results of your run session in a set of panes
that you can show, hide, move, dock, and otherwise customize to your needs.
You can install the Run Results Viewer as a standalone installation. This enables
you to share the results of your tests with business analysts and developers who
do not work with QuickTest.
Help QuickTest Identify Your Objects as a Manual Tester Would –
VISUALLY
You can now use visual relation identifiers to identify application objects based on
other objects that are always near them.
This enables you to create a more reliable identification definition for test objects
that are otherwise difficult to differentiate, and to ensure that the identification
remains reliable even if the user interface design changes.
The Visual Relation Identifier Dialog Box provides the interface and tools to help
you create and verify your visual relation identifier definitions.
Collaborate with Developers to Pinpoint Defects Using Log Tracking
In today's more agile development environment, it is more important than ever
for QA engineers and developers to work together throughout the development
and release process.
QuickTest's new Log Tracking functionality helps you work with developers to
pinpoint the root causes of unexpected behavior in your application.
When you enable log tracking, QuickTest receives the Java or .NET log framework
messages from your application and embeds them in the run results.
You can click a log message in the results to jump to the relevant step in the run
results tree, or you can click a step in the run results tree and view the log
message that was generated at the time that the selected step ran. You can also
specify that a log message of a particular level (or higher) will fail your test.
After you view the results, you can print or export the log tracking details to a file
to show to a developer, or you can provide the developer with the standalone Run
Results Viewer installation so that the developer can view and analyze the results
directly on his or her own desktop.
Out-of-the-Box Support for Web 2.0 Toolkit Applications
QuickTest 11.00 provides Web Add-in Extensibility-based add-ins for ASP .NET
Ajax, GWT, Yahoo UI, and Dojo Web 2.0 toolkits.
You can use these add-ins just as you would any other add-in. You can also use
Web Add-in Extensibility or Extensibility Accelerator to customize the provided
support to match your needs.
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You install these add-ins by running the Web 2.0 Toolkit Support Setup from the
Add-in Extensibility and Web 2.0 Toolkits option in the QuickTest Professional
setup window.
The operations supported for each Web 2.0 test object class are a combination of
custom operations developed for that test object class and operations directly
inherited from the corresponding (base) Web Add-in test object class.
New Web Testing Capabilities
Many new testing capabilities are now available for working with Web-Based
objects.
• Firefox Testing. You can now record steps on Mozilla Firefox and use the
.Object property to access the Firefox DOM.
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• XPath, CSS, Identifiers. You can add the XPath or CSS identifier
properties to instruct QuickTest to identify a Web object in your application
based on its XPath location or CSS definition.
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• Event Identifiers. You can also now use the attribute/* notation in the
test object description to identify a Web-based object based on an event
associated with that object. For example, you can add attribute/onClick
as a property in a WebButton test object description to identify a button
that is associated with the onClick event.
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• Embed or Run JavaScripts in Your Web Pages. You can use the new
EmbedScript/EmbedScriptFromFile and
RunScript/RunScriptFromFile functions to embed JavaScripts in all
loaded browser pages and frames or to run JavaScripts in specific pages.
Use these scripts to perform operations on, or retrieve data from, the
browser pages in your application.
Automatically Parameterize Steps
You can instruct QuickTest to automatically parameterize the steps in your test's
actions at the end of a recording session.
This enables you to create actions that can be used for a variety of different
purposes or scenarios by referencing different sets of data.
You activate this option by selecting the Automatically parameterize steps
option in the General tab of the Options dialog box. You can set the option to use
Global Data Table Parameters or Test Parameters.
When you stop a recording session while this option is selected, QuickTest
replaces the constant values in the test object operation arguments of your steps
with either Data Table parameters or action parameters, based on your selection
in the Options dialog box.
QuickTest performs this automatic parameterization for all relevant steps in any
action in your test, in which you recorded one or more steps during that recording
session.
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If you work with HP ALM, and you select the Global Data Table Parameters
option, you can map the generated parameters to the column names of a data
resource and then use different configurations in your test sets.
If you work with SAP eCATT and you select the Test Parameters option, you can
then supply the values for the test parameters from eCATT.
New Silverlight Add-in
You can use the new Silverlight Add-in to test objects in Silverlight 2 and
Silverlight 3 applications.
After you install the Silverlight Add-in, it is displayed in the Add-in Manager as a
child add-in under the WPF Add-in.
Extend WPF and Silverlight Support
The WPF and Silverlight Add-in Extensibility SDK enables you to develop support
for testing third-party and custom WPF and Silverlight controls that are not
supported out-of-the-box by the relevant QuickTest add-ins.
You install the WPF and Silverlight Add-in Extensibility SDK from the Add-in
Extensibility and Web 2.0 Toolkits option in the QuickTest Professional setup
window.
Use Extensibility Accelerator for Web Add-in Extensibility Development
The new Extensibility Accelerator for Functional Testing is a Visual Studio-like IDE
that facilitates the design, development, and deployment of Web Add-in
Extensibility support.
It provides a user interface and special tools that help you define new test object
classes, map those test object classes to the controls in your application, and
teach QuickTest how to identify the controls, perform operations on the controls
and retrieve their properties.
You install the Extensibility Accelerator from the Add-in Extensibility and Web 2.0
Toolkits option in the QuickTest Professional setup window.
It's Easier Than Ever to Insert Regular Expressions
The Smart Regular Expression list provides syntax hints that make it easier than
ever to insert regular expressions into your test steps. It also enables you to
access the Regular Expression Evaluator, which lets you test regular expressions
to make sure they suit your needs.
Load Function Libraries at Run Time
The new LoadFunctionLibrary statement lets you load a function library when a
step runs instead of at the beginning of a run session. This means, for example,
that you can define conditional steps that use functions from various function
libraries, but load only the required function libraries during a run session.
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Avoid Downtime Due to License Server Failures
With redundant license servers you create failover, so that if your main license
server fails, your remaining servers maintain availability of your licenses without
causing any downtime or loss of licenses for users.
The redundant license server feature is especially useful for enterprise customers
who have a large network installation and want to maintain license server
backup.
Improved Documentation Structure Helps You Find the Information You
Need
When you open the QuickTest Professional Help, you can now access the entire
Documentation Library from one central point, the Home page. It provides links
to all available guides in each available format, including PDF files.
The HP QuickTest Professional User Guide and the HP QuickTest Professional for
Business Process Testing User Guide are now organized into topic types:
Concepts, Tasks, and References. Use each topic type to access specific
information about a feature or product area.
For example, you can use the Tasks topic type to learn the overall workflow of a
feature to help you accomplish your goals, or you can use the Reference topic
type to look up a specific user interface element, such as a window, dialog box, or
page.
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