The UPDATE FROM Application feature enables you to update the properties of the object as identified in the Object Repository to the object definition in the aut.
To update an object:
Open the OBJECT REPOSITORY.
In the left pane of the OBJECT REPOSITORY dialog box, select the Test object whose description you want to update.
On [...]
The Locate in Repository feature enables you to locate the object in the Object Repository corresponding to the one existing in the Application. This feature helps you locate an object in Object Repository after the object has changed.
To locate an object in Object Repository:(Before using this feature, ensure that the application [...]
You can select an object in the Object Repository dialog box and Highlight it in the Application you are testing. This is helpful if an object definition has changed and you want to confirm that QuickTest Professional still recognizes the object. For example, if you change the Logical name of an object, [...]
To edit the Logical name in Object Repository dialog box:
Right-click the object in the OBJECT REPOSITORY tree.
Select RENAME from the menu.
Type a descriptive name for the object.
Select FILE ? CLOSE.
You can define Test Objects in your Object Repository that do not yet exist in your Application. You can prepare an Object Repository and build components for your application before the application is ready for testing.
For example, you know that you soon have a new field in your application, a WINEDIT for [...]
Objects that are used in the Recording and their properties are stored in the Object Repository. These stored objects are called Test objects. The test objects represent objects of the Application in the test. During a test run, QuickTest uses these test objects to identify objects in the application.
You can delete objects [...]
After identifying the class and properties of an object, QuickTest assigns a name to the object. This name is called the Logical name of the object. QuickTest refers to the object in a recorded Test by using its logical name.
Although the logical name given to an object during Recording may be sufficient, [...]
The Object Spy feature enables you to view the properties and their current values as well as methods associated with an object. Object Spy also enables you to view the syntax for a selected method.
To view the run-time properties of an object using the Object Spy:
On the QuickTest Professional Toolbar, click OBJECT SPY. [...]
A QuickTest Professional object is a graphic user element in the aut (Application Under Test).QuickTest Objects are categorized into Classes, such as Button, Edit, and Combo Box.
QuickTest does not define any object information; it uses the same information that application developers defined.
QuickTest Object Recognition: You distinguish one object from the other [...]
The Mercury Screen Recorder saves a movie of the Test run. You may save a movie of the entire test run or only segments surrounding errors and warnings.
The checkbox in GENERAL Options(Tools->Options->General->Check the screen recorder option) must be selected to save a movie of your test run.
To view the movie from [...]