After you run your Test, you can view the Results in the TEST RESULTS window. By default, the TEST RESULTS window appears after a run session completes.
To view test results:
From the QuickTest Professional menu bar, select AUTOMATION ? RESULTS. The TEST RESULTS window appears. View the outcome of the test run.
In the TEST [...]
QuickTest Professional enables you to Compress the Test folder to conserve hard disk space on your computer and to ensure easy transfer of tests within a network or over the Internet.
To compress the test name folder:
From the QuickTest Professional menu bar, select FILE ? EXPORT TEST TO ZIP FILE.
In the EXPORT TO [...]
When Saving a Test, you assign it a name. A test name directory is automatically created and all the files related to the test are saved in the test name directory.
By default, QuickTest creates certain files and directories in each test directory,including:
ACTION0: This directory contains files that control all Actions, except [...]
After you record a Test, you should save your tests at an appropriate location. If you use QuickTest Professional alone, QuickTest prompts you to save your tests in the …\MERCURY INTERACTIVE\QUICKTEST PROFESSIONAL\TESTS directory by default.
You can change it to your choice of location.But,keep track of the location for future purposes.
When you run a Test, QuickTest performs each step as it was recorded in the Application under test. The application under test should be Running when the test is running.
You can watch the application under test as QuickTest performs each step. A yellow arrow in the left margin of the KEYWORD VIEW [...]
To run a Test and write the test Results in a temporary folder:
On the QuickTest Professional Toolbar, click RUN (AUTOMATION ? RUN).The RUN dialog box appears.
In the RUN dialog box, click the TEMPORARY RUN RESULTS FOLDER (OVERWRITES ANY EXISTING TEMPORARY RESULTS) option.
Click OK.
To run the test from a particular step, select the step [...]
When you record a Test, it is recommended that you resize QuickTest Professional and the aut (Application Under Test) so that the applications are visible simultaneously. To record a test:
On the QuickTest Professional Toolbar, click RECORD. The RECORD AND RUN SETTINGS dialog box appears.
Select the RECORD AND RUN TEST ON ANY OPEN [...]
The process of creating an automated Test begins after you have documented Manual test steps, checked for Application and environment stability, checked for valid and invalid data and prepared the automated test environment.
Building Blocks of a Step: When you click RECORD, QuickTest records each user Action that you perform in the aut [...]
QuickTest Professional Options – General: Select TOOLS ? OPTIONS. The OPTIONS dialog box appears. Click the GENERAL tab.Some of the general options selections are as follows:
Check the DISPLAY Add-in MANAGER ON STARTUP checkbox to display the Addin MANAGER dialog box when you launch the QuickTest Professional Application.This enables testers to select the [...]
To display or hide a Toolbar in QuickTest Professional select VIEW ? TOOLBARS. In the submenu that appears, select or deselect the toolbar that you want to display or hide.The toolbars available in QuickTest Professional are:
Standard: Provides buttons for standard Windows commands.
Automation: Provides buttons to record a Test.
Debug: Provides buttons that [...]