Tutorial 6 - All about Object Identification

This tutorial demonstrates how QTP identifies an on - screen GUI Object and the concept of QTP's Test Object Model



Video Transcript with Key Takeaways highlighted

* QTP also uses a "human" like technology for object identification
* During Record Time QTP tries to learn properties of a GUI object on which operation is performed.
* During Run-Time QTP compares the stored object properties with actual properties of object available on screen and uniquely identifies an object independent of its location on screen
* The stored object and together with its properties is called TEST Object
* During Run-Time, the actual object available on the application under test is called Run-Time Object
* This is Quick Tests "Test Object Model"
* Information about the Test Objects is stored in Object Repository
* Add-ins help in instructing Quick Test