Index

A

• //a / Selecting nodes
• //a//img / Selecting nodes
• //a/@href / Selecting nodes
• //a[@*] / Selecting nodes
• Accessibility checkpoint / Checkpoints
• AddToCart button / Operators in XPath
• All object types option / Adding a test object using the OR Manager Add Object option
• application-independent framework
  • about / Application-independent framework
  • advantages / Advantages of the application-independent framework
  • key challenges / Key challenges of the application-independent framework
  • relation diagram / Key challenges of the application-independent framework
• automation goals
  • about / Automation goals
  • list / Goals for test automation
  • test automation goals / Goals for test automation
  • framework design goals / Goals for framework design
  • design goals / Goals for design
  • script design goals / Goals for script design
• automation requirement
  • capturing / Capturing automation requirements
• automation test plan
  • creating / Creating a automation test plan
• Automation test repository
  • maintaining / Automation test repository maintenance
• Automation test repository maintenance
  • Maintenance Run mode / The Maintenance Run mode
  • Update Run mode / The Update Run mode
• axes, XPath / Axes in XPath

B

• best practices
  • measurable goals, setting / Setting quantifiable goals
  • about / Best practices
  • automation tool, choosing / Choosing the most suitable tool for automation
  • development activity / Treating test automation as a development activity
  • architecture / Getting the right architecture
  • up-to-date test data, ensuring / Ensuring relevant and up-to-date test data
  • relevant test data, ensuring / Ensuring relevant and up-to-date test data
  • team, building / Investing in team building and training
  • team, training / Investing in team building and training
  • reviews, conducting / Conducting reviews and tests
  • tests, conducting / Conducting reviews and tests
• Bitmap checkpoint / Checkpoints
• BPT
  • about / Business Process Testing
• Business Process Testing (BPT) / Error handling

C

• capacity attribute / Tool selection criteria
• CaptureBitmap method / Reviewing the checklist for predeployment
• case sensitivity, VBScript syntax rules / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
• checklist
  • reviewing, for pre-deployment / Reviewing the checklist for predeployment
• checkpoint
  • about / Checkpoints, Output value
  • regular expression / Regular expressions in checkpoints
• checkpoints
  • about / Checkpoints
  • standard checkpoint / Checkpoints
  • image checkpoint / Checkpoints
  • table checkpoint / Checkpoints
  • page checkpoint / Checkpoints
  • text checkpoint / Checkpoints
  • Text Area checkpoint / Checkpoints
  • Bitmap checkpoint / Checkpoints
  • database checkpoint / Checkpoints
  • accessibility checkpoint / Checkpoints
  • XML checkpoint / Checkpoints
• CheckProperty
  • regular expression / Error handling
• comments, VBScript syntax rules / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
• compatibility attribute / Tool selection criteria
• custom logs
  • about / Custom logs
  • logging, enabling / Enabling logging
  • logs, disabling / Disabling logs
  • logs, filtering / Filtering logs
  • test version, versus debug version / The test version versus the debug version

D

• .(dot) / Selecting nodes
• //(double slash) / Selecting nodes
• //div/p[1] / Predicates
• //div/p[last()-1] / Predicates
• //div/p [last()] / Predicates
• //div/p[position()<3] / Predicates
• //div/p[text()>45.00] / Predicates
• //div [not(@id= / Selecting nodes
• data-driven framework
  • about / Introduction to the data-driven framework
  • variable / Introduction to the data-driven framework
  • parameter / Introduction to the data-driven framework
  • iteration / Introduction to the data-driven framework
  • creating, steps / Introduction to the data-driven framework
  • data, accessing in QTP / Introduction to the data-driven framework
  • creating, datatable object used / Introduction to the data-driven framework
  • data, fetching / Introduction to the data-driven framework
  • test, parameterizing / Introduction to the data-driven framework
  • FileSystemObject object model / The FileSystemObject object model
• Data-driven framework / The automation framework and types of framework
• database checkpoint / Checkpoints
• datatypes, VBScript
  • Empty / VBScript datatypes
  • Null / VBScript datatypes
  • Boolean / VBScript datatypes
  • Byte / VBScript datatypes
  • Integer / VBScript datatypes
  • Currency / VBScript datatypes
  • Long / VBScript datatypes
  • Sin4gle / VBScript datatypes
  • Double / VBScript datatypes
  • Date (Time) / VBScript datatypes
  • String / VBScript datatypes
  • Object / VBScript datatypes
  • Error / VBScript datatypes
• Debug from Step option / Debug from step
• debugging
  • about / Predeployment
  • planning / Predeployment
  • QTP using / Debugging with QTP, Debugging a functional library, Reviewing the checklist for predeployment
  • custom logs / Custom logs, Disabling logs, Filtering logs, The test version versus the debug version
• debugging, QTP used
  • Run to Step option / Run to step
  • Debug from Step option / Debug from step
  • Run from step option / Run from step
  • Run from action option / Run from action
  • Debug from action option / Debug from action
  • Run to action option / Run to action
  • functional library, debugging / Debugging a functional library
  • pre deployment checklist, reviewing / Reviewing the checklist for predeployment
• Debug variable / Enabling logging, Disabling logs
• decomposition / Creating a design
• Default object types option / Adding a test object using the OR Manager Add Object option
• deployment
  • about / Deployment
• deployment phase
  • key steps / Deployment, release, and maintenance
• descriptive programming
  • about / Descriptive programming
  • static programming / Descriptive programming
  • dynamic programming / Descriptive programming
  • regular expression / Regular expressions in descriptive programming
• design
  • goals / Goals for design
• design, modular framework
  • about / Design
  • maintainability / Design
  • readability / Design
  • extensibility / Design
  • reusability / Design
  • concise scripts / Design
  • high cohesion / High cohesion and coupling
  • loose coupling, achieving / High cohesion and coupling
  • coupling, decreasing / Decreasing coupling and increasing cohesion
  • cohesion, increasing / Decreasing coupling and increasing cohesion
  • application, analyzing / Analyzing the application
  • design, creating / Creating a design
  • environment, setting up / Setting up an environment
  • Object Repository, creating / Creating Object Repository
  • test-level components, creating / Creating test-level components
  • script-level functions, creating / Creating script-level functions
  • testing / Test the framework design
• Do Loop / The Do Loop
• DOM
  • about / Document Object Model
  • HTML DOM / HTML DOM
  • and JavaScript / JavaScript and DOM
  • and QTP / DOM and QTP
• DOM actions, with JavaScript
  • HTML elements, finding / Finding HTML elements
  • HTML elements, finding by ID / Finding HTML elements by ID
  • HTML elements, finding by tag name / Finding HTML elements by tag name
  • HTML elements, finding by name / Finding HTML elements by name
  • HTML content, modifying / Changing the HTML content
  • HTML attribute, modifying / Changing the HTML attribute
  • HTML style, modifying / Changing the HTML style
  • event, responding to / Responding to an event
  • new HTML elements, creating / Creating new HTML elements
  • existing HTML element, removing / Removing an existing HTML element
• duplicate objects / Dynamic programming
• dynamic programming / Dynamic programming
• dynamic synchronization / Dynamic synchronization, Descriptive programming

E

• enhancement
  • about / Enhancement
  • key steps / Enhancement
• Environment.xml file / Environment Variables
• Environment libraries / The keyword-driven or test-plan driven method
• equality and comparison operators, XPath / Operators in XPath
• Err object
  • properties / Error handling
• Error libraries / The keyword-driven or test-plan driven method
• Expert View option / Run from step

F

• feasibility study
  • about / Feasibility study
  • applying / Feasibility study
• FileSystemObject object model
  • about / The FileSystemObject object model
  • file, manipulating / The FileSystemObject object model
  • data, writing to / The FileSystemObject object model
• Filter property / Enabling logging, Disabling logs
• For each … Next loop / The Do Loop
• framework
  • about / Introducing frameworks
  • test automation framework / Introducing frameworks
  • Automation goals / Introducing frameworks
  • linear type / The automation framework and types of framework
  • Data-driven type / The automation framework and types of framework
  • modular framework / The automation framework and types of framework
  • keyword-driven / The automation framework and types of framework
  • hybrid / The automation framework and types of framework
  • recording process / Record and replay
• framework design
  • goals / Goals for framework design
• functional library
  • debugging / Debugging a functional library
• function procedure / Function procedures

G

• getElementsByClassName method / Finding HTML elements by className
• GetROProperty method / Test objects
• GetTOProperty method / Test objects

H

• /html/head/title/text() / Selecting nodes
• HTML
  • content, changing / Changing the HTML content
  • attributes, changing / Changing the HTML attribute
  • styles, changing / Changing the HTML style
  • elements, creating / Creating new HTML elements
• HTML DOM
  • about / HTML DOM
  • relationships / Node relationships – parents, children, and siblings
  • tags relationships / Node relationships – parents, children, and siblings
• HTML elements
  • finding / Finding HTML elements
  • finding, by ID / Finding HTML elements by ID
  • finding, by tag name / Finding HTML elements by tag name
  • finding, by name / Finding HTML elements by name
• hybrid framework / The automation framework and types of framework
  • about / The hybrid framework
  • designing / The hybrid framework
  • advantages / Advantages of the hybrid framework
  • key challenges / Key challenges

I

• //img/@alt / Selecting nodes
• //img[@alt] / Selecting nodes
• //img[not(@alt)] / Selecting nodes
• image checkpoint / Checkpoints
• import method / Introduction to the data-driven framework
• Iteration / Introduction to the data-driven framework

K

• key challenges
  • of modular frameworks / Challenges for modular frameworks
• key challenges
  • of Keyword-driven testing / Key challenges
  • of hybrid framework / Key challenges
  • application-independent framework / Key challenges of the application-independent framework
• keyword-driven framework
  • about / The automation framework and types of framework
  • designing / The keyword-driven or test-plan driven method
  • diagram / The keyword-driven or test-plan driven method
• Keyword-driven testing
  • about / The keyword-driven framework, The keyword-driven or test-plan driven method
  • decomposition / Decomposition
  • recombination / Recombination
  • common libraries, viewing / The keyword-driven or test-plan driven method
  • advantages / Advantages of the keyword-driven approach
• keyword-driven testing
  • common libraries, viewing / The keyword-driven or test-plan driven method
  • generic flow / Generic flow in keyword-driven approach
• Keyword-driven testing, advantages
  • cost effective / Cost effectiveness
  • reusability / Reusability
  • easy maintenance / Ease of maintenance
  • easy execution / Ease of execution
  • key challenges / Key challenges

L

• learnability attribute / Tool selection criteria
• learning
  • collecting / Collecting and documenting learning
  • documenting / Collecting and documenting learning, Documentation and ensuring reusability
  • early capture / Start capturing early
  • reusability, ensuring / Documentation and ensuring reusability
• learning documentation
  • key challenges / Key challenges
  • positive outcomes / What went well
  • improving / What can be better
  • collecting, best practices / Best practices for collecting lessons learned, Documentation and ensuring reusability
• lessons learned
  • organizing, for areas / Preparing for the lessons to be learned
  • for people / Preparing for the lessons to be learned
  • for process / Preparing for the lessons to be learned
  • for design / Preparing for the lessons to be learned
  • discussing / Discussing lessons learned
  • agenda, discussing / Discussing lessons learned
  • project details, discussing / Discussing lessons learned
  • challenges, discussing / Discussing lessons learned
  • positive outcomes, discussing / Discussing lessons learned
  • fields for improvement / Discussing lessons learned
  • storing / Storing and sharing lessons learned
  • sharing / Storing and sharing lessons learned
• lessons learned, discussion
  • key stake holders, discussing / Discussing lessons learned
• linear framework / The automation framework and types of framework
  • advantages / Advantages and disadvantages of linear a framework
  • disadvantages / Advantages and disadvantages of linear a framework
• logical operators, XPath / Operators in XPath
• loops
  • using / Using loops
  • While … Wend / Using loops
  • Do… Loop / Using loops
  • For… Next / Using loops
  • For each… Next / Using loops
  • Do Loop / The Do Loop

M

• maintenance
  • about / Maintenance
  • activities, categorizing / Maintenance
  • script/library maintenance / Script/library maintenance
  • automation test repository maintenance / Automation test repository maintenance
  • enhancement / Enhancement
• maintenance activities categorization
  • adaptive / Maintenance
  • perfective / Maintenance
  • corrective / Maintenance
  • preventive / Maintenance
• maintenance phase
  • key steps / Deployment, release, and maintenance
• Maintenance Run mode / Maintenance, The Maintenance Run mode
• mathematical operators, XPath / Operators in XPath
• micGreaterThan option / Output value
• micGreaterThanOrEqual option / Output value
• micLessThan option / Output value
• micLessThanOrEqual option / Output value
• micNotEqual option / Output value
• micRegExpMatc option / Output value
• modular framework
  • about / The automation framework and types of framework, Introduction to the modular framework
  • script-level modularity / Introduction to the modular framework
  • test-level modularity / Introduction to the modular framework
  • structure / Structure
  • design / Design
  • advantages / Advantages of modular frameworks
  • challenges / Challenges for modular frameworks
• Msgbox option / Enabling logging
• Msgbox statement / Enabling logging

N

• Navigate and Learn option / Adding a test object using the OR Manager Add Object option
• nodename / Selecting nodes
• non-intrusiveness attribute / Tool selection criteria

O

• Object Repository / The keyword-driven or test-plan driven method
• object repository
  • about / Object repositories
  • shared object repository / Object repositories
  • local object repository / Object repositories
• operability attribute / Tool selection criteria
• operators,in XPath
  • mathematical / Operators in XPath
  • equality and comparison / Operators in XPath
  • logical / Operators in XPath
  • two node sets / Operators in XPath
• OR parameters / Maintenance
• output value / Output value

P

• //p/.. / Selecting nodes
• page checkpoint / Checkpoints
• parentheses, VBScript syntax rules / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
• path expressions
  • /(slash) / Selecting nodes
  • //(double slash) / Selecting nodes
  • .(dot) / Selecting nodes
  • .. / Selecting nodes
  • @ / Selecting nodes
  • nodename / Selecting nodes
  • //a / Selecting nodes
  • //a//img / Selecting nodes
  • //img/@alt / Selecting nodes
  • //a/@href / Selecting nodes
  • //a[@*] / Selecting nodes
  • //title/text() / Selecting nodes
  • /html/head/title/text() / Selecting nodes
  • //img[@alt] / Selecting nodes
  • //img[not(@alt)] / Selecting nodes
  • //*[@id='mainContent'] / Selecting nodes
  • //div [not(@id= / Selecting nodes
  • //p/.. / Selecting nodes
  • XXX[@att] / Selecting nodes
  • ./@* / Selecting nodes
  • //div/p[1] / Predicates
  • //div/p [last()] / Predicates
  • //div/p[last()-1] / Predicates
  • //div/p[position()<3] / Predicates
  • //script[@language] / Predicates
  • //script[@language='javascript'] / Predicates
  • //div/p[text()>45.00] / Predicates
• performance attribute / Tool selection criteria
• POC
  • developing / Developing a POC
• predicates / Predicates
• print statement / Enabling logging
• procedures, VBScript
  • subprocedures / Subprocedures
  • function procedure / Function procedures
• process
  • about / Processes

Q

• QTP
  • about / About QTP
  • and DOM / DOM and QTP
  • event, finding / Firing an event
• QTP linear framework approach
  • about / Record and replay
  • creating / Record and replay
• Quality Centre (QC) / Error handling
• QuickTest
  • object model / The QuickTest object model
• QuickTest object model / The QuickTest object model

R

• recombination / Creating a design
• record
  • process / What happens when we record
• recovery scenario
  • about / Recovery scenarios – an overview
  • trigger event / Recovery scenarios – an overview
  • recovery operations / Recovery scenarios – an overview
  • post-recovery option / Recovery scenarios – an overview
• regular expression
  • about / Regular expressions
  • in descriptive programming / Regular expressions in descriptive programming
  • in checkpoint / Regular expressions in checkpoints
  • in CheckProperty / Error handling
• release phase
  • key steps / Deployment, release, and maintenance
• reliability attribute / Tool selection criteria
• replay
  • process / What happens when we replay
• Reporter.RunStatus object / The Reporter.RunStatus object
• reporter object
  • about / Reporter objects
  • Reporter.RunStatus object / The Reporter.RunStatus object
• Reporter object / Enabling logging, Disabling logs, Filtering logs
• ReportEvent method / Reporter objects, Filtering logs
• ReportNote method / Reporter objects
• reusable actions
  • purpose / Purpose of actions
  • non reusable actions / Types of actions
  • reusable actions / Types of actions
  • external actions / Types of actions
• rfDisableAll option / Disabling logs
• rfEnableAll option / Enabling logging
• Run from Action option / Run from action
• Run from Step option / Run from step
• Run Result window / Enabling logging, Filtering logs
• RunScript method / Firing an event
• Run to Action option / Run to action
• Run to step option / Run to step

S

• /(slash) / Selecting nodes
• //script[@language='javascript'] / Predicates
• //script[@language] / Predicates
• script
  • designing / Script design and development
  • developing / Script design and development
• script/library
  • maintaining / Script/library maintenance
• script design
  • goals / Goals for script design
• script development
  • steps / Script development
  • application, analyzing / Analyzing an application
  • test objects, adding to OR / Creating OR (adding test objects to OR)
  • test step, adding / Adding a test step
  • scripts, enhancing / Enhancing scripts
• scripts
  • enhancing / Enhancing scripts
  • checkpoints / Checkpoints
  • synchronization / Synchronization
  • reporter object / Reporter objects
  • reusable actions / Actions
  • error handling / Error handling
  • parameterization / Parameterization
  • environment variables, using / Environment Variables
• Selected object only option / Adding a test object using the OR Manager Add Object option
• Selected object types option / Adding a test object using the OR Manager Add Object option
• Software Process Engineering Group (SPEG) / Storing and sharing lessons learned
• spaces, VBScript syntax rules / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
• standard checkpoint / Checkpoints
• static programming / Static programming
• structure, modular framework
  • about / Structure
  • advantages / Advantages
• structure advantages, modular framework
  • facilitates specialization / Advantages
  • control over resources / Advantages
  • easier communication / Advantages
  • better performance / Advantages
• subprocedures / Subprocedures
• synchronization
  • about / Synchronization
  • dynamic synchronization / Dynamic synchronization, Descriptive programming
• syntax rules, VBScript
  • case sensitivity / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
  • text strings / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
  • variables / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
  • comments / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
  • spaces / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
  • parentheses / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks

T

• //title/text() / Selecting nodes
• table checkpoint / Checkpoints
• test-level modularity
  • about / Introduction to the modular framework
  • function library / Introduction to the modular framework
  • Test data / Introduction to the modular framework
  • Log files / Introduction to the modular framework
  • Master scripts / Introduction to the modular framework
  • Error handlers / Introduction to the modular framework
  • OR / Introduction to the modular framework
  • Environment / Introduction to the modular framework
• test automation
  • stratergy, defining / Defining a test automation strategy
  • goals / Goals for test automation
• Test automation
  • life cycle / The test automation life cycle, Feasibility study, Defining a test automation strategy, Script design and development, Tool selection, Tool selection criteria, Processes, Goals for framework design, Best practices, Treating test automation as a development activity, Conducting reviews and tests
• Test automation life cycle
  • feasibility study / Feasibility study
  • tool induction, for automated testing / Tool induction for automated testing
  • stratergy, defining / Defining a test automation strategy
  • automation test plan, creating / Creating a automation test plan
  • script design / Script design and development
  • script development / Script design and development
  • deployment / Deployment, release, and maintenance
  • release / Deployment, release, and maintenance
  • maintainance / Deployment, release, and maintenance
  • tool selection / Tool selection, Evaluating the tools
  • tool selection, criteria / Tool selection criteria
  • process / Processes
  • design / Design, architecture, and documentation
  • architecture / Design, architecture, and documentation
  • documentation / Design, architecture, and documentation
  • automation goals / Automation goals, Goals for design, Goals for script design
  • best practices / Best practices, Getting the right architecture, Conducting reviews and tests
• Test Flow pane / Run from action, Debug from action, Run to action
• test induction
  • key steps / Tool induction for automated testing
• test object / Test objects
• test objects / Maintenance
• test objects, adding to OR
  • steps / Creating OR (adding test objects to OR), Adding a test object to OR
  • test step, recording / Recording a test step
  • object description, creating / Creating an object description
  • define new test objects, using / Creating a test object using Define New Test Object
  • Navigate and Learn toolbar / The Navigate and Learn toolbar
  • OR Manager Add Object option, using / Adding a test object using the OR Manager Add Object option
  • Active Screen, using / Adding test objects to the local object repository from Active Screen
• test step
  • adding, record option / Adding a test step
  • adding, manually / Adding a test step
  • adding, to Active screen / Adding a test step
• Text Area checkpoint / Checkpoints
• text strings, VBScript syntax rules / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
• tool
  • selecting / Tool selection, Evaluating the tools
  • evaluating / Evaluating the tools
• tool induction
  • for automated testing / Tool induction for automated testing
• tool selection
  • automation requirement, capturing / Capturing automation requirements
  • POC, developing / Developing a POC
  • tools, evaluating / Evaluating the tools
  • criteria / Tool selection criteria
• tool selection criteria
  • attributes, list / Tool selection criteria
• ToProperties method / The Do Loop
• two node sets operators, XPath / Operators in XPath

U

• Unified Functional Tester (UFT) / About QTP
• union | operator / Selecting several paths
• Update Run mode / Maintenance, The Update Run mode

V

• variable / Introduction to the data-driven framework
• variables, VBScript syntax rules / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
• VBScript
  • about / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
  • syntax rules / VBScript – key features for creating code blocks
  • procedures / VBScript procedures
  • programming with / Programming with VBScript
  • using / Using VBScript
  • datatypes / VBScript datatypes
  • operators / Operators in VBScript
• VBScript operators
  • about / Operators in VBScript
  • mathematical / Operators in VBScript
  • comparison / Operators in VBScript
  • logical / Operators in VBScript
  • concatenation / Operators in VBScript
  • expression examples, adding / Adding examples of expressions
  • control structures / Control structures and loops
  • loops, using / Using loops
  • loops, Do Loop / The Do Loop

W

• WaitProperty / Dynamic synchronization

X

• XML checkpoint / Checkpoints
• XPath
  • about / Using XPath
  • terminology / XPath terminology
  • nodes, selecting / Selecting nodes
  • predicates / Predicates
  • unknown nodes, selecting / Selecting unknown nodes
  • several paths, selecting / Selecting several paths
  • axes / Axes in XPath
  • location paths, used for locating / Locating a element using location path
  • operations / Operators in XPath
  • used for framework creating / Operators in XPath
• XPath expressions
  • operators, using / Operators in XPath
• XPath terminology
  • atomic values / XPath terminology
  • ancestors / XPath terminology
  • descendants / XPath terminology
  • parent / XPath terminology
  • children / XPath terminology
  • siblings / XPath terminology
• XXX[@att] / Selecting nodes