QTP COMMANDS

QTP Commands

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QTP Commands are available in 3 ways.

1.Menu options

2.Tool Bar options

3.Short cut keys (for Some important operations only)

File menu: Through file menu user can create, save tests, open existing tests, export tests in zip format.

Command	Function
New > Test	Creates a new test.
New > Business Component	Creates a new business component.
New > Scripted Component	Creates a new scripted component.
New > Application Area	Creates a new application area.
New > Function Library	Creates a new function library.
Open > Test	Opens an existing test.
Open > Business/Scripted Component	Opens an existing business or scripted component.
Open > Application Area	Opens an existing application area.
Open > Function Library	Opens an existing function library.
Close	Closes the active function library.
Close All Function Libraries	Closes all open function libraries.
Quality Center Connection	Opens the Quality Center Connection dialog box, enabling you to connect to a Quality Center project.
Quality Center Version Control	Provides a sub-menu of options for managing versions of QuickTest assets in Quality Center. The sub-menu is available only when you are connected to version-control enabled Quality Center project.
Save	Saves the active document.
Save As	Opens the relevant Save dialog box so you can save the open document.
Save Test with Resources	Saves a standalone copy of the current test together with its resource files.
Save All	Saves all open documents.
Enable Editing	Makes read-only function libraries editable.
Export Test to Zip File	Creates a zip file of the active document.
Import Test from Zip File	Imports a document from a zip file.
Convert to Scripted Component	Converts a business component to a scripted component.
Print	Prints the active document.
Print Preview	Displays the Keyword View as it will look when printed and enables you to modify the page setup.
Settings	Opens the Settings dialog box, enabling you to define settings for the open document. (Not relevant for function libraries)
Process Guidance Management	Opens the Process Guidance Management dialog box, enabling you to manage the list of processes that are available in QuickTest.
Associate Library '<Function Library Name>' with '<Document Name>'	Associates the active function library with the open document. (Available only from function libraries)
Recent Files	Lists the recently viewed files.
Exit	Closes the QuickTest session.

Edit Menu: It provides editing options and renaming, deleting and splitting actions.

Command	Function
Undo	Reverses the last command or deletes the last entry you typed.
Redo	Reverses the most recent operation of the Undo command.
Cut	Removes the selection from your document.
Copy	Copies the selection from your document.
Paste	Pastes the selection to your document.
Delete	Deletes the selection from your document.
Copy Documentation to Clipboard	Copies the content of the Documentation column of the Keyword View, enabling you to paste it in an external application.
Action > Split Action	Separates an action into two sibling actions or into parent-child nested actions.
Action > Rename Action	Changes the name of an action.
Action > Delete Action	Enables you to remove the selected call to the action, or delete the action and its calls from the active test.
Action > Action Properties	Enables you to specify options, parameters, and associated object repositories for a stored action.
Action > Action Call Properties	Enables you to specify the number of run iterations according to the number of rows in the Data Table, and to define the values of input parameters and the storage location of output parameters.
Step Properties > Comment Properties	Opens the Comment Properties dialog box for a comment step. Available only when the selected step is a comment.
Step Properties > Object Properties	Opens the Object Properties dialog box for a selected object. Available only when the selected step contains a test object.
Step Properties > Checkpoint Properties	Opens the relevant Checkpoint Properties dialog box for a selected object. Available only when the selected step is a checkpoint step.
Step Properties > Output Value Properties	Opens the relevant Output Value Properties dialog box for a selected object. Available only when the selected step is an output value step.
Step Properties > Report Properties	Displays the Report Properties dialog box for a report step. Available only when the selected step is a Reporter.ReportEvent step.
Find	Searches for a specified string.
Replace	Searches and replaces a specified string.
Go To	Moves the cursor to a particular line in the test.
Bookmarks	Creates bookmarks in your script for easy navigation.
Advanced > Comment Block	Comments out the current row, or selected rows.
Advanced > Uncomment Block	Removes the comment formatting from the current or selected rows.
Advanced > Indent	Indents the step according to the tab spacing defined in the Editor Options dialog box.
Advanced > Outdent	Outdents the step (reduces the indentation) according to the tab spacing defined in the Editor Options dialog box.
Advanced > Go to Function Definition	Navigates to the definition of the selected function.
Advanced > Complete Word	Completes the word when you type the beginning of a VBScript method or object.
Advanced > Argument Info	Displays the syntax of a method.
Advanced > Apply "With" to Script	Generates With statements for the action displayed in the Expert View, and enables IntelliSense within With statements.
Advanced > Remove "With" Statements	Converts any With statements in the action displayed in the Expert View to regular (single-line) VBScript statements.
Optional Step	Inserts an optional step (a step that is not required to successfully complete a run session).

View menu: Through this menu we can launch and close, active screen, Data Table, Debug viewer, information, missing resources etc.

Insert Menu: Through this menu user can inserting check points, out put values, synchronizing points.

In this menu step generator available, using this user can generate recordable and non-recordable scripts.

Through insert menu user can insert VB Script conditional and loop statements and transaction points (Start and End).

Through insert menu user can create new actions, call existing actions and copy existing actions.

Automation Menu:

This menu provides Record, Run options and Run setting options

Through this menu we can start normal recording, analog recording and Low level recording.

Through this menu we can stop recoding, running and also we run tests.

Command	Function
Record	Starts a recording session.
Run	Starts a run session from the beginning or from the line at which the session was paused.
Stop	Stops the recording or run session.
Run Current Action	Runs only the active action.
Run from Step	Starts a run session from the selected step.
Maintenance Run Mode	Starts a run session during which the Maintenance Run Mode wizard opens for steps that failed because an object was not found in the application (if applicable).
Update Run Mode	Starts a run session to update test object descriptions and other options (if applicable).
Analog Recording	Starts recording in Analog Recording mode.
Low Level Recording	Starts recording in Low Level Recording mode.
Record and Run Settings	Opens the Record and Run Settings dialog box, enabling you to define browser preferences for recording and running your test.
Process Guidance List	Lists the processes that are available for the current document type and for the currently loaded QuickTest add-ins, enabling you to open them.
Results	Enables you to view results for a test run session.

Resources Menu:

This menu provides object repository and recovery scenarios options.

Through this menu we can create /modify/delete objects information and we can associate repositories.

Through this menu we can create, modify and delete recovery scenarios.

Command	Function
Object Repository	Opens the Object Repository window, which displays a tree containing all objects in the current test or component.
Object Repository Manager	Opens the Object Repository Manager dialog box, enabling you to open and modify multiple shared object repositories.
Associate Repositories	Opens the Associate Repositories dialog box, enabling you to manage the object repository associations for the test.
Map Repository Parameters	Opens the Map Repository Parameters dialog box, enabling you to map repository parameters, as needed.
Recovery Scenario Manager	Opens the Recovery Scenario Manager dialog box.
Associated Function Libraries	Lists the function libraries associated with the active document, enabling you to open them.

Debug Menu:

This menu provides debug commands for step by step execution.

Through this menu we can insert/remove/break points.

Tools Menu:

This menu provides Tools settings option, view options and object identification configuration.

Through this menu we can set tool options as well as test pane view options.

In this menu object spy option available, through this we can get object’s information.(Properties and values)

In this menu Virtual object option available; through this option we can create virtual objects.

Command	Function
Options	Opens the Options dialog box, enabling you to modify global testing options.
View Options	Opens the Editor Options dialog box, enabling you to customize how tests and function libraries are displayed in the Expert View and Function Library windows.
Check Syntax	Checks the syntax of the active document.
Object Identification	Opens the Object Identification dialog box, enabling you to specify how QuickTest identifies a particular test object.
Object Spy	Opens the Object Spy dialog box, enabling you to view the native properties and operations of any object in an open application, as well as the test object hierarchy, identification properties, and operations of the test object that QuickTest uses to represent that object.
Web Event Recording Configuration	Opens the Web Event Recording Configuration dialog box, enabling you to specify a recording configuration level. (Relevant for tests only)
Data Driver	Opens the Data Driver dialog box, which displays the default Constants list for the action. (Relevant for tests only)
Change Active Screen	Replaces the previously recorded Active Screen with the selected Active Screen. (Relevant for tests only)
Virtual Objects > New Virtual Object	Opens the Virtual Object Wizard, enabling you to teach QuickTest to recognize an area of your application as a standard test object.
Virtual Objects > Virtual Object Manager	Opens the Virtual object Manager, enabling you to manage all of the virtual object collections defined on your computer.
Customize	Opens the Customize dialog box, which enables you to customize toolbars and menus, and create new menus.

Window Menu:

This menu provides QTP tool window style settings.

Help Menu:

This menu provides QTP help as well as VB Script help.

Through this menu we can contact technical support people and we can send feedback.

Through this menu we can check for updates and download or install directly.

Migrating QTP 9.5 to 10.00

1. If the scripts are in QC we can follow below method

A. If all scripts are in Quality Center then you can simply use the "Asset Upgrade Tool for QC". There is a folder with that name on the QuickTest installation DVD. 

2. If the upgrade tool doesn't work on any version earlier than v10. 

There is another way to upgrade those scripts from QTP 9.5 to QTP 10? 

A. you have to open the script in QTP 10 and save the same which is the suggested process of HP. request HP to provide a tool for this. 

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From QTP help ("Convert a Set of Tests from an Older QuickTest Version to the Current Version" example in Open Method of Application object):

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'Description:

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'This example specifies a folder in which tests from an older QuickTest version are

'stored and then loops through each test in the folder (and its subfolders) to open

'each one and save it in the current version format.

'

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Dim qtApp 'As QuickTest.Application ' Declare the Application object variable

Dim filesys

Dim maindir

Dim testCol

Dim checkfolder

' Create the QuickTest Professional object

Set qtApp = CreateObject("QuickTest.Application")

qtApp.Launch

qtApp.Visible = True

' Get the collection of test scripts

Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

' TO DO: Sepecify the test script directory....

Set maindir = filesys.GetFolder("C:\temp")

Set testCol = maindir.SubFolders

' Loop through each test in the collection

For Each fl In testCol

    ' Verify the folder is a QTP test

    checkfolder = fl.Path & "\Action0"

    If (filesys.FolderExists(checkfolder)) Then ' The folder is a QTP test folder

       ' Convert test

       qtApp.Open fl.Path, False, False

       ' wscript.sleep 1000

       ' Save converted test

       qtApp.Test.Save

    End If

Next

qtApp.Quit

' Release the File System Objects

Set testCol = Nothing

Set maindir = Nothing

Set filesys = Nothing

' Release the QuickTest Professional application object

Set qtApp = Nothing

Supposedly, this should do it if you run it on a machine with QTP 10 installed - though you would have to tweak it a bit for tests stored in QC. The idea is to open each test in edit mode, then save it.