Quick Test Professional - The starters Guide

A virtual object is an object which is used to recognize by QTP as non-standard but is instructed explicitly by the tester to behave like a object.

Objects can be defined as virtual object (VO) of type button, link etc.

Example:

To automate a scenario in Microsoft Word, Example: Activate the already opened document of MS word and click Format Painter. The recorded code into QTP is:

Virtual Object Wizard Steps:

Step 1: Go to Tools select Virtual Objects select New Virtual Object and click next

Step 2: We can choose any class depending on how the object in application is behaving like and click "Next" to find a classes list

Step 3: Click Mark Object and select the object and click Next

Step 4: To configure the selected object to be recognized with reference to its parent. Select the parent of the Virtual object and click next.

Step 5: Enter name and add it to a collection and click Finish

This ends the process for creation of a Virtual object. 

Virtual object Manager:

Virtual object Manager which manages the collections of Virtual objects. Here testers can add/delete the Virtual Objects from the Virtual object manager.

Go to Tools > Virtual Objects > Virtual Object Manager.

By clicking on “New” will go to the creation process again. Tester can delete a collection using the “Delete” button.

After the creation of the virtual object, repeat the recording process on AUT for the same object. The code is:

Window("Microsoft Word").WinObject("NetUIHWND").VirtualButton("button").Click 

Virtual Object Limitations:

• QTP doesn't support virtual objects for low-level/analog recording.
• Virtual Object is NOT controlled by Object Repository.
• Virtual Objects doesn’t support Object Spy and Checkpoints.
• The test execution will be failed if the screen resolution changes as the co-ordinates change.
• The Application Window must be of same screen size to capture Virtual objects properly.