QTP Overview

QTP Introduction:

QTP stands for Quick Test Professional, a result of Hewlett Packard (HP). This instrument helps analysers to perform a robotised practical testing consistently without observing once script advancement is finished.

HP QTP utilizes Visual Basic Scripting (VB Script) for computerizing the applications. The Scripting Engine need not be introduced solely as it is accessible part of the Windows OS. The Current variant of VB Script is 5.8 which is accessible as a feature of Win 7. VB Script is NOT an article situated dialect yet an item based dialect.

Automation Architecture Using QTP

Version History:

Now let us take a look at the version history of QTP.

Versions	Timelines
Astra Quick Test v1.0 to v5.5 - Mercury Interactive	May 1998 to Aug 2001
QuickTest Professional v6.5 to v9.0 - Mercury Interactive	Sep 2003 to Apr 2006
Hp-QuickTest Professional v9.1 to v11.0 - Acquired and Released by HP	Feb 2007 to Sep 2010
Hp-Unified Functional Testing v11.5 to v11.53	2012 to Nov 2013

What is a Software Framework?

A Framework characterizes an arrangement of rules/best practices that upholds an arrangement of models which makes it simple to use for the end clients to work with. There are diverse sorts of robotization systems and the most well-known ones are recorded underneath:

• Keyword-Driven Framework
• Data-Driven Framework
• Hybrid Framework

Advantages:

• Developing robotised tests utilizing VB Script doesn't require a profoundly gifted coder and moderately simple when thought about other article arranged programming dialects. 
• Easy to utilize, simplicity of route, results approval and Report era. 
• Readily Integrated with Test Management Tool(Hp-Quality Center) which empowers simple booking and Monitoring. 
• Can likewise be utilized for Mobile Application Testing. 
• Since it is a Hp item, the full backing is given by HP and by its discussions for tending to specialized issues. 

Disadvantages:

• Unlike Selenium, HP QTP works in Windows working framework as it were. 
• Not all renditions of Browsers are upheld and the analysers need to sit tight for the patch to be discharged for every one of the real forms. 
• Having said that it is a business instrument, the authorizing expense is high. 
• Even however scripting time is less, the execution time is moderately higher as it puts load on CPU and RAM.