Keyword and Expert View in QTP/UFT

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This tutorial is going to provide insight into the keyword view and expert view of Micro Focus UFT.

What is the Expert View?

In the Expert View, each line represents a Test Step in VB Script. Consider the following code 

Dialog("Login").WinEdit("Agent Name:").Set "gtupapers"

An Object's Name is displayed in parentheses following the Object Type. Here the  Object Name is Login and Object Type is Dialog

Objects in Object Hierarchy are separated by a "dot".Here Dialog and WinEdit are fall in the same Object Hierarchy. Just to put things in perspective, Object Hierarchy is  Object Oriented Concept where a set of objects that are grouped together in a parent-child relationship. In our case Dialog Box is the Parent Object and WinEdit is the Child Object

The Operation performed on the object is always displayed at the end of the statement followed by any values associated with the operation. Here the word "gtupapers" is inserted in the AgentName Edit Box using the Set Method

The syntax for a statement inexpert view is GUI object on which the operation is performed along with its complete hierarchy followed by the Operation on the Object and value associated with that Operation 

ParentObject(Name).ChildObject1(Name)...ChildObjectN(Name).Operation

How to develop a Script in Expert View

Video Transcript with Key Takeaways highlighted

  • Suppose my objective is to code the following statement directly in keyword view
  • Dialog(Login).WinEdit(Agent Name:).Set gtupapers
  • In QTP screen when I press Cntrl + spacebar, a list containing all possible properties, methods are shown
  • Also, the list shows the objects stored in the object repository
  • Select Dialog
  • As soon as I open the parentheses, object name login is auto-populated, if there is more than one object for the same object type a list is displayed
  • On pressing the. key a list of all the methods for the Dialog object and its child objects are displayed. Select WinEdit
  • On inputting the dot operator a list of methods for Winedit box is displayed select SET

What is Keyword View?

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