Analyzing the Test in the Keyword View | QTP Tutorial PDF

Analyzing the Test in the Keyword View

As you recorded your test, QuickTest generated steps in the Keyword View representing each operation you performed in the Web browser.
The columns in the Keyword View show different information for each step, as follows:
=> Item—Displays the item for the step (test object, utility object, function call, or statement) in a hierarchical icon-based tree.
=> Operation—The operation to be performed on the item, for example, Click or Select.
=> Value—The argument values for the selected operation, for example, the mouse button to use when clicking the image.
=> Assignment—The assignment of a value to or from a variable so you can use the value later in the test.
=> Comment—Any textual information you want to add regarding the step, for example, Return to page used in first step of the test.
=> Documentation—Auto-documentation of what the step does, in an easy-to-understand sentence, for example, Click the “findFlights” image.
Note: You can choose to hide or display individual columns as required, by right-clicking the column heading in the Keyword View and selecting a column name from the list.
In the Item column of the Keyword View, you can click the branch arrows to expand or collapse the steps under each Web page. You can expand the entire test by choosing View > Expand All.
When you expand your test, it should look similar to this:

For every step performed on an object, QuickTest displays a row in the Keyword View with an icon and details of the step. For example, the step below instructs QuickTest to click the reserveFlights image at a specific location in the Select a Flight: Mercury page of the Mercury Tours Web site.

The table below provides an explanation of the first few steps shown in the test in the Keyword View above.

Take a few minutes to examine the Keyword View in detail, tracing the steps you performed while recording your test.