Significance of Record and Playback in QTP

Significance of Record and Playback:
It is used as the preliminary investigation method to verify if UFT can support the technology/application.

Used to create a test a basic functionality of an application or feature that does not require long-term maintenance.

It can be used for recording both mouse movements and keyboard inputs.

Modes of Recording:
Normal Recording: This is the default Recording mode that records the objects and the operations performed on the application under test.

Analog Recording: This records not only the keyboard actions but also the mouse movements relative to the screen or the application window.

Low-Level Recording: This records the exact co-ordinates of the objects independent of the fact whether UFT recognizes the object or NOT. It just records the co-ordinates, hence does NOT record mouse movements.

Insight Recording: UFT records operation based on its appearance and NOT based on its native properties.

How to Choose Recording Modes:
Upon clicking on Recording button, user can choose the recording mode from the recording pane that appears on the screen once recording starts. The selection can be made from any the ones that has been discussed above.



The Below Scenario is recorded in all the modes and see how the same action has been recorded under various circumstances.

Launch IE - http://zubaerkhan.com/

Click "Numbers" under "Algebra"

Click "Square Root" link

Enter a value to calculate the square root. Let us say 10

Hit Calculate

Script Recorded under Default, Analog and Low Level Recording Mode.