Data - Driven Frameworks

Test scripts are executed and verified based on the data values stored in one or more central data sources or databases. These databases can range from datapools, odbc sources, csv files, excel files, dao objects, ado objects, etc.
The establishment of several interacting test scripts together with their related data results in a Framework used for the methodology. In this Framework, variables are used for both input values and output verification values: navigation through the program, reading of the data sources, and logging of test status and information are all coded in the test script.
Thus, the logic executed in the script is also dependant on the data values.

Test script modularity Framework

The test script modularity Framework requires the creation of small, independent scripts that represent modules, sections, and functions of the application-under-test. These small scripts are then used in a hierarchical fashion to construct larger tests, realizing a particular test case.
It is called as modular since we are breaking the scripts into modules - a few of which are compile modules or reusable. This is the simplest of all Frameworks.

What is FrameWork in QTP

1)Framework defines how to approach for scripting .Framework may change form company to company & project to project.
It may be recording or descriptive
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Automation Framework is nothing but Common Name Conviction where all the team members should follow same names(like OK ...)while updating in the object repository in order to
avoid confusion.
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Automation Framework is nothing but the way we r doing automation is represented in a systematic way with proper planning like Initial Setup(setting up shared
repository..), Tool configuration,Test Data files,library
files,Script generation,Enhancements,Synchronisation,Exception
handling,Batch test,maintaning the scripts....all whichever
related to our automation plan.
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Automation Framework is nothing but a set of guidelines designed by expert to accomplish a task in an
effective,eficcient and an optimised way. there are 4 different types of Framework 1)linear 2)
modular 3)keyword 4)hybrid max we follow keyword Framework
keyword Framework is nothing but creating a software
structure like
1)scripts 2)object repository 3)test data 4)recovery
scenario 5)log files 6)library files etc
1)create scripts and save it in scripts component
2)create shared o.r and save it in o.r component
3)create test data and save it in test data component
Etc after creating all these components include the files or
components to script or qtp and execte the script
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Automation Framework is one....it is a test plan for automation testing which drives entire automation testing
in a sytemamatic and scientific manner to execute the test script like Main Script--->DriverScripts--->Environment variables, Library files, Functions, Test Data(data table -
Parameterization.

Here MainTest Script will call the DriverScripts
DriverScripts will call the required Env, Lib files,
Func.....etc.
So the entire test will be executed/carried out in a flow like explained above.(This comes under Keyword Driven Framework).
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In real time projects, we use to call, Framework as a folder. This folder contains the components such as ,
Object Repository, logs ,test data,script,result...etc. so whatever files are created to develop a script are stored
in a separate folder, which is nothing but a Framework.
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It basically depends upon the type of Framework being used - datadriven, modular, keyword based or hybrid Framework.

Test automation Framework is a set of assumptions, concepts and practices that provide support for automated software testing.

Common Error Message Description in QTP

Error Number Description
429 ActiveX component can't create object
507 An exception occurred
449 Argument not optional
17 Can't perform requested operation
430 Class doesn't support Automation
506 Class not defined
11 Division by zero
48 Error in loading DLL
5020 Expected ')' in regular expression
5019 Expected ']' in regular expression
432 File name or class name not found during Automation
operation
92 For loop not initialized
5008 Illegal assignment
51 Internal error
505 Invalid or unqualified reference
481 Invalid picture
5 Invalid procedure call or argument
5021 Invalid range in character set
94 Invalid use of Null
448 Named argument not found
447 Object doesn't support current locale setting
445 Object doesn't support this action
438 Object doesn't support this property or method
451 Object not a collection
504 Object not safe for creating
503 Object not safe for initializing
502 Object not safe for scripting
424 Object required
91 Object variable not set
7 Out of Memory
28 Out of stack space
14 Out of string space
6 Overflow
35 Sub or function not defined
9 Subscript out of range
5017 Syntax error in regular expression
462 The remote server machine does not exist or is
unavailable
10 This array is fixed or temporarily locked
13 Type mismatch
5018 Unexpected quantifier
500 Variable is undefined
458 Variable uses an Automation type not supported in
VBScript
450 Wrong number of arguments or invalid property
assignment