Descriptive Programming

QTP: Creating Object Descriptions “On The Fly”

by Anshoo Arora ON September 27, 2009 · Posted In All, QTP, QTP/DP · 12 comments

This article outlines how and when descriptions can be created at run-time to minimize code, and ease maintenance. Examples and Demos included.

Descriptive Programming (DP) vs Object Repository (OR)

by Anshoo Arora ON August 10, 2009 · Posted In All, QTP, QTP/DP · 58 comments

This article compares the uses of Descriptive Programming vs Object Repository in QTP.

Descriptive Programming (DP) – 4 (Creating a Test Script)

by Anshoo Arora ON August 10, 2009 · Posted In All, QTP, QTP/DP · 113 comments

This is the 4th article in the series and will show how DP can be used to create a test module in QTP.

This article outlines the concepts of Ordinal Identifiers used in QTP. We will also create a simple test module (step by step) for a login process using only Descriptive Programming (DP).

Descriptive Programming (DP) Concepts – 2 (Regular Expressions)

by Anshoo Arora August 10, 2009 69 comments

This topic provides an excellent introduction to Regular Expressions with DP in QTP. It also discusses the famous wild card character in detail.

Descriptive Programming (DP) Concepts – 1

by Anshoo Arora August 10, 2009 128 comments

Descriptive programming has become the technique of choice for many QTP test developers. This topic provides an excellent introduction to DP with QTP.