Checkpoints in QTP

A checkpoint is a verification point that compares a current value for a specified property with the expected value for that property. This enables you to identify whether your Web site or application is functioning correctly according to expected value or not.

Methods in adding Checkpoints to a test:

There are several ways to add checkpoints to your tests.

• We can add checkpoints while recording
• We can add a checkpoint while editing your test

Add checkpoints while recording:

We can add checkpoints while recording the test. We can use the commands on the Insert menu, or click the arrow beside the Insert. Then we click on the Checkpoint button on the Test toolbar. This displays a menu of checkpoint options that are relevant to the selected step in the test script

Add check points while editing the script:

We right click on the step where we need to insert the check point and then we will be opened with the insert option and click on the checkpoints and select required checkpoint which is relevant to the test script written. We can even use active screen and from menu to insert a checkpoint in a script.

Types of Checkpoints:

A checkpoint is a verification point that compares a current value for a specified property with the expected value for that property. This enables you to identify whether your Web site or application is functioning correctly or not.They are as follows .

• Standard Checkpoints
• Text/Text area Checkpoint
• Bitmap Checkpoint
• Database Checkpoint
• Accessibility Checkpoint
• XML Checkpoint

Standard Checkpoint:

Checks values of an object’s properties Image Checkpoint Checks the property values of an image Table Checkpoint Checks information in a table Page checkpoint Checks the characteristics of a Web page

Text / Text Area Checkpoint:

Checks that a text string is displayed in the appropriate place in a Web page or application window

Bitmap Checkpoint:

It checks an area of a Web page or application after capturing it as a bitmap

Database Checkpoint:

It checks the contents of databases accessed by an application or Web site

Accessibility Checkpoint:

It Identifies areas of a Web site to check for Section xxx compliance

XML Checkpoint:

It checks the data content of XML documents and .xml documents in Web pages and frames.

The table gives us clear view of types of checkpoints available and what all the properties they are going to check.

Type	Description
Standard Checkpoint	Verifies the property values of an object in application under test and supported by all add-in environments.
Bitmap Checkpoint	Verifies an area of your application as a bitmap
File Content Checkpoint	Verifies the text in a dynamically generated or accessed file such as .txt,.pdf
Table Checkpoint	Verifies the information within a table. Not all environments are supported.
Text Checkpoint	Verify if the text that is displayed within a defined area in a Windows-based application, according to specified criteria.
Text Area Checkpoint	Verifies if the text string is displayed within a defined area in a Windows-based application, according to specified criteria.
Accessibility Checkpoint	Verifies the page and reports the areas of the Web site that may not conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Page Checkpoint	Verifies the characteristics of a Web page. It can also check for broken links.
Database Checkpoint	Verifies the contents of a database accessed by the application under test.
XML Checkpoint	Verifies the content of the .xml documents or .xml documents in Web pages and frames.

Generally in QTP the standard and Data base checkpoints are by default enabled while testing a stand alone application in windows.