QuickTest Pro
Quick Comparison
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WinRunner Compared to QuickTest Pro.............................................................................4
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We have been implementing Mercury’s products since 1992 and have senior level
expertise in WinRunner. We have been implementing WinRunner since the very first
version of it. So like many existing WinRunner customers we have a huge knowledge
investment in WinRunner ourselves. However we have worked on the Mercury
development team on the QuickTest Pro 6.0 and 6.5 releases, and have solid real-world
experience in implementing QuickTest Pro since the 6.0 release. We have found it to be
a great tool to use and recommend it to all customers! Overall, we recommend using
QuickTest Pro unless for some reason you have to use WinRunner due to an unsupported
environment not existing in QuickTest Pro.
Overall, QuickTest Pro is easier to use and implement for both technical and non-
technical testers in comparison to WinRunner. QTP offers many features that are found
in WinRunner, but are easier to use. QTP also offers many features not found in
WinRunner that make test script creation, enhancement and maintenance easier.
•4 All the same features found in WinRunner are found in QuickTest Pro plus
more.
•5 Data Table integration is much easier and simpler with QuickTest Pro.
•7 Script enhancements are typically easier with QuickTest Pro because it has
the Active Screen where the windows and objects in your application are captured
for later use. Using a “point and click” capability you can easily interface with
objects, their definitions and create checkpoints after having recorded a script –
without having to navigate back to that location in your application like you have
to with WinRunner. This greatly speeds up script development.
•10 Capturing various output values is easier and simpler with QuickTest Pro.
Using this capability with parameterization enables you to easily develop scripts
that can do more in regards to testing.
This product is a mature tool that has been around since approximately 1995. It
interfaces with most of the leading development toolkits using the WindowsAPI and
toolkit DLLs to interface with the “Application Under Test”.
WinRunner offers a recording feature that will watch the individual tester and generate a
test script to simulate the same actions just performed. The script is displayed as a
program which can be enhanced with checkpoints, logic and special
coding/programming.
WinRunner also has integration with Excel spreadsheets for data driven testing and the
ability to write data out in Excel format or in simple text files.
Here is the description from the Mercury “Features and Benefits” section of the
WinRunner web page:
Significantly increase power and flexibility of tests without any programming: The Function Generator
presents a quick and error-free way to design tests and enhance scripts without any programming knowledge.
Testers can simply point at a GUI object, and WinRunner will examine it, determine its class and suggest an
appropriate function to be used.
Use multiple verification types to ensure sound functionality: WinRunner provides checkpoints for text,
GUI, bitmaps, URL links and the database, allowing testers to compare expected and actual outcomes and
identify potential problems with numerous GUI objects and their functionality.
Verify data integrity in your back-end database: Built-in Database Verification confirms values stored in
the database and ensures transaction accuracy and the data integrity of records that have been updated,
deleted and added.
View, store and verify at a glance every attribute of tested objects: WinRunner's GUI Spy automatically
identifies, records and displays the properties of standard GUI objects, ActiveX controls, as well as Java
objects and methods. This ensures that every object in the user interface is recognized by the script and can
be tested.
Maintain tests and build reusable scripts: The GUI map provides a centralized object repository, allowing
testers to verify and modify any tested object. These changes are then automatically propagated to all
appropriate scripts, eliminating the need to build new scripts each time the application is modified.
Test multiple environments with a single application: WinRunner supports more than 30 environments,
including Web, Java, Visual Basic, etc. In addition, it provides targeted solutions for such leading ERP/CRM
applications as SAP, Siebel, PeopleSoft and a number of others.
Simplify creation of test scripts: WinRunner'
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