Automation Object Model (AOM), how we can use that in the real life scenarios

The Unified Functional Testing (UFT/QTP) Automation Object Model (AOM) is an application programming interface (API) designed to write programs that automate your QTP/UFT operations. The AOM provides objects, methods, and properties that enable you to control QTP/UFT from another application.

The AOM enables you to automate test management.

You can control virtually every QTP/UFT-GUI feature and capability using the objects, methods and properties included in the Automation Object Model. Automation scripts make it easy to perform any QuickTest operation multiple times in multiple tests without having to open the QTP/UFT application, for example,

•You can write a script that modifies the test object description properties in the Object Identification dialog box and performs an update run on all tests in a specified file folder.

•After installing a new add-in, an automation script can associate this add-in to all relevant tests.

•You can write an automation script to run a selected batch of tests. For each test, you can retrieve the associated add-ins list. Then, if the necessary add-ins are not already loaded, you can close QTP/UFT, load the necessary add-ins, reopen QuickTest, and run the test.

•You can define your settings for a test in QTP/UFT, then click "Generate Script" in the Generate tab of the Test Settings dialog box to generate an automation script based on the current test settings. You can then apply those same settings automatically to multiple tests using the whole automation script or excerpts from the generated file.

Example: Create and run an automation program from Microsoft Visual Basic that loads the required add-ins for a test, starts QTP/UFT in visible or minimized mode, opens the test, configures settings that correspond to those in the Options, Test Settings, and Record and Run Settings dialog boxes, runs the test, and saves the test.

Creating automation programs:

The Properties tab of the Test Settings dialog box, the General tab of the Options dialog box, and the Object Identification dialog box each contain a "Generate Script" button. Clicking this button generates a automation script file (.vbs) containing the current settings from the corresponding dialog box.

You can run the generated script as is to open QTP/UFT with the exact configuration of the QTP/UFT application that generated the script, or you can copy and paste selected lines from the generated files into your own automation script.

Generating an automation script for QTP/UFT options:

1.Go to Tools -> Options.

2.Select the General tab.

3.Click <Generate Script>.

4.Save the script to the desired location.

5.Click <OK> to close the Options dialog.

Generating an automation script for test settings:

1.Go to Test -> Settings.

2.Select the Properties tab.

3.Click <Generate Script>.

4.Save the script to the desired location.

5.Click <OK> to close the Test Settings dialog.

Generating an automation script for object identification settings:

1.Go to Tools -> Object Identification.

2.Click <Generate Script>.

3.Save the script to the desired location.

4.Click <OK> to close the Object Identification dialog.

The QTP/UFT Automation Object Model Reference file is a help file that provides detailed descriptions, syntax information, and examples for the objects, methods, and properties in the QuickTest Automation Object Model.

When QTP/UFT is installed is possible to open the Automation Object Model Reference from:

•The QTP/UFT program folder (Start -> Programs -> QTP/UFT -> Documentation -> Automation Object Model Reference)

•The QTP/UFT Help menu (Help -> Automation Object Model Reference)

QC to ALM upgrade high-level steps involved

Upgrading QC to ALM is not easy until unless if we choose right process which suites to our current project landscape.

Following are the generic steps which will helps us in upgrading QC to ALM in Linux server

1. Prepare ALM upgrade requirement document
2. Request for ALM compatible Linux server
3. Set up directories and mount points in Linux
4. Prepare ALM upgrade technical approach document
5. Install DB(Oracle) server in Linux
6. Install ALM server in Linux
7. Stop ALM and QC production server
8. Back up the project repositories and DB schemas from source (QC old system)
9. Shut down Oracle DB server in ALM installed in Linux server
10. Export and import DB schemas in Oracle DB
11. Up QC production server and continue using till ALM live upgrade completed
12. Place the project repositories in the appropriate directories
13. Consider sample project for upgrade and prepare dbid.xml file, schema exception files..etc
14. Up ALM and DB server
15. Login to site administrator and perform sample project upgrade
16. Carry out testing on the upgraded project
17. Prepare cutover plan
18. Get approval from management for the QC upgrade to Go-Live
19. Notify to all QC old system users about the downtime and new ALM server
20. Shut down QC old system - production project
21. Backup the project repository from QC old system
22. Backup the DB schema files(Project and Site Admin) from QC old system
23. Cross check the files and directory count and total size of the backed up repository and schema
24. mount project repository to new linux server
25. Perform schema export/import to new DB server
26. Check DB User permission
27. Run SQL queries in following order
a. qc_sys_db___oracle.sql
b. qc_admin_db___oracle.sql
c. qc_project_db___oracle.sql
28. Update dbid.xml file with latest parameters
29. Update schemaexception file
30. Set "SRM_SKIP_DB_LOCALE_INCONSISTENCY" value as Yes in the parameters section from SiteAdmin
31. Verify and repair project from site admin
32. Upgrade the project from SiteAdmin
33. Up ALM server
34. Perform smoke testing on ALM
35. Notify all QC old system users about the upgrade successful
36. Run Asset Upgrade tool on upgraded project to upgrade UFT scripts

UFT/QTP Concurrent License utilization Log file generation

Unlike ALM users administration from SiteAdmin, UFT concurrent users administration is not so user friendly. There is not direct option to administrate users of UFT who are using licenses currently.

Following steps can help us who is using when. We can share this report to management, so that it allows offline administration on the available licenses.

Please follow in below steps for QTP Concurrent Licenses utilization Log file generation:

Step 1.  Install all the utils for Sentinal from QTP/UFT software

Step 2. Search for lsusage.exe (thats what we would use to convert our log to CSV format)
(Assume its at C:\Documents and Settings\"User"\LicenseUtils\lsusage.exe

Step 3. Open Command prompt navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\"User"\LicenseUtils

Step 4. Type in lsusage.exe -l C:\Windows\system32\lservsta -c C:\results.csv and hit return
Verify C:\results.csv has been created.

Step 5. Insert the following headers to the csv starting from Cell  A1 through to Cell Q1
FeatureName Version DayOfWeek DateOfTrans TimeOfDay LoggingType KeysInUsed UsageTime UserName HostName LmLibVer NoOfLicenses ClientLockedStr QueueKeyId AbsPos GrpPos
GrpName and save it.

Step 6. Column G KeysInUsed represents the number of concurrent licenses at any specific time frame within the log.

Step 7. Open the ReportDB.mdb file from the utils folder.

Step 8 import Results.csv
( Tables>>New>>Import Table>>OK>>Browse to C:\Results.csv
(You would need to select Text files from the  Files of type dropdown)
>>IMPORT Select Delimited>>Comma>>check First Row Contiains Fiels names>>Ina a new Table>>Next>>Let Access choose..>> name the table as "LServlog">>Finish

New Features available in ALM 11.52 compare to QC 10

Following are the key features available in ALM 11.52 compare to QC 10.

Key Feature Details	Added/enhanced in ALM 11.52
Business Views(excel reporting)	Newly added in ALM 11.52 version on wards
HP Sprinter	Newly added in ALM 11.00 version on wards
Business Process Models	Newly added in ALM 11.00 version on wards
Requirements Templates	Newly added in ALM 11.00 version on wards
Test Configuration	Newly added in ALM 11.00 version on wards
Mobile App Access	Newly added in ALM 11.00 version on wards
Optimized Repository	Newly added in ALM 11.00 version on wards
QC Sense	Newly added in ALM 11.00 version on wards
Term Licensing	Newly added in ALM 11.52 version on wards

General Usability Enhancements

The ALM Options Window has an Open in Full Screen mode icon that opens ALM in Full Screen mode, allowing you to take advantage of the entire screen when using HP ALM.

Option available to move the position of any test artifact from UI. 

Business View Excel Reports

ALM professionals can now easily slice and dice, shape and share any ALM data using the new Business Views Excel add-in. Once installed, the add-in appears as an additional tab in Excel, allowing you to populate worksheets based on ALM Business Views—without opening ALM, and to use the rich Excel toolset to view and analyze the data.

HP Sprinter

HP Sprinter is a semi automation testing tool which can be used as manual testing accelerator. Sprinter documents every action you take within the application and writes the action on the test report and automatically take a snapshot of the form or page right after the action was taken. By taking that highly document execution report and converting it into a precise test case within ALM will save your tester time and allow you to use less qualified resources to execute test cases with little or no training on the application under test.. By far, this feature alone is a game changer for managers that are trying to distribute the work load across a diverse IT group or reallocate more experience staff for other key projects.

Project Planning and Tracking (PPT) Release Enhancements

When selecting content to be included in release scope items, you can now include defects that link to selected requirements, tests, and tests sets (and their associated test instances, runs, and run steps).

Administration Updates

Several new site configuration parameters were added, and some parameter names were changed.

Business Process Testing

New HP Application Lifecycle Management 11.52 features are also supported for Business Process Testing entities. In addition, business process tests and flows no longer use the BPT wrapper test mechanism when running with UFT 11.50.

Lab Management

Several enhancements were made to Lab Management. When running tests from functional test sets and build verification suites, you can use the Suggested Duration feature to set the duration of your test based on previous test executions. Updates were also made to HP ALM Lab service - with the Auto Login feature, you can configure Lab Service to automatically log in to the testing host to run a test. The version of Lab Service you are running can also be viewed in the Lab Management Testing Hosts grid.

An open source Jenkins plugin has been developed that enables you to trigger a server side execution (functional test set or build verification suite) as a Jenkins build step. The results are reported in Jenkins and in the ALM Test Runs module. Support for this open source plugin is provided by the Jenkins community. For download and documentation, go to: https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/HP+Application+Automation+Tools.

ALM Advisor

ALM Advisor helps you to better analyze your current ALM/QC Enterprise deployment, and provides tailored recommendations for improving your ALM/QC Enterprise configuration. Upload the data collected on your current environment to the HP ALM Advisor website.

ALM Help

The online help has a new Home page giving easier access to information on getting started with ALM, and key tasks. "Show Me How" movies have been added to demonstrate how to perform specific tasks. The search tab in the online help now includes a filter that enables you to limit your search to a specific book within the ALM Help.

Supported Environments

For the supported and recommended system configurations for your ALM server and client machine, refer to HP Software Support Online.

Integrations Matrix

ALM offers integration and synchronization solutions with HP and third-party tools. To integrate ALM with other tools, you may need to install an add-in. Refer to the Integrations Matrix to verify that you are using a supported version of the tool.

Business Views 

You can now create business view graphs based on single or multiple entities. ALM also provides a set of pre-defined business views that are fully customizable and can be continually edited according to your needs. For a movie on using Business Views

Project Reports 

Project reports can now be downloaded locally as .zip files. You can add existing graphs to the report, or create new graphs directly in the report. Pre-defined project reports can now be accessed from within the Requirements, Test Plan, Test Lab, Defects, and Business Components modules. For a movie on the new Project Reports functionality

Administration Updates

You can now run multiple side-by-side Site Admin clients. Additional enhancements include Unicode support for ALM projects on SQL Server, a modified Licenses tab and new Site Configuration parameters.

Business Process Testing

New features such as the Test Script Canvas, as well as general enhancements and enhancements to business component design have been introduced.

Optimized Project Repository

An optimized repository system for storing Project files ensures better performance for common actions, and extends the capacity of the file system.

Side-by-Side ALM Clients

You can now run multiple versions of HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) side-by-side on a workstation.

Business Process Model Integration 

You can now import business process models created in external model authoring tools, into the new Business Models module. A framework of requirements representing each model and activity is created automatically. You can also create test coverage and assess the quality of your business process models. For a movie on integrating business process models into the application lifecycle

Traceability Matrix 

The Traceability Matrix view in the Requirements module allows you to determine the extent of relationships between different requirements, and between requirements and tests. For a movie on creating a traceability matrix

Test Configurations 

Using the Test Configurations tab in the Test Plan module, you can now design tests that run according to different use-cases, each with different sets of data. For a movie on using Text Configurations, select HP ALM 11.00 on the Movies page and select the Data Awareness movie.

Project Reports

A new Project Report reporting tool is available in the Analysis View module. Project reports offer enhanced performance, rich style and layout options using MS Word templates, single configuration for multiple output formats (doc, docx, html, pdf), as well as centralized template management.

User Updates

Usability enhancements including a new module navigation sidebar, the ability to add subfolders to Favorites, as well as a Task Manager have been introduced. Enhancements have also been made to the Libraries, Requirements, Test Lab and Dashboard modules.

Session Reconnect

When your ALM session is inactive for a period of time, the session expires. Previously this required you to log out and log in again, which included reloading project customization. Now when your session expires, you are prompted to reconnect. If the project administrator has not made any significant changes to the project customization, the customization does not reload, enabling you to reconnect quickly and continue working where you left off.

Administration Updates

Administration enhancements have been introduced to project extensions, cross project customization, saving of customization changes and deactivation of users. A new internal monitoring tool - QC Sense - allows you to analyze ALM usage and performance data. Several new site configuration parameters and workflow event procedures have also been added.

Changes in Feature Availability

The following features are no longer supported: Creating WinRunner tests, visible fields (Add Defect dialog box), printing defects directly from the Defects grid, library broken links verification, fixed columns in Defects grid, automatically adding required fields to grid, resetting of existing user group permissions according to another group's permissions, and adding users from a project created in an earlier version without upgrading the project.

Business Process Testing 

New features and enhancements include improved performance when running QuickTest automated components, an enhanced user interface, application area improvements, test configurations that access static and dynamic data, the ability to define coverage by test criteria and enhanced HP Sprinter functionality for Business Process Testing. For movies on using Business Process Testing, select HP ALM 11.00 on the Movies page.

API and Database Updates

REST-based API has been added to provide a platform-independent way to access ALM data with HTTP applications and with a browser. New items have been added to the API and database references.

How to restart(stop and start) ALM server

Sometimes ALM admin users would require restarting ALM server. If you have ALM server installed in Linux server then we have more problems in restarting ALM server.

Following are steps to do that

1. Connect to Putty
2. Login with user who has rights on deployment directory

3. Navigate to directory

Example: cd .../deployment/wrapper/

4. Run following command to stop the ALM application server

./HPLAM stop

5. Run following command to start again

./HPLAM start

Note: It takes 5-10 minutes time to start ALM, so please wait for sometime. you can verify the server status in the log files being generated.

Extracting all user email ids from ALM/QC

There is no easy option available to extract all user email ids from ALM at one go.

Usually to have few users email ids we can login to SiteAdmin from ALM and select user to extract the mail id but this is painful and rigorous activity.

We can overcome this issue if we have SiteAdmin database access. Please follow below steps for the same

Connect to any frontend database
Access to SiteAdmin Schema
Connect to USERS schema and fire following query to extract all user email ids

SELECT EMAIL, USER_NAME
FROM td.USERS U
WHERE EXISTS
(SELECT * FROM td.USERS_PROJECTS P
WHERE U.USER_ID = P.USER_ID)
AND EMAIL IS NOT NULL AND EMAIL <> ''
ORDER BY USER_NAME;

*in the above query "td" refers site admin schema

Solution for Internet Explorer (IE) browser crash with HP UFT 14.0

If you miss any of the below settings/actions it will be an issue for IE browser as this crashes or stops working

1. Open “mic.ini” file from the UFT Installation path “C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\Unified Functional Testing\bin”, and the values of the section [ie_hook] should be as below and keep other values in the section as they exist:
[ie_hook]
name=ie_hooksU.dll
method=specific
explorer.exe=yes
iexplore.exe=no 

2. Make sure that “UFT IE Agent BHO” i.e. “HP Functional Testing Agent” is enabled using the below settings: 
IE menu > Tools > Manage Addons > HP Functional Testing Agent = Enabled

3. Remove the temporary files in the system

Click OK and Select all and Click on “Delete” button in the keyboard.

4. Restart UFT & IE


5. Now Open UFT with the Web add-in and open IE and try to record, you will get the recording done without any IE browser crash.

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