Comments on: Poll: What do you do when you see an object is identified using Smart Identification? http://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:17:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Leelahttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-8774 Leela Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:32:28 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-8774 Its my experience that while creating the test scripts, we should not use SI. But, while running those scripts, we can enable the SI. Important point here is, one should make sure by checking the results, every time you run the scripts that, no object has been identified using the SI. i.e., you don't see any warnings or the black hat in the results. Incase any object in the AUT is identified using SI, immediately you need to check the properties of that object and make sure if QTP has identified any incorrect object. If not, you need to make a note of those extra or assistive properties which QTP has used through SI to identify the required object and update the OR. If you take these precautions, SI become very useful in executing your scripts in a smooth way and also help you in identifying any changes made to the objects in the AUT, in a simple manner. Please correct me if you find anything contradictory in my explanation. Thanks Its my experience that while creating the test scripts, we should not use SI. But, while running those scripts, we can enable the SI.
Important point here is, one should make sure by checking the results, every time you run the scripts that, no object has been identified using the SI. i.e., you don’t see any warnings or the black hat in the results.
Incase any object in the AUT is identified using SI, immediately you need to check the properties of that object and make sure if QTP has identified any incorrect object. If not, you need to make a note of those extra or assistive properties which QTP has used through SI to identify the required object and update the OR.
If you take these precautions, SI become very useful in executing your scripts in a smooth way and also help you in identifying any changes made to the objects in the AUT, in a simple manner.
Please correct me if you find anything contradictory in my explanation.
Thanks

]]> By: Johnhttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-6981 John Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:09:07 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-6981 Ramakrishna I agree your comments. its not good use the smartidentification, folks i suggest you to don’t use the smartidentification and make necessary changes in the directly repository objects Thanks John Ramakrishna I agree your comments. its not good use the smartidentification, folks i suggest you to don’t use the smartidentification and make necessary changes in the directly repository objects

Thanks
John

]]> By: Ramakrishnahttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-5389 Ramakrishna Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:20:12 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-5389 I think we should always make Smart Identifiacation as False in the Object Repository for that field.I just want to give one example for this scenario where i faced a problem with Smart Identification. In the web site which i used for tesing, there is one field present and was added to object repository with smart Identification as True, here i am testing for field excistence. In one intermediate release they have removed this field from the website, when i ran the automated test the check point was passed because smart identification was enabled.When i made smart identification as False then it is working as Expected. I think we should always make Smart Identifiacation as False in the Object Repository for that field.I just want to give one example for this scenario where i faced a problem with Smart Identification.
In the web site which i used for tesing, there is one field present and was added to object repository with smart Identification as True, here i am testing for field excistence. In one intermediate release they have removed this field from the website, when i ran the automated test the check point was passed because smart identification was enabled.When i made smart identification as False then it is working as Expected.

]]> By: Rohithttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-5245 Rohit Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:14:01 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-5245 I make necessory changes in object properties in OR/Description. I make necessory changes in object properties in OR/Description.

]]> By: Surya Prakashhttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-5213 Surya Prakash Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:20:50 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-5213 When QTP Uses the “Smart Identification” to Identify the Object, It is a Clear Indication that 1) There is no object exactly matching with its physical description in OR (or) 2) There are more than one objects exactly matching with the physical Description. But QTP Used the SI Process to complete the execution process. So it is our responsibility to Review the Object Physical Description and take a decision 1) Either to continue testing with the change in that Object Properties 2) Or to Report a Message When QTP Uses the “Smart Identification” to Identify the Object, It is a Clear Indication that

1) There is no object exactly matching with its physical description in OR (or)

2) There are more than one objects exactly matching with the physical Description.

But QTP Used the SI Process to complete the execution process.

So it is our responsibility to Review the Object Physical Description and take a decision

1) Either to continue testing with the change in that Object Properties

2) Or to Report a Message

]]> By: Rajhttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-5169 Raj Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:41:37 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-5169 In fact i never liked to use Smart Identification, I always try to turn it off while running the script. I will have my object definition to be able to identify the objects with its properties or Ordinal Identifier In fact i never liked to use Smart Identification, I always try to turn it off while running the script. I will have my object definition to be able to identify the objects with its properties or Ordinal Identifier

]]> By: Karthikhttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-5016 Karthik Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:36:10 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-5016 Hi, I too dont use smart identification rather choose to get the object identified properly. As SI may be intelligent way QTP recongizes the most suitable object to work on, but its the scripter who has to ensure that object is identified properly with various methods of object identification techniques. regards, Karthik Hi,

I too dont use smart identification rather choose to get the object identified properly. As SI may be intelligent way QTP recongizes the most suitable object to work on, but its the scripter who has to ensure that object is identified properly with various methods of object identification techniques.

regards,
Karthik

]]> By: Jitheshhttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-4907 Jithesh Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:37:37 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-4907 Changing the Smart Identification to False will not help basically as it reduces the performance of script. If a Test Object is getting Identified with smart identification , user has to do the following steps 1. In Object Identification Setting User has to define set of Mandatory and Assistive Properties for the Particular Test Object. 2.Disable Smart Identification for Particular Test Object. 3. Then Add the Test Object to Repository. Incase if an object is getting added with out defining the properties and disabling the smart identification script execution will be slow since it uses smart identification to identify test objects. Changing the Smart Identification to False will not help basically as it reduces the performance of script.
If a Test Object is getting Identified with smart identification , user has to do the following steps
1. In Object Identification Setting User has to define set of Mandatory and Assistive Properties for the Particular Test Object.
2.Disable Smart Identification for Particular Test Object.
3. Then Add the Test Object to Repository.

Incase if an object is getting added with out defining the properties and disabling the smart identification script execution will be slow since it uses smart identification to identify test objects.

]]> By: NKNhttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-4876 NKN Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:17:59 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-4876 I dont go for SI. I use some mandatory properties to identify those objects I dont go for SI. I use some mandatory properties to identify those objects

]]> By: Chris Lawsonhttp://www.learnqtp.com/poll-qtp-smart-identification-usage/comment-page-1/#comment-4872 Chris Lawson Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:20:26 +0000 http://www.learnqtp.com/?p=493#comment-4872 I turn dumb <I> identification off in my automated tests. If you implement a smart automation framework the built-in sales pitch ideas can be avoided. I turn dumb identification off in my automated tests. If you implement a smart automation framework the built-in sales pitch ideas can be avoided.

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