Actions in QTP - Types of Action and Calling Actions

Actions help divide your test into logical units, A test comprises calls to actions.

Once a test is created, an action is created for the test. The Action is reusable by default. A reusable action can be called from various actions within the test or from external tests.

Creating multiple actions in test help to enhance reusability and modularize the tests.

Types of Action:

Following are the types of Actions in QTP:

1. Reusable Actions

Can be called from multiple actions within or outside the test. An Action is reusable by default.

2. Non-reusable Actions

Cannot be called from other actions. Uncheck reusable checkbox while creating an action.

3. External Actions

This is a reusable action stored in another test.

4. Nested Action

An action called from other actions is nested action for the action from which it is called.

Calling An Action:

Action can be called in following ways:

1. Call to Existing Action

We can view the steps of the action in the action view, but cannot modify them. The called action’s local object repository is also read-only

2. Call to Copy of Action

We can view the steps of the action in the action view and also modify the associated resources with the action. This action is non-reusable in the test.

3. Call to External Action

External actions can be called from the action by call to external action.

External Action can be called in expert view using LoadandRunAction as shown below:

LoadAndRunAction "Complete path of the test", "Name of Action"

Points to Remember about Actions

Some Important points to remember for Actions are as follows:

1. There can be maximum of 120 actions in a test.

2. For each action in a test, a new sheet in data table exists.

3. Data defined in global datasheet can be used by all the actions in the test.

4.Data defined in per action datasheet can be used by specified function only.

5. If we want to edit resources associated with a called action, use call to copy of action.

6. We can use input and output Parameter for an action, to get parameter value from an action.

7. Extension for actions is .mts

8. We can have multiple outputs from an action.

A] Inserting call to New Action

New action can be inserted at any point of time during testing by following given below steps,

Create a new action by giving safe place to buy modafinil online name Flight Finder. Right-click anywhere in the canvas to choose “Call to New Action”.

The “Insert Call to New Action” dialog box opens, enter the Name: Flight Finder, and ensures that “Reusable Action” and “At the end of the test”both options are selected then click “OK”.

Once the dialog box gets closed, the Flight Finder action will add to the end of a test.User can see the modifications graphically in the test Name Tab as shown below:

Similarly, user can create other actions as like Flight Finder action creation process. Create action for “Select Flight” and “Book Flight”.

B] Inserting Call to Copy of Action:

Copy of an existing action can be inserted at any point of time during testing by following given below steps,

Create a copy of an existing action “Flight Finder”, right-click anywhere in the canvas to choose “Call to Copy of Action”.

The dialog box opens to create copy of action, Select the “Test Name”, “Action Name” and also select the location the action to be inserted.

Once the dialog box gets closed, the copy of Flight Finder action will add to the end of a test. User can see the modification graphically in the test Name Tab as shown below: