26: TEN THINGS TO TRY WHEN QTP/UFT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE AN OBJECT
QuickTest Professional/Unified Functional Testing Object Recognition Issues
What do you do when QTP or UFT doesn’t automatically recognize an object in your application? I know how frustrating this can be. Before you give up, in my experience, these are the first ten things you should try/check:
Quotes & Insights from this Test Talk
Top ten things to try to fix UFT/QTP object recognition issues:
- Check the loaded add-ins
- Research – Check HP’s or SQAForums
- Make sure there is not a path available that helps
- Record and Run Settings
- Using .Object
- Developers are your friends
- Low-level recording
- Try GetVisibleText
- Insight recording
- Extensibility
Resources
- 6 things to try when QTP does not recognize an object
- UFT 11.5 – Top 5 New Feature you are going to love
- Fix QTP .NET recognition issues
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