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:

1. Check the loaded add-ins
2. Research – Check HP's or SQAForums
3. Make sure there is not a path available that helps
4. Record and Run Settings
5. Using .Object
6. Developers are your friends
7. Low-level recording
8. Try GetVisibleText
9. Insight recording
10. 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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