Recording Modes in QTP

Recording Modes

In QTP, there are (3) Recording Modes such as

1)  Context Sensitive Mode

In this mode QTP Records the operations which are performed on the objects. Context Sensitive Mode is also called as “Standard Recording Mode / Normal Recording Mode”.

Context Sensitive Mode is default Recording Mode in QTP.

2)  Analog Recording Mode

In this mode QTP records the Mouse and Keyboard Operations with respective to Window (or) Desktop co-ordinates.

Syntax: If you take Desktop Coordinates 

Desktop--)   Desktop.RunAnalog "<Track No.>"

Window --)    Window("Window_Name").RunAnalog "<Track No.>"

Navigation

Start  Recording  (F3) --)  Automation  Menu --)  Analog  Recording

 

Generally we are using Analog Recording Mode to compare “Digital Signatures, Barcodes, Scientific Graphs etc.,

Note

In Context Sensitive Mode, QTP Generate one statement for each operation. But in Analog Recording Mode, QTP Generates single statement for all the operations which you perform on the application.

In Analog Recording Mode, if you take Desktop Co-ordinates, you can get wrong output, if application is moved from one place to another place at Run Time.

If you take Window co-ordinates, we can get right output even if the application moved from one place to another place.

 

3)    Low Level Recording Mode

We can use this mode to records the operations which are not recognized

by Tool.

Navigation

Start Recording (F3) ---) Automation Menu --) Low Level Recording Mode (Crtl + Shift + F3) --) Record your required Operation --) Stop Recording (F4)

Note: We are giving low priority to this recording mode.

Important Note

If you want to select Analog Recording Mode or Low Level Recording Mode you must be under Context Sensitive Mode.