Recording Types/Modes:

In QuickTest, you can start creating Test Scripts by recording. When recording, QuickTest identifies uniquely and stores objects into Object Repository and records the operations you perform in application, displays them as steps in the Keyword View, and generates script in Expert View.

          QuickTest provides 3 different recording modes;

·         Normal Recording/Standard Recording.

·         Analog Recording/High Level Recording.

·         Low Level Recording

Normal Recording:

          By default, QuickTest enables Normal Recording. During Normal Recording, QuickTest records all of Mouse and Keyboard Operations you perform in your application.

During recording, QuickTest identifies the objects uniquely on which all are objects you performed operations in your application and stores them into Object Repository and generates Test Script.

In most of the situations you can use Normal Recording.

Analog Recording:

          During Analog Recording, QuickTest records all of your Mouse, Keyboard Operations and exact Mouse Tracks relative to the screen or the application window.

Whenever you get a chance to verify like graphs or signatures, you can go for Analog Recording.

The steps recorded using Analog Recording, are saved in separate data file, and this file stored along with the Action.

Very rarely you can get a chance to use this Analog Recording Mode.

Low Level Recording:

          Low Level Recording enables you to record the exact coordinates of any object, whether or not QuickTest recognizes the specific object or the specific operation. This method does not record mouse movements.

          You can use Low Level Recording when QuickTest does not identify the objects in your application.

          While Low Level Recording, QuickTest records all parent level objects as Window Test Objects and all other objects as WinObject test objects.

          Low Level Recording mode is not fully supported by multibyte character input.

          Steps recorded using Low Level Recording mode may not run correctly on all objects.

Low-level recording supports the following methods for each test object:

·         WinObject test objects: Click, DblClick, Drag, Drop, Type

·         Window test objects: Click, DblClick, Drag, Drop, Type, Activate, Minimize, Restore, Maximize

Record and Run Settings:

          While recoding, QuickTest enables you to set the Record and Run Settings and this screen looks below.  You can launch this window by navigating Automation à Record and Run Settings option.