The Concept of Keyword Driven Framework

In Key Work Driven Framework the script values will be written in Excel files and QTP will execute them using Driver Script. Now this will explain how to execute the script which is specified in Excel Files.

There are majorly two approaches followed to make Keyword Driven Framework.

1. Specify Script Values Directly in the Excel 
   
2. Write Global Functions for each and every application control and specify those functions as keywords in Excel

Approach 1:

In the below table there are 4 columns

Object Class         :- Class of the object on which we are going to perform the operation
Object Properties  :- Properties of the object
Operation            :- The method to perform on the object
Value                  :- Input Data 

Please remember that there is no method is available called “SetParent” in QTP. But I am using this word as a condition to set the parent of the object. I have delimited the Parent Object using “/” and respectively I have used it for properties.

To go forward I should have the properties specified in my Object Description Constants.

'Object Properties constants

Public Const GoogleBrowser         = "name:=Google"

Public Const GooglePage             = "title:=Google"

Public Const SearchEdit              = "name:=q"

Public Const SearchButton          = "name:=Google Search"

Why do we need to specify object properties as constants?

We can specify properties directly in place of constants. But when you get a failure in the script, you might not able to identify where exactly the error occurs.

 

For example, in the above table if the WebEdit step is failed then how do we figure out the failure for which object in the application by just using “name:=q” property. If we have assigned those properties to a constant which is having an understandable name then it will be very easy to identify for which object the failure occurs.

So now we have Excel Keywords and Object Description Constants. We have to write driver script. Follow the below steps prior to write the driver script.

1. Create a Folder “KeyWordDrivenSample” in “C:\” drive 
   
   • In this folder create 3 subfolders with the names “Scripts”, “Constants”,”KeyWords”
2. Prepare an excel like how it is available in above table Save the Excel file in the “C:\KeyWordDrivenSample\KeyWords” folder with the name “ScriptKeywords.xls” 
   
3. Copy above Object Description Constants in a VBS File and save it in the “C:\KeyWordDrivenSample\Coanstants” with the name “OR Constants.vbs” 
   
4. Open a new test in QTP and Save the test in “C:\KeyWordDrivenSample\Scripts” Folder with the name “Driver Script”

Now you should have the Folder structure like specified below

Now you can save the below script in Driver Script and Run it.

'###################################################################

' Objective            :     This is a driver script for Sample Keyword Driven Framework

' Test Case            :     Driver Script

' Author               :     Sudhakar Kakunuri

' Date Created         :     01/16/2010

' Date Updated         :     01/16/2010

'Updated by            :    Sudhakar Kakunuri

'###################################################################

'##############Initialize Variables and Load Libraries#############################

ExecuteFile "..\..\Costants\OR Constants.vbs"

'#####################Driver Script ######################################

'Add a new sheet and import keywords

Set dtKeyWords=DataTable.AddSheet("Keywords")

Datatable.ImportSheet "..\..\Keywords\ScriptKeywords.xls","Sheet1","Keywords"

'Get Row Count and Column Colunt of the databable

dtRowCount=dtKeyWords.GetRowCount

dtColumnCount=dtKeyWords.GetParameterCount

'Use for lop to get values row by row

For dtRow=1 to dtRowCount

   dtKeyWords.SetCurrentRow (dtRow)

   strObjClass = DataTable("ObjectClass","Keywords")

   strObjProperties = DataTable("ObjectProperties","Keywords")

   strOperation = DataTable("Operation","Keywords")

   strValue = DataTable("Value","Keywords")

   If strOperation="SetParent" Then

       oParentObjectArray=Split(strObjClass,"/")

       oParentObjectPropArray=Split(strObjProperties,"/")

       For iParentCount=0 to ubound(oParentObjectArray)

           iParent=oParentObjectArray(iParentCount)

           iParentProps=oParentObjectPropArray(iParentCount)

               If  iParentCount=ubound(oParentObjectArray) Then

                   strParent=strParent&iParent&"("&""""&eval(iParentProps)&""""&")"

                   Exit For

               End If

           strParent=strParent&iParent&"("&""""&eval(iParentProps)&""""&")."

       Next

       ParentObject=strParent

   Else        

       oStatement=ParentObject&"."&strObjClass&"("&""""& eval(strObjProperties) &""""& ")."& strOperation

       If strValue<>"" Then

       iStrInputDataArray=split(strValue,",")

           For iInputValuesCount=0 to UBound(iStrInputDataArray)

               If  iInputValuesCount=UBound(iStrInputDataArray) Then

                   oStatement=oStatement&" "&""""& iStrInputDataArray(iInputValuesCount) &""""

                   Exit for

               End If

           oStatement=oStatement&" "&""""& iStrInputDataArray(iInputValuesCount) &""""&","

           Next

       End If

       Execute (oStatement)

   End If

Next

'###################################################################

Note: I have given this as a sample. As of now it only works with Test Objects.
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