Working with the Web Add-in

You can use QuickTest's Web Add-in to test your Web pages and applications. You can test Web objects such as hyperlinks, images, image maps, and Viewlink objects.

Before you begin recording on Web sites and applications, you should ensure that you have installed and loaded the Web add-in. You can check whether the Web add-in is installed by choosing Help > About QuickTest Professional. Loaded add-ins are indicated by a check mark in the add-ins list.

You should also set your preferences in the Web tab of the Business Component Settings dialog box, and the Web tab of the Options dialog box. For more information, see Working with Business Component Settings and Setting Global Testing Options.

If QuickTest does not record Web events in a way that matches your needs, you can also configure the events you want to record for each type of Web object. For example, if you want to record events, such as a mouseover that opens a sub-menu, you may need to modify the Web event configuration to recognize such events. For more information, see Configuring Web Event Recording.

Note: If you are recording on a list in a Web page or application, you must click on the list, scroll to an entry that was not originally showing, and select it. If you want to select the item in the list that is already displayed, you must first select another item in the list (click it), then return to the originally displayed item and select it (click it). This is because QuickTest only records a step if the value in the list changes.