What is TestComplete?

TestComplete is an automation tool which is developed by SmartBear Software. Using

TestComplete, testers will create software quality tests. Using this tool, we can record the
scripts, we can write the scripts manually and we can manually write with keyword operation.
This tool can be used for various applications including Web, Desktop.

Name Mapping:
Though the object name format used in TestComplete lets you uniquely identify an object in the
system, it has at least two inconveniences:
1.

The object name depends on object properties that are not persistent. For instance,
window and control identification attributes (class name and caption) can change from
one application build to another. To run your tests successfully, you may need to replace
the old object names with new ones in the entire project before running the tests.
2. Quite often, the object names are long and unreadable.
To solve these problems, TestComplete offers the Name Mapping project item. Using this item
you can assign custom names to objects
We can map the objects in two ways

Map Object from Screen ( ) Point to Fix

Object Spy (glyph icon( )) Drag the Target to the point

Map Object from Screen:

The procedure is as follows:
1.

Click Point and fix. When you do that, the TestComplete window gets minimized down
so you can view the entire desktop.
2. Move the mouse pointer to the window or object you want to select. As you move the
mouse pointer over objects, a red selection frame appears around the object under it.
Tip: You can interact with applications during the process, for example:

Click or right-click objects to bring up popup menus

Move and rearrange windows to activate the desired window and make it fully visible
minimize, maximize and restore windows
And so on

Once the desired object is highlighted with the red selection frame, press Ctrl+Shift+A. (The
shortcut can be customized in the Global Shortcuts dialog.)
Object Spy:
The procedure is as follows:

1.

Click the target glyph () and keep the mouse button pressed. When you do this, the
mouse pointer turns into and the TestComplete window gets minimized down so you can
view the entire desktop.
2. Drag the glyph onto the window or object that you want to select. As you move the glyph
over objects, a red selection frame will appear around the object under the glyph.
3. Release the mouse button once the desired object is highlighted with the red selection
frame.
4. TestComplete will capture the specified object and display its information.
Note: Applications can contain objects that are displayed only after you perform a specific action
in the application (for example, a right-click or mouse hovering). You cannot select such objects
using the target glyph because the glyph does not allow interacting with applications during the
object selection process

USEUNIT method in TestComplete:

By default, a script can call routines declared within the same unit. To call routines in another
unit, the current one must be linked to it using the keyword USEUNIT
In VBScript projects place the cursor at the beginning of the unit and add the following string:
VBScript
'USEUNIT Unit_Name
Be sure you specify the apostrophe () before USEUNIT Keyword.
To link to several units, use the following syntax:
VBScript
'USEUNIT Unit1_Name
'USEUNIT Unit2_Name

Descriptive programming can be done in TestComplete:

Creating a test without using the object repository is known as descriptive programming since
you describe the objects as part of the script.
1st Step: Click on Map Object icon -> Drag the Target Point to the Object -> Save a whole Page
Object in Name Mapping.
Ex: Map Name: pageGmailLogin
After Saving the Page Object then Name Mapping shows Tree Model. like--> sys-IEXPLOREpageGmailLogin

Sub GmailLogin()
Set iexplore = Aliases.IEXPLORE
Set Page = iexplore.pageGmailLogin
Page.Wait
' Enter User Name
NameProperty = Array("ObjectType", "ObjectIdentifier")
ValueProperty = Array("Textbox", "Email")
UserName = Page.FindAllChildren(NameProperty, ValueProperty, 7)
UserName (0).SetText ("prakash")
End Sub
'For Finding Objects, we need to click on object spy, and pass the Unique Name Properties and
Value Properties
'7 = Depth of the User Name

Object Identification in TestComplete Descriptive Way:

The Object Identification in TestComplete is based on the properties and values of the object
stored in Name Mapping. Sometimes, the properties and the value of the application objects get
changed at run-time, which results in failure of the object identification by TestComplete. To
overcome this problem, we use descriptive approach for the identification of the object on
Application Under Test (AUT).
TestComplete provides several methods for the same. Some of them are :

Find
FindAll
FindChild

Find
Find method is used to search the object in the desired hierarchy. Searching is based on the set of
values of the specified properties.
Syntax
TestObj.Find (PropName, PropValues, Depth, Refresh)
Where
TestObj: Refers to a reference (object) from where the search for the desired object will begin
PropName: Set of unique properties of object for identification.
PropValue: Set of values of the properties used for object identification.
Depth: Refers to the level till what the TestComplete needs to drill down to find the object.

Refresh: It instructs TestComplete what to do if the object we are searching is not present in the
TestComplete Object cache. This is an optional field.
Output: Object
For example we need to perform click operation on a web button whose text changes at run
time.
Approach:
First we need to identify some properties which will uniquely identify the object on webpage.
Here we chooses the class and text property of the button. After the identification of the
properties we need to store all the properties and relevant values in two separate array.
VarA=array ("Class, Text")
Varb=array ("WebButton, Click Here")
Once we have defined the array, next we need to find the object for which we are searching
Set obj=testObj.Find(VarA,VarB,10)
In this statement testObj refers to the reference node from where the search will began and
search for the object that has the properties that of properties stored in VarA and values equal to
values stored in VarB. And 10 tell the TestComplete to search for the object till the 10th level of
the reference node and not more than that and store the result in an object.
To determine whether the search was successful or not, we can use Exists method on obj object.
If the Exists method return false, it implies that search was unsuccessful else if it returns true,
search was successful and we can perform the click operation
If obj.Exists then
obj.click
else
msgbox "No object found"
End if
FindAll
FindAll method is used to search the object in the desired hierarchy i.e. in both objects and child
objects. Searching is based on the set of values of the specified properties. The output is in the
form of the set of collection of the object which matches the criteria.
Syntax
TestObj.FindAll(PropName,PropValues,Depth,Refresh)
Where
TestObj: Refers to an reference (object) from where the search for the desired object will begin
PropName: Set of unique properties of object for identification.

PropValue: Set of values of the properties used for object identification.

Depth: Refers to the level till what the TestComplete needs to drill down to find the object.
Refresh: It instructs TestComplete what to do if the object we are searching is not present in the
TestComplete Object cache. This is an optional field.
Output: An array consisting of all the objects of specified values of specified properties.
For example we need to count the number of buttons on a page.
Approach:
First we need to identify some properties which will uniquely identify the object on webpage.
Here we choose the class property of the button. After the identification of the properties we
need to store all the properties and relevant values in two separate arrays.
VarA=array ("Class")
Varb=array ("WebButton")
Once we have defined the array, next we need to find the object for which we are searching
NoOfTextbox=testObj.FindAll (VarA, VarB, 10)
In this statement testObj refers to the reference node from where the search will began and
search for the object that has the properties that of properties stored in VarA and values equal to
values stored in VarB. And 10 tell the TestComplete to search for the object till the 10th level of
the reference node and not more than that. And store the result in an array.
Once we get an array we can tell the no of button on the webpage as following:
msgbox ubound(NoOfTextbox)
FindChild
FindChild method is used to search the object in the desired hierarchy i.e., in the child object only.
Searching is based on the set of values of the specified properties.
Syntax
TestObj.FindChild(PropName,PropValues,Depth,Refresh)
Where
TestObj:Refers to an reference (object) from where the search for the desired object will begin
PropName: Set of unique properties of object for identification.
PropValue: Set of values of the properties used for object identification.
Depth: Refers to the level till what the TestComplete needs to drill down to find the object.
Refresh: It instructs TestComplete what to do if the object we are searching is not present in the
TestComplete Object cache. This is an optional field.

Output: Object
For example we need to perform click operation on a web button containing text as Login on a
webpage
Approach:
As we know the web button is a child element of the page. So we can use FindChild method here.
For that firstly, we need to identify some properties which will uniquely identify the object on
webpage. Here we chooses the class and text property of the button. After the identification of
the properties we need to store all the properties and relevant values in two separate array.
VarA=array ("Class","Text")
Varb=array ("WebButton","Login")
Once we have defined the array, next we need to find the object for which we are searching
Set obj=testObj.Find(VarA,VarB,10)
In this statement testObj refers to the reference node from where the search will began and
search for the object that has the properties that of properties stored in VarA and values equal to
values stored in VarB. And 10 tell the TestComplete to search for the object till the 10th level of
the reference node and not more than that and store the result in an object.
To determine whether the search was successful or not ,we can use Exists method on obj object
.If the Exists method return false, it implies that search was unsuccessful else if it returns True,
search was successful and we can perform the click operation
If obj.Exists then
obj.click
else
msgbox "No object found"
End if
So, these are the some other ways by which we can identify the dynamic objects in
TestComplete.

Scripting languages used in TestComplete:

VB Script, JScript, Delphi Script, C++Script, C# Script.

TestedApps in TestComplete:
TestedApps holds a list of TestedApp objects, each of which corresponds to a tested application.
The TestedApps object is available only if your project contains the Tested Applications project
item
We will use the TestedApps by calling as shown in below
Call TestedApps.<Application Name>.Run
The above command will launches the specified application