Winrunner Questions and Answers

Winrunner is Automation Test Tool for Software Testing. This is small help to the people who are looking for Interview Questions and their answers on Winrunner. There would be more than 100 questions and answers in this blog.

Latest questions on Winrunner! *Scroll down for the Index of Questions*

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

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Winrunner Question 30: How WinRunner handles varying window labels?

How WinRunner handles varying window labels?
We can handle varying window labels using regular expressions.  WinRunner uses two “hidden” properties in order to use regular expression in an object’s physical description. These properties are regexp_label and regexp_MSW_class.
  • The regexp_label property is used for windows only. It operates “behind the scenes” to insert a regular expression into a window’s label description.

  • The regexp_MSW_class property inserts a regular expression into an object’s MSW_class. It is obligatory for all types of windows and for the object class object.

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Winrunner Question 29: When it is appropriate to change physical description?

When it is appropriate to change physical description?
Changing the physical description is necessary when the property value of an object changes.

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Winrunner Question 28: When do you feel you need to modify the logical name?

When do you feel you need to modify the logical name?
Changing the logical name of an object is useful when the assigned logical name is not sufficiently descriptive or is too long.

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Winrunner Question 27: How do you modify the logical name or the physical description of the objects in GUI map?

How do you modify the logical name or the physical description of the objects in GUI map?
You can modify the logical name or the physical description of an object in a GUI map file using the GUI Map Editor.

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Winrunner Question 26: How do you identify which files are loaded in the GUI map?

How do you identify which files are loaded in the GUI map?
The GUI Map Editor has a drop down “GUI File” displaying all the GUI Map files loaded into the memory.

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Winrunner Question 25: What different actions are performed by find and show button?

What different actions are performed by find and show button?
  • To find a particular object in the GUI Map file in the application, select the object and click the Show window. This blinks the selected object.

  • To find a particular object in a GUI Map file click the Find button, this gives the option to select the object. When the object is selected, if the object has been learned to the GUI Map file it will be focused in the GUI Map file.
    

Friday, March 17, 2006

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Winrunner Question 24: How do you find an object in an GUI map?

How do you find an object in a GUI map?
The GUI Map Editor is been provided with a Find and Show Buttons.
  • To find a particular object in the GUI Map file in the application, select the object and click the Show window. This blinks the selected object.

  • To find a particular object in a GUI Map file click the Find button, this gives the option to select the object. When the object is selected, if the object has been learned to the GUI Map file it will be focused in the GUI Map file.

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Winrunner Question 23: What is the purpose of the temp GUI map file? What is the extension of gui map file?

What is the purpose of the temp GUI map file?
While recording a script, WinRunner learns objects and windows by itself. This is actually stored into the temporary GUI Map file. We can specify whether we have to load this temporary GUI Map file should be loaded each time in the General Options.

What is the extension of gui map file?
The extension for a GUI Map file is “.gui”.

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Winrunner Question 22: How do you unload the GUI map? What actually happens when you load GUI map?

How do you unload the GUI map?
We can use GUI_close to unload a specific GUI Map file or else we call use GUI_close_all command to unload all the GUI Map files loaded in the memory.

Syntax:  GUI_close(<file_name>);   or GUI_close_all;

What actually happens when you load GUI map?
When we load a GUI Map file, the information about the windows and the objects with their logical names and physical description are loaded into memory. So when the WinRunner executes a script on a particular window, it can identify the objects using this information loaded in the memory.

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Winrunner Question 21: How do you load GUI map? What is the disadvantage of loading the GUI maps through start up scripts?

How do you load GUI map?
We can load a GUI Map by using the GUI_load command.

Syntax: GUI_load(<file_name>);

What is the disadvantage of loading the GUI maps through start up scripts?
  • If we are using a single GUI Map file for the entire AUT then the memory used by the GUI Map may be much high.

  • If there is any change in the object being learned then WinRunner will not be able to recognize the object, as it is not in the GUI Map file loaded in the memory. So we will have to learn the object again and update the GUI File and reload it.


Index of Winrunner Questions

  • WinRunner Question 01 : Explain WinRunner testing process?
  • WinRunner Question 02 : What in contained in the GUI map?
  • WinRunner Question 03 : How does WinRunner recognize objects on the application?
  • WinRunner Question 04 : How does WinRunner evaluates test results?
  • WinRunner Question 05 : Have you created test scripts and what is contained in the test scripts?
  • WinRunner Question 06 : Have you performed debugging of the scripts?
  • WinRunner Question 07 : How do you run your test scripts?
  • WinRunner Question 08 : How do you analyze results and report the defects?
  • WinRunner Question 09 : How do you analyze results and report the defects?
  • WinRunner Question 10 : What is the use of Test Director software?
  • Winrunner Question 11 : How you integrated your automated scripts from TestDirector?
  • Winrunner Questions 12 : What are the different modes of recording?
  • Winrunner Question 13 : What is the purpose of loading WinRunner Add-Ins?
  • Winrunner Question 14 : What are the reasons that WinRunner fails to identify an object on the GUI?
  • Winrunner Question 15 : What do you mean by the logical name of the object?
  • Winrunner Question 16 : If the object does not have a name then what will be the logical name?
  • Winrunner Question 17 : What is the different between GUI map and GUI map files?
  • Winrunner Question 18 : How do you view the contents of the GUI map?
  • Winrunner Question 19 : When you create GUI map do you record all the objects of specific objects?
  • Winrunner Question 20: What is the purpose of set_window command?
  • Winrunner Question 21: How do you load GUI map? What is the disadvantage of loading the GUI maps through start up scripts?
  • Winrunner Question 22: How do you unload the GUI map? What actually happens when you load GUI map?
  • Winrunner Question 23: What is the purpose of the temp GUI map file? What is the extension of gui map file?
  • Winrunner Question 24: How do you find an object in an GUI map?
  • Winrunner Question 25: What different actions are performed by find and show button?
  • Winrunner Question 26: How do you identify which files are loaded in the GUI map?
  • Winrunner Question 27: How do you modify the logical name or the physical description of the objects in GUI map?
  • Winrunner Question 28: When do you feel you need to modify the logical name?
  • Winrunner Question 29: When it is appropriate to change physical description?
  • Winrunner Question 30: How WinRunner handles varying window labels?
  • Winrunner Question 31: What is the purpose of regexp_label property and regexp_MSW_class property?
  • Winrunner Question 31: How do you suppress a regular expression?
  • Winrunner Question 33: How do you copy and move objects between different GUI map files?
  • Winrunner Question 34: How do you select multiple objects during merging the files?
  • Winrunner Question 35: How do you clear a GUI map files? How do you filter the objects in the GUI map?
  • Winrunner Question 36: What is the purpose of GUI map configuration? How do you make the configuration and mappings permanent?
  • Winrunner Question 37: What is the purpose of GUI spy?
  • Winrunner Question 38: What is the purpose of obligatory and optional properties of the objects?
  • Winrunner Question 39: When the optional properties are learned?
  • Winrunner Question 40: What is the purpose of location indicator and index indicator in GUI map configuration?
  • Winrunner Question 41: How do you handle custom objects?
  • Winrunner Question 42: What is the name of custom class in WinRunner and what methods it applies on the custom objects?
  • Winrunner Question 43: In a situation when obligatory and optional both the properties cannot uniquely identify an object what method WinRunner applies?
  • Winrunner Question 44: What is the purpose of different record methods 1) Record 2) Pass up 3) As Object 4) Ignore.
  • Winrunner Question 45: How do you find out which is the start up file in WinRunner?
  • Winrunner Question 46: What are the virtual objects and how do you learn them?
  • Winrunner Question 47: What are the two modes of recording?
  • Winrunner Question 48: What is a checkpoint and what are different types of checkpoints?
  • Winrunner Question 49: What are data driven tests?
  • Winrunner Question 50: What are the synchronization points?
  • Winrunner Question 51: What is parameterizing?
  • Winrunner Question 52: How do you maintain the document information of the test scripts?
  • Winrunner Question 53: What do you verify with the GUI checkpoint for single property and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 54: What do you verify with the GUI checkpoint for object/window and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 55: What information is contained in the checklist file and in which file expected results are stored?
  • Winrunner Question 56: What do you verify with the GUI checkpoint for multiple objects and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 57: What do you verify with the bitmap check point for object/window and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 58: What do you verify with the bitmap checkpoint for screen area and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 59: What do you verify with the database checkpoint default and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 60: How do you handle dynamically changing area of the window in the bitmap checkpoints?
  • Winrunner Question 61: What do you verify with the database check point custom and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 62: What do you verify with the sync point for object/window property and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 63: What do you verify with the sync point for object/window bitmap and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 64: What do you verify with the sync point for screen area and what command it generates, explain syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 65: How do you edit checklist file and when do you need to edit the checklist file?
  • Winrunner Question 66: How do you edit the expected value of an object?
  • Winrunner Question 67: How do you modify the expected results of a GUI checkpoint?
  • Winrunner Question 68: How do you handle ActiveX and Visual basic objects?
  • Winrunner Question 69: How do you create ODBC query?
  • Winrunner Question 70: How do you record a data driven test?
  • Winrunner Question 71: How do you convert a database file to a text file?
  • Winrunner Question 72: How do you parameterize database check points?
  • Winrunner Question 73: How do you create parameterize SQL commands?
  • Winrunner Question 74: Explain the following Winrunner Commands
  • Winrunner Question 75: What check points you will use to read and check text on the GUI and explain its syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 76: Explain Get Text checkpoint from object/window with syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 77: Explain Get Text checkpoint from screen area with syntax?
  • Winrunner Question 78: Explain Get Text checkpoint from selection (web only) with syntax?
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