WINRUNNER vs. QTP [Comparison]

Environments (common)

Environments that are supported by both QTP and WinRunner. This means that for these environments, Mercury has provided add-ins for both QTP & WinRunner.

Web	Desktop
Internet Explorer	Active X Controls
Netscape	Visual Basic
AOL	C/C++
	AWT & JFC

Environments (different)

Environments that are supported by one of QTP or WinRunner.

WinRunner	QTP
PowerBuilder	.NET
Forte	Flash
Delphi	XML Web Services
Centura
Stingray
SmallTalk

User Model

How users interact with the application

WinRunner	QTP
Focus on test script	Synchronized Test Script and Active Screen
Requires familiarity with programming	Has an expert mode for programmers
Very Powerful	Easy, yet powerful

Test Creation Process

1. Create GUI Map (WR) or Object Repository (QTP)
2. Create Test

- Record Script

- Edit Script

Add one or more of the following

Verification

Synchronization

Checkpoints

Data Parameterization

3. Debug Test
4. Run Test
5. View Result
6. Track Defects

Script Recording Modes

WinRunner	QTP
Context Sensitive - Uses a flat object hierarchy	Context Sensitive - Uses a multi-level object hierarchy
Analog - Captures keyboard input, mouse click, mouse path	Low-level - Uses mouse co-ordinates

Scripts

The process of how scripts are created and stored.

WinRunner	QTP
Programmatic representation	Two modes. Icon based and programmatic representation
TSL, similar to C	VBScript, similar to VB
Procedural language	Object-oriented language
Uses objects from GUI Map	Uses objects from Object Repository

Object Storage and Operations

How QTP/Winrunner recognize the objects in an AUT and how they store the information about these objects.

WinRunner	QTP
Stored in a flat hierarchy	Multi level object hierarchy
Viewed using GUI Spy	Viewed using Object Spy
Stored in GUI Map	Stored in Object Repository
Creates temporary GUI Map file to hold new objects	Automatically saves object repository

Additional Items

Miscellaneous details

WinRunner	QTP
Transaction measurement - Through TSL programming	Transaction measurement - Through tree view and VBScript programming
Data Driven operations - Create iterations programmatically	Data Driven operations - Create iterations automatically and programmatically
Create code using Function generator	Create code using Method wizard generator
Exception Handling - Uses the Exception Editor	Exception Handling - Uses the Recovery Scenario Manager