I need to understand test automation properly.There are some checkpoints that i went through while reading the manual of QTP.e.g.1.Table checkpoint checks information within table.2.Text checkpoint checks that a string is displayed in the appropriate place in the application or not.3.Page checkpoint checks how long a web page takes to load or whether the page has broken linksetc.Now, All these checkpoints can be checked manually, and infact, in my point of view, it is easy to do it in the manual way. Can you please clarify why indeed, checkpoints are better than testing the application manually.

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srinivasv29
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Apr 5th, 2007

Hai,

Your thinking is correct, but when u are going to test the application, if the application we are testing are having lots of bugs then we can go for automation, because as we feel while testing a lot of bugs within less span of time, the automation tool wont feel like that, and more over the reliability, time saving and reusability will be there by going for automation, this wont be there for manual testing tested means ok tested for that time itself, we are going to automate means there are lots of uses where we can use the tools for different purposes like inserting checkpoints by giving wantedly the wrong expectations and checking the application where it is not easy to test for that much number of times manually, and what ever we tested the application that can be saved the checkpoints can also be saved in the checklist files, so definetly there are uses by going for automation ( using checkpoints or whatever it maybe)..ok .....

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samisalona
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Apr 16th, 2008

A checkpoint is a verification point that compares a current value for a specified property with the expected value for that property. This enables you to identify whether your Web site or application is functioning correctly. When you add a checkpoint, QuickTest adds a checkpoint to the current row in the Keyword View and adds a Check CheckPoint statement in the Expert View. By default, the checkpoint name receives the name of the test object on which the checkpoint is being performed. You can choose to specify a different name for the checkpoint or accept the default name.
When you run the test, QuickTest compares the expected results of the checkpoint to the current results. If the results do not match, the checkpoint fails. You can view the results of the checkpoint in the Test Results window.