kumaran_elan

• Jun 15th, 2007

 

The action iteration of an reusable action depends upon action iteration of its parent action if the reusable action is an child action where as the function iteration depends upon the function call made inside the script.

kapil.sethi

 Profile Answers by kapil.sethi 

• Jan 8th, 2008

 

Difference in reusable actions and functions in QTP:1. We can open as many function libraries as we want, but we are still limited to one test. So, if we want to edit a reusable action in another test, we have to close our current test, open the second test, make our changes, save and close the second test then reopen our original test.

Passing DataActions - can only accept primitive data types as parameters (strings, integers, etc)Functions - can accept arrays, dictionary objects and test objects (i.e. Pages, Frames, WebRadioGroups, etc.)
Resource UsageActions - For each action, there’s a folder, three separate vbs files, a local Object Repository, a subfolder containing snapshots, an Excel spreadsheet, and a few seconds of load time.Functions - There’s the code contained in the Function, and that’s all
APIActions - We cannot insert calls to Existing Actions through the QTP API, we can only do it through the interfaceFunctions - We can attach Function Libraries to Test Scripts through the QTP API
Return ValuesActions - Return values are difficult to understand and read in the syntax

Functions - Return values work like they do in other languages (i.e. as lvalues)

Thanks,
Kapil.

kvns_kumar

 Profile Answers by kvns_kumar Questions by kvns_kumar

• Feb 11th, 2008

 

Hi,
   The reusable action contains Script,Object Repository information and one data table sheet.
where as in global function, only the Script will be available.

Suresh