QTP Naming Convention

QTP Naming Convention 

 

Notation to Be Used For Automation Objects

 Checkbox = chk                                                      Dialog Box = dbDisplay = displ                                                         Icon = icLabel = lbl                                                              Links = linkList Box = lb                                                           List View = lvLogo = logo                                                            Menu = mMenu Item = mi                                                       Message Box = mbPopup List = poplst                                                  Push Button = pbRadio Button = rb                                                    Scroll Bar = sbStatic Text = stxt                                                    Status Bar = stbrTab = tab                                                               Table = tblText Box = txt                                                         Tool Bar = tbTree View = tv                                                       Header = hdrPanel = pan                                                             Status Window = stwinSplitter = sp                                                            Container = ctnNavigation bar = nb                                                 Grid = grdCombo box = cbx                                                    Window = win         

Test Scripts

 The test scripts name

• Must consist of alphabets, numbers and ‘_’.
• Must start with an upper case letter.
• If more than one word is used, the starting of every word must be in Upper case.      (Eg: Test_Script)
• Name of the script must be in the format – Application/Test group, Feature/Action Number (XYZ_01).

 

VBS Files

• A  VBScript file name must consist of alphabets.
• Name should preferably be in the format Project_Module_Function

 

Functions

• Must consist of alphabets.
• Must start with ‘func’.
• Name must stand for the functionality of the function.
• If more than one word is used, the starting of every word should be in capitals.
• Numerical are not allowed in the names

          Eg:  Public function funcOpenWindow (in window_name) 

 Constants and Variables

• Name of a constant must be in upper case letters with underscores in it.  Eg: public const OR_PATH_DIR= c:\\mytests\\Action1; 
• Name of a variable must be of lowercase letters and can contain underscores and digits. Eg: public my_variable_name=”This is my variable”;

·        Declare all the variables using DIM.

Object Repository

• Object repository file name must consist of alphabets and should be like project_Module_Function.tsr.
• If the name of an object or window is ambiguous, then it must be renamed in the format ObjectType_Label. Eg: Button_Done, Window_EngagementSummry, Checkbox_Overage, Radio_Awarded etc.
• If more than one word is used, the starting of every word should be in capitals.

 

Recovery Manager

• Name of a Recovery Manager file must be of alphabets and if necessary digits.
• The files must be of the format Project_Module_Function_in.qrs.

 

  Source: Mercury Forum’s KB articles