QTP History and Evolution

QTP History and Evolution:

HP Quick Test Professional was originally owned by Mercury Interactive and it was acquired by Hp. Its original name was Astra Quick Test and later named as Quick Test Professional but the latest version is known as Unified Functional Tester(UFT).

HP QTP uses Visual Basic Scripting (VBScript) for automating the applications. The Scripting Engine need not be installed as it is available part of the Windows OS. The Current version of VBScript is 5.8 which is available as part of Win 7. VBScript is NOT a object oriented language but a object based language.

Version History:

Now let us take a look at the version history of QTP.

• Astra Quicktest - First Version in May 1998

• Astra Quicktest 3.0 - Feb 2000

• Astra Quicktest 5.0 - Feb 2001

• Astra Quicktest Professional 5.5(with various patches) - Aug 2001

• QuickTest Professional 6.5 - Sep 2003

• QuickTest Professional 8.0 - 2004

• QuickTest Professional 8.2 - 2005

• QuickTest Professional 9.0(merged WinRunner Features) - Apr 2006

• QuickTest Professional 9.1/9.2 - Feb 2007(HP - Acquired Version)

• QuickTest Professional 9.5 - Jan 2008

• QuickTest Professional 10.0 - Jan 2009

• QuickTest Professional 11.0 - Sep 2010

• Unified Functional Testing 11.5 - 2012

• Unified Functional Testing 11.52 - Jun 2013

• Unified Functional Testing 11.53 - Nov 2013

Advantages :

• Developing automated tests using VBScript doesn't require a highly skilled coder and relatively easy when compared other object oriented programming languages.

• Easy to use, ease of navigation, results validation and Report generation.

• Readily Integrated with Test Management Tool(Hp-Quality Center) which enables easy scheduling and Monitoring.

Disadvantages :

• Unlike Selenium, QTP works in Windows operating system only.

• Having said that it is a commercial tool, the licensing cost is very high.

• Even though scripting time is less, the execution time is relatively higher as it puts load on CPU & RAM.