Desktop Actions

This page contains actions that are specific to automate Desktop applications. Also, you can use all the actions defined for General Web Actions.

OpenFirefoxBrowser

This action opens a new blank Mozilla Firefox browser.

This action does not have any input parameter.

Example:

OpenFirefoxBrowser

OpenIEBrowser

This action opens a new blank IE browser.

This action does not have any input parameter.

Example:

OpenIEBrowser

CloseAllOpenedFirefoxBrowsers

This action closes all open Firefox browsers on the desktop.

This action does not have any parameters.

Example:

CloseAllOpenedFirefoxBrowsers

CloseAllOpenedIEBrowsers

This action closes all open IE browsers on the desktop.

This action does not have any parameters.

Example:

CloseAllOpenedIEBrowsers

OpenURL

This action opens the specified URL. Qualitia user can specify the browser and browser version in the parameters section to be used when opening URL.

Ensure you have enabled HP Functional Testing Agent on your execution browsers (IE, Firefox, and Google Chrome).
Ensure the browser version installed on your execution device is compatible with HPE UFT.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Browser Type	Enter the browser name in which you want to open the URL. Parameters can be as follows: IE: This will open URL in Internet Explorer. Firefox: This will open URL in Mozilla Firefox. Chrome: This will open URL in Google Chrome.	Yes	String
URL	Enter the URL to be opened.	Yes	String
Browser version	Enter the major and minor version of the browser installed on testing machine. For example, if browser version is 54.9.0.3323, then enter only 54.9.	No	String
Path	This parameter is applicable only when using Google Chrome browser. Enter the absolute path of the chrome.exe from the Google Chrome installed location.	No (for Chrome only)	String

Example:

OpenURL “Chrome” “http://www.google.com” “53.8” “C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe”

When using this action, Qualitia defines its own set of system variables which can be used later when executing test cases. These variables are stored in Qualitia with their expressions (TRUE or FALSE). Following is the list of system variables that Qualitia stores when executing the OpenURL action.

$$_ISIE: If browser type is set as IE (Internet Explorer), then this expression is stored as TRUE. Here, other two ($$_ISFIREFOX and $$_ISCHROME) are stored as FALSE.
$$_ISFIREFOX: If browser type is set as FIREFOX (Mozilla Firefox), then this expression is stored as TRUE. Here, other two ($$_ISIE and $$_ISCHROME) are stored as FALSE.
$$_ISCHROME: If browser type is set as CHROME (Google Chrome), then this expression is stored as TRUE. Here, other two ($$_ISFIREFOX and $$_IE) are stored as FALSE.

Note: It is recommended to close all the unnecessary browsers before starting the test execution or object spying using UFT.

CloseApplication

This action closes the specified application.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Processname	Process Name of the application that is to be closed.	Yes	String

Example:
CloseApplication "notepad.exe"

ExecuteDDLQueryAndStoreInFile

This action executes data definition queries like select and stores the result set of the fired query. The result set is stored in a CSV file. The action supports and is tested for database Oracle 10g.

Before using this action, ensure that the required database and database drivers are installed. Below is basic information on the oracle drivers and connection with Vbscript.

Oracle10g:

For interacting with the database you would need a driver that is supported in VbScript to interact with Oracle 10 g. One of the drivers can be as follow. The driver would need to be installed before interacting with the database.

Driver - "Oracle in OraDb10g_home1".
You would need to know the following details as well.
Database Name- is the oracle database to which the user wishes to connect.
User ID – The username to connect to the database
Password - The password to connect to the database

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
driver	The driver for the database	Yes	String
dB	The database name on which the query will be fired	Yes	String
username	The user name to connect to the database	Yes	String
password	The password to connect to the database	Yes	String
query	The query that needs to be executed. This keyword is design such that it can store result set. Hence this keyword is beneficial for SQL queries that can return result set	Yes	String
filename	The complete path of the file in which the results of the database query is to be stored	Yes	String

Example:
ExecuteDDLQueryAndStoreInFile "Oracle in OraDb10g_home1" "ORCL" "system" "admin" "Select * from sales_master where id=100" "{Key_SQL13_InwardRegisterControl_ActData_FilePath}"

ExecuteDMLQueryAndStoreInKey

This action executes data manipulation queries like update, delete, and stores the result into a key. This action supports and is tested for database Oracle 10g.

Before using this action, ensure that the required database and database drivers are installed. Below is basic information on the oracle drivers and connection with Vbscript.

Oracle10g:

For interacting with the database you would need a driver that is supported in VbScript to interact with Oracle 10 g. One of the drivers can be as follow. The driver would need to be installed before interacting with the database.

Driver - "Oracle in OraDb10g_home1".
You would need to know the following details as well.
Database Name- is the oracle database to which the user wishes to connect.
User ID – The username to connect to the database
Password - The password to connect to the database

Input Parameters

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
driverString	The driver for the database	Yes	String
url	The connection string to connect to the database, basically the server address	Yes	String
username	The user name to connect to the database	Yes	String
password	The password to connect to the database	Yes	String
query	The dml query that needs to be executed	Yes	String
key	The key in which the result of the database query need to be stored	Yes	String

Example:

ExecuteDMLQueryAndStoreInKey "Microsoft ODBC for Oracle" "Server=localhost" "system" "admin" "Update * from sales_master where id=100" "{Key_Status}"

CalculateDifferenceInDateAndStore

This action stores the difference between two specified dates under the specified key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
strKey	The key in which the difference will be stored.	Yes	String
interval	It is the expression that you want to use to calculate the differences between from date and to date. Please refer to the Interval section below for more examples of it.	Yes	String
fromDate	Enter the date from.	Yes	Integer
toDate	Enter the date to.	Yes	Integer

Interval: The interval parameter can have the following values:

Parameter	Description
YYYY	Year
Q	Quarter
M	Month
Y	Day of year
D	Day
W	Weekday
WW	Week of year
H	Hour
N	Minute
S	seconds

Example:
CalculateDifferenceInDateAndStore "Key" "D" "12-Dec-2016" "12-Dec-2027"

NavigateFireFoxBrowser

This action opens the specified URL in the Mozilla Firefox browser. If there is any blank firefox browser on the desktop, uses the same browser, otherwise Qualitia opens a new blank browser and navigates to the URL.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
strURL	Enter the URL to open.	Yes	String

Example:

NavigateFireFoxBrowser "http://www.google.com"

NavigateIEBrowser

This action opens the specified URL in the Internet Explorer (IE) browser. If there is any blank IE browser on the desktop, uses the same browser, otherwise Qualitia opens a new blank browser and navigates to the URL.

This browser can be used in conjunction with OpenIEBrowser action.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
strURL	Enter the URL to open.	Yes	String

Example:

NavigateIEBrowser "http://www.google.com"

OpenApplication

This action opens the application with specified path.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
strPath	Enter the absolute path of the application to be opened.	Yes	String

Example:

OpenApplication "C:\WINDOWS\system32\notepad.exe"

PressKeys

This action sends one or more keystrokes to the active window (as if typed on the keyboard).

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
strKey	Enter the key to be pressed from the keyboard.	Yes	String

Example:

Suppose the user want to open the Find dialog on the Browser window under test. Manually this is done by pressing the keys Control and F simultaneously. This opens the Find dialog on the browser window. The same thing can be done using the action PressKey .The data to be passed to the keyword in this case will be given as ~^F where ^ means Control. (See the list below for the keys and their meaning.

The action returns 0, if the key is pressed successfully, otherwise, it will return 1 in any other case.

Important Note:

Ideally the data to be passed here is only ^F, however as ^ has a special meaning in Qualitia it has to be preceded with an escape sequence ~. Hence the data passed will be ~^F.

Make sure to prefix an escape sequence which is a caret for the following characters which has a special meaning in Qualitia. These characters are {,}, ^.

For example, if you want to press the {F1} key, then user should pass data as {F1}

Use the PressKey method to send keystrokes to applications that have no automation interface. Most keyboard characters are represented by a single keystroke. Some keyboard characters are made up of combinations of keystrokes (CTRL+SHIFT+HOME, for example). To send a single keyboard character, send the character itself as the string argument.

For example, if you want to send the letter x, send the string argument "x".

You can use PressKey to send more than one keystroke at a time. To do this, create a compound string argument that represents a sequence of keystrokes by appending each keystroke in the sequence to the one before it. For example, to send the keystrokes a, b, and c, you would send the string argument "abc". The PressKey method uses some characters as modifiers of characters (instead of using their face-values). This set of special characters consists of parentheses, brackets, braces, and the:

plus sign "+",
caret "^",
percent sign "%",
tilde "~"

Send these characters by enclosing them within braces "{}". For example, to send the plus sign, send the string argument "{+}". Brackets "[ ]" have no special meaning when used with PressKey, but you must enclose them within braces to accommodate applications that do give them a special meaning (for dynamic data exchange (DDE)).

To send bracket characters, send the string argument "{[}" for the left bracket and "{]}" for the right one.
To send brace characters, send the string argument "}" for the left brace and "{" for the right one.

Some keystrokes do not generate characters (such as ENTER and TAB). Some keystrokes represent actions (such as BACKSPACE and BREAK).

To send these kinds of keystrokes, send the arguments shown in the following table:

Key	Argument
BACKSPACE	{BACKSPACE}, {BS}, or {BKSP}
BREAK	{BREAK}
CAPS LOCK	{CAPSLOCK}
DEL or DELETE	{DELETE} or {DEL}
DOWN ARROW	{DOWN}
END	{END}
ENTER	{ENTER} or ~
ESC	{ESC}
HELP	{HELP}
HOME	{HOME}
INS or INSERT	{INSERT} or {INS}
LEFT ARROW	{LEFT}
NUM LOCK	{NUMLOCK}
PAGE DOWN	{PGDN}
PAGE UP	{PGUP}
PRINT SCREEN	{PRTSC}
RIGHT ARROW	{RIGHT}
SCROLL LOCK	{SCROLLLOCK}
TAB	{TAB}
UP ARROW	{UP}
F1	{F1}
F2	{F2}
F3	{F3}
F4	{F4}
F5	{F5}
F6	{F6}
F7	{F7}
F8	{F8}
F9	{F9}
F10	{F10}
F11	{F11}
F12	{F12}
F13	{F13}
F14	{F14}
F15	{F15}
F16	{F16}

To send keyboard characters that are comprised of a regular keystroke in combination with a SHIFT, CTRL, or ALT, create a compound string argument that represents the keystroke combination. You do this by preceding the regular keystroke with one or more of the following special characters:
Key Special Character

SHIFT: +
CTRL: ^
ALT: %

When used this way, these special characters are not enclosed within a set of braces.

To specify that a combination of SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT should be held down while several other keys are pressed, create a compound string argument with the modified keystrokes enclosed in parentheses. For example, to send the keystroke combination that specifies that the SHIFT key is held down while:

e and c are pressed, send the string argument "+(ec)".
e is pressed, followed by a lone c (with no SHIFT), send the string argument "+ec".

You can use the PressKey method to send a pattern of keystrokes that consists of a single keystroke pressed several times in a row. To do this, create a compound string argument that specifies the keystroke you want to repeat, followed by the number of times you want it repeated. You do this using a compound string argument of the form {keystroke number}. For example, to send the letter "x" ten times, you would send the string argument "{x 10}". Be sure to include a space between keystroke and number.

The only keystroke pattern you can send is the kind that is comprised of a single keystroke pressed several times.
For example, you can send "x" ten times, but you cannot do the same for "Ctrl+x".
You cannot send the PRINT SCREEN key {PRTSC} to an application.
To send a space, send the string " ".

SAPAutoLogon

This action connects and logs on to the designated SAP server.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
ServerDescription	Enter the server details that need to be connected.	Yes	String
Client	Enter the client details that need to be connected.	Yes	String
User	Enter the User name to use when connecting to the server.	Yes	String
Password	Enter the password to use when connecting to the server.	Yes	String
Language	Enter the 2-digit code to select the language.	Yes	String

Example:

SAPAutoLogon "Calderone" "4700" "Qualitia" "Password" "EN"

SAPAutoLogonByIP

This action connects and logs on to an SAP server according to its IP address.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
ConnectionString	Enter the connection string that needs to be connected.	Yes	String
Client	Enter the client details that need to be connected.	Yes	String
User	Enter the User name to use when connecting to the server.	Yes	String
Password	Enter the password to use when connecting to the server.	Yes	String
Language	Enter the 2-digit code to select the language.	Yes	String

Example:

SAPAutoLogonbyIP "/F/123.132.75.5/S/3200" "4700" "Qualitia" "Password" "EN"

SAPAutoLogonByTargetSystem

This action connects and logs on to an SAP server according to specified target system.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
TargetSystem	Enter the target system that needs to be connected.	Yes	String
Client	Enter the client details that need to be connected.	Yes	String
User	Enter the User name to use when connecting to the server.	Yes	String
Password	Enter the password to use when connecting to the server.	Yes	String
Language	Enter the 2-digit code to select the language.	Yes	String

Example:

SAPAutoLogonbyIP "C5P" "3200" "4700" "Qualitia" "Password" "EN"

SAPCloseConnections

This action closes all the existing connections that are open currently.

This action does not have any input parameters.

Example:
SAPCloseConnections

SAPOpenConnection

This action opens the connection to the specified SAP server.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
ServerDescription	Enter the server description that needs to be connected.	Yes	String

Example:

OpenConnection "Calderone"

SAPOpenConnectionByIP

This action opens a connection to the specified SAP server according to its IP address.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
ConnectionString	Enter the connection string that needs to be connected.	Yes	String

Example:
OpenConnectionByIP "/F/123.132.75.5/S/3200"

SAPOpenConnectionByTargetSystem

This action opens a connection to the specified SAP server according to its target system.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
TargetSystem	Enter the target system that needs to be connected.	Yes	String

Example:
OpenConnectionByIP "C5P"

SAPStartBPCATracing

This action begins running the Business Process Change Analyzer to detect changes in a transaction's objects (as compared to the TBOM).

This action does not have any input parameters.

Example:

SAPStartBPCATracing

SAPStopBPCATracing

This action stops the Business Process Change Analyzer.

This action does not have any input parameters.

Example:

SAPStopBPCATracing

StoreObjectInstanceCount

It stores the total number of children of desktop class for the given set of arguments in a given key. Argument key and value should be separated by '=' and multiple key/val pair should be separated by a comma ','.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
ObjectDescription	Specification/property of the object whose instance count is to be stored. A general format is :"key1=value1,key2=value2,key3=value3"	Yes	String
Key	The key in which count is to be stored.	Yes	string

Example:
StoreObjectInstanceCount "Class Name=JavaWindow,title=LibrarySystem" "MyObjInstanceCountKey"

StoreSplitString

This action splits the string based on the delimiter specified by the user. Any of the split items can be stored, the particular item that is to be stored the user should provide the index of that item.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
strKey	The variable in which the specified indexed item of the split string is to be stored	Yes	String
mainString	The string which is to be split	No	String
delimiter	The delimiter to be used for splitting	Yes	String
instance	The index of the item which is to be store after splitting	No	String

Example:

StoreSplitString "StoreItem" "This is ; a sample ; String" ";" "2 "

StoreSubString

This action stores a substring of a string into a variable. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
key	The variable in which the sub-string is to be stored.	Yes	String
sourceString	Enter the string whose sub-string value is to be stored.	No	String
startIndex	Enter the index of the string from where the sub-string is to be fetched.	No	String
endIndex	The number of characters required in the string.	No	String

Example:
StoreSubString "resultSubString" "This is a test" "2" "4"

StoreStringLength

Increments the string length by the value specified by the user and stores it into a variable.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
key	A key in which a length will be stored	Yes	String
mainstring	A string from which a length will be derived	No	String
intvValue	The value by which the length needs to be incremented.	No	Integer

Examples:
StoreStringLength "length" "This is a test" "3"

WaitFor

This action makes a tool wait for the specified period of time.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
intExpTimeSecs	'intExpTimeSecs' is the specified seconds that the tool is expected to pause.	Yes	Integer

Example:
Waitfor "8"

WriteToTextFile

This action allows users to write or append the text in the specified file.

User performing this action should have write access to the corresponding file and folder.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
FilePath	Enter the absolute path to the file in which you want to make changes.	Yes	String
Text	Enter the content to be overwritten or appended.	No	String
Mode	Value of this parameter can be OVERWRITE or APPEND. If user keeps mode empty, it will be considered as append.	Yes	String

Example:
WriteTextToFile "C:\Users\Notepad.txt" "Qualitia" "Append"

Date.StoreModifiedDate

This action modifies the date interval based on the data provided by user and stores the modified date in the specified key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Inputdate	Enter the date to which you want to add the interval.	Yes	String
Interval	Enter the interval which you want to modify. Value for this parameter can be as follows: yyyy - Year q - Quarter m - Month y - Day of year d - Day w - Weekday ww - Week of year h - Hours n - Minutes s – Seconds	Yes	String
Data	Enter the number of intervals you want to add to the input date. The number can be positive for future dates and negative for dates in the past.	Yes	Integer
key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the modified date. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.	Yes	String

Example:

Data.StoreModifiedDate “02/28/2001” “yyyy” “10” “Key”

Post execution, Qualitia will store 02/28/2010 in the key.

Date.ChangeDateFormat

This action modifies format of the date and time based on the format specified by the user and stores the date and time in the modified format under the specified key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Mandatory

Data Type

Inputdate

Enter the date whose format you want to change.

Yes

String

Format

Enter the value for the format you want to update the date into. Value for this parameter can be as follows:

0 – Converts current date into mm/dd/yy and time (if specified) into hh:mm:ss PM/AM.
1 – Converts current date into weekday, monthname, year format.
2 – Converts current date into mm/dd/yy format.
3 – Converts current time into hh:mm:ss PM/AM format
4 - Converts current time into hh:mm format.

Yes

String

key

Enter the key name under which you want to store the modified date. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Yes

String

Example:

Date.ChangeDateFormat “02/28/2001” “1” “Key”

Post execution, Qualitia will store Monday, February, 2010 in the key.

DB.ExecuteDDLQueryAndStoreInFile

This action executes Data Definition Language (DDL) queries and stores the result set of the fired query in a text file.

Prerequisite:

Before using this action, ensure that the required databases and database drivers are installed.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Mandatory

Data Type

ConnectionString

The ConnectionString is a combination of driver and database details which helps automation tool to connect to the database. You must provide details in specified format as follows:

DRIVER=~{<DriverName>~};Server=<ServerIP/HostName,PortNumber>; Database=<DBName>;UID=<DBUsername>;PWD=<DBPassword>

Yes

String

Query

The query that needs to be executed.

Yes

String

FilePath

Enter the absolute path to the file in which you want to store the results.

Yes

String

Example:

MySQL:

DB.ExecuteDDLQueryAndStoreInFile “DRIVER=~{MySQL ODBC 5.3 ANSI Driver~};Server=192.168.24.99,1234; Database=ProductInfo;UID=Qualitia; PWD=Qualitia” "select * from productinfo.keyword where keywordid = 'c0ab6ad8f67234b'" "C:\Users\localadmin\Desktop\ProductInfo.txt"

MS SQL:

DB.ExecuteDDLQueryAndStoreInFile “DRIVER=~{SQL Server~}; Server=192.168.24.99,1234;Database=ProductInfo UID=Qualitia;PWD=Qualitia” "select * from productinfo.keyword where keywordid = 'c0ab6ad8f67234b'" "C:\Users\localadmin\Desktop\ProductInfo.txt"

DB.ExecuteDMLQueryAndStoreinKey

This action executes Data Manipulation Language (DML) queries such as update, delete and so forth and stores the query execution status into the specified key. If the query gets executed successfully, stores 0 and if the query does not get executed, stores 1.

Prerequisite:

Before using this action, ensure that the required databases and database drivers are installed.

If the record set has more than one records, value cannot be stored under the specified key. In such cases, this action fails showing appropriate error logs in the test case execution reports.

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Mandatory

Data Type

ConnectionString

The ConnectionString is a combination of driver and database details which helps automation tool to connect to the database. You must provide details in specified format as follows:

DRIVER=~{<DriverName>~};Server=<ServerIP/HostName,PortNumber>; Database=<DBName>;UID=<DBUsername>;PWD=<DBPassword>

Yes

String

Query

The query that needs to be executed.

Yes

String

Key

Enter the key under which you want to store the results. Key value van be retrieved using the key name.

Yes

String

Input Parameters:

Example:

MySQL:

DB.ExecuteDMLQueryAndStoreInKey “DRIVER=~{MySQL ODBC 5.3 ANSI Driver~};Server=192.168.24.99,1234; Database=ProductInfo;UID=Qualitia; PWD=Qualitia”

"select * from productinfo.keyword where keywordid = 'c0ab6ad8f67234b'" "ProductInfo"

MS SQL

DB.ExecuteDMLQueryAndStoreInKey “DRIVER=~{SQL Server~}; Server=192.168.24.99,1234;Database=ProductInfo UID=Qualitia;PWD=Qualitia”

"select * from productinfo.keyword where keywordid = 'c0ab6ad8f67234b'" "ProductInfo"

DB.ExecuteDDLQueryandStoreDatainKey

This action executes Data Definition Language (DDL) queries and stores the result data set in the specified key. In case of finding multiple data sets, this action will fail.

Prerequisite:

Before using this action, ensure that the required databases and database drivers are installed.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Mandatory

Data Type

ConnectionString

The ConnectionString is a combination of driver and database details which helps automation tool to connect to the database. You must provide details in specified format as follows:

DRIVER=~{<DriverName>~};Server=<ServerIP/HostName,PortNumber>; Database=<DBName>;UID=<DBUsername>;PWD=<DBPassword>

Yes

String

Query

The query that needs to be executed.

Yes

String

Key

Enter the key under which you want to store the results. Key value van be retrieved using the key name.

Yes

String

Example:

MySQL:

DB.ExecuteDDLQueryandStoreDatainKey “DRIVER=~{MySQL ODBC 5.3 ANSI Driver~};Server=192.168.24.99,1234; Database=ProductInfo;UID=Qualitia; PWD=Qualitia”

"select * from productinfo.keyword where keywordid = 'c0ab6ad8f67234b'" "ProductInfo"

MS SQL:

DB.ExecuteDDLQueryandStoreDatainKey “DRIVER=~{SQL Server~}; Server=192.168.24.99,1234;Database=ProductInfo UID=Qualitia;PWD=Qualitia”

"select * from productinfo.keyword where keywordid = 'c0ab6ad8f67234b'" "ProductInfo"

ChangeCaseAndStore

This action changes the case of the provided string and stores the final value into the specified key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Mandatory

Data Type

Key

Enter the key name in which you want to store the updated string.

Yes

String

InputString

Enter the string whose case you want to change.

Yes

String

Case

Value for this parameter can be as follows:

Set Upper to change the case of the string to upper case.
Set Lower to change the case of the string to lower case.

Yes

String

Example:

ChangeCaseAndStore "Key" "Qualitia" "Upper"

StoreStringToInteger

This action converts the provided string to the integer value and stores it into the specified key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Key	Enter the key name in which you want to store integer value.	Yes	String
Number	Enter the number whose integer value you want to store into the key.	Yes	String

Example:

StoreStringToInteger "Key" "20"

LaunchApplication

This action runs the application or file from the specified path.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
filePath	Enter the absolute path of the application or file which you want to run or open.	Yes	String
AppParameters	If the filePath contains path to the executable file, enter the argument here to specify any parameters to be passed while opening the file.	No	String
AppDirectoryPath	Enter the directory of the application or executable file.	No	String
Operation	Specify the operation to performe after opening the application. You can specify following operations: Open-Opens the specified file or application. This can be an executable file or folder as well. Edit-Launches the application or file in the edit mode. Explore-Explores the folder which is specified in the filePath parameter. Find-Initiates the search operation from the specified folder path. Print-Prints the file specified in the filePath parameter. This action fails in case the file is not printable. Default value is Open.	No	String
Mode	Enter the mode of the application or file to open. You can specify the integer value from the list below to open application in corresponding mode. Enter, 0 to hide the window. 1 to activate and display the window of the application or file which is launched. 2 to open the application window in minimize mode. 3 to open the application window in maximize mode. 4 to open the application window in its most recent size and position. 5 to open the application window in its current size and position. 6 to minimize the specified window and activate the next top-level window in the Z order. 7 to display the window as a minimized window. 8 to displays the window in its current state. 9 to activate and display the window. If the window is minimized or maximized, the system restores it into its original size and position. 10 to Set the show-state based on the state of the program that started the application. Default value is 1.	No	Integer

Example:

LaunchApplication "C:\Application.exe"

EXCEL.StoreCellData

This action stores the value available in the specified cell. You can then use this data while developing tasks and test cases.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
filePath	Enter absolute path to the Excel file from which you want to get and store the value.	Yes	String
sheetname	Enter the sheet name from the Excel file from which value is to be stored.	Yes	String
rowNumber	Enter the row number of the cell from which you want to store the value.	Yes	Integer
column	Enter the column ID or column name from which you want to store the value in the following format. - Column ID either can be an index number of the column or column header (mentioned at the top of each column, starts from the letter A). For example: to specify 2nd column, use col::2 or col::B. - Column name: Enter the name of the column from which you want to store the value. This name is provided by the user while adding data.	Yes	String
Key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the value. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.	Yes	String

Example:

StoreCellData “D:\TrainingStatus.xlsx” “Sheet1” “3” “Col::3” “Key”

EXCEL.WriteToRow

This action adds specified value or a set of values into the specified row of the Microsoft excel file.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
filePath	Enter absolute path to the Excel file.	Yes	String
sheetname	Enter the sheet name from the Excel file in which you want to add the values.	Yes	String
RowNumber	Enter the row number in which you want to add the value.	Yes	Integer
ColumnID	Enter the column ID or column name in which you want to add the value in the following format. - Column ID either can be an index number of the column or column header (mentioned at the top of each column, starts from the letter A). For example: to specify 2nd column, use col::2 or col::B. - Column name: Enter the name of the column from which you want to store the value. This name is provided by the user while adding data.	Yes	String
Data	This is the data to be added to the specified Excel row. In case you are statically creating an array, values should be separated by caret (^).	Yes	Array
Overwrite	Specify whether you want to overwrite the existing data or you want to add another row to add this data. Values for this parameter can be as follows: Enter Previous to add a new row before the row specified above. Enter Next to add a new row after the row specified above. Enter Current to overwrite new values over the existing set of values.	No	String

Example:

WriteToRow “D:\TrainingStatus.xlsx” “Sheet1” “3” “Col::3” “PASS^PASS^FAIL^WIP” “Current”

EXCEL.WriteToColumn

This action adds specified value or a set of values into the specified column of the Microsoft excel file.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
filePath	Enter absolute path to the Excel file.	Yes	String
sheetname	Enter the sheet name from the Excel file in which you want to add the values.	Yes	String
RowNumber	Enter the row number in which you want to add the value.	Yes	Integer
ColumnID	Enter the column ID or column name in which you want to add the value in the following format. - Column ID either can be an index number of the column or column header (mentioned at the top of each column, starts from the letter A). For example: To specify the 2nd column, use col::2 or col::B. - Column Name: Enter the name of the column from which you want to store the value. This name is provided by the user while adding data.	Yes	String
Data	You need to add the data in the specified Excel row. In case you are statically creating an array, values should be separated by caret (^).	Yes	Array
Overwrite	Specify whether you want to overwrite the existing data or you want to add another row to add this data. Values for this parameter can be as follows: Enter Previous to add a new column before the column specified above. Enter Next to add a new column after the column specified above. Enter Current to overwrite new values over the existing set of values.	No	String

Example:

WriteToColumn “D:\TrainingStatus.xlsx” “Sheet1” “3” “Col::3” “USER1^ USER2^ USER3^ USER4” “Previous”

EXCEL.StoreColumnCount

This action stores the total number of columns present in the specified sheet of Microsoft Excel.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
filePath	Enter absolute path to the Excel file.	Yes	String
sheetname	Enter the sheet name from the Excel file from which you want to store the column count.	Yes	String
ignoreBlankColumn	Specify whether you want to ignore the blank columns while calculation. To ignore blank columns, use True. To consider even blank columns, use False.	No	String
Key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the value.	Yes	String

Example:

Excel.StoreColumnCount “D:\TrainingStatus.xlsx” “Sheet1” “True” “Key”

EXCEL.StoreRowCount

This action stores the total number of rows present in the specified sheet of Microsoft Excel.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the value.	Yes	String
filePath	Enter the absolute path to the Excel file.	Yes	String
sheetname	Enter the sheet name from the Excel file from which you want to store the row count.	Yes	String
ignoreBlankRows	Specify whether you want to ignore the blank rows while calculation. To ignore blank rows, use True. To consider even blank rows, use False.	No	String

Example:

Excel.StoreRowCount “D:\TrainingStatus.xlsx” “Sheet1” “True” “Key”

EXCEL.StoreColumnDataOccurance

This action stores the occurrence of the specific value into the specified column.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
filePath	Enter absolute path to the Excel file.	Yes	String
sheetname	Enter the sheet name from the Excel file in which you want to check for the data.	Yes	String
ColumnNumber	Enter the column ID or column name in which you want to add the value in the following format. - Column ID either can be an index number of the column or column header (mentioned at the top of each column, starts from the letter A). For example: to specify 2nd column, use col::2 or col::B - Column name: Enter the name of the column from which you want to store the value. This name is provided by the user while adding data.	Yes	String
Data	You need to add the data in the specified Excel row. In case you are statically creating an array, values should be separated by caret (^).	Yes	Array
Key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the occurrence.	Yes	String

Example:

Excel.StoreColumnDataOccurrence “D:\TrainingStatus.xlsx” “Sheet1” “True” “Key”

File.CompareFileContents

This action compares two text files and validates whether content inside them is identical.

This action compares only the files with flat structures (like .csv, .txt, .json and so forth).

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
File1	Enter the absolute path to the source file from which you want to compare the content.	Yes	String
File2	Enter the absolute path to the target file with which you want to compare the source file content.	Yes	String
CaseSensitive	Enter whether you want to consider case-sensitivity when comparing content. Value for this parameter can be True or False. Set True for case-sensitive comparison. Set False for case-insensitive comparison.	Yes	String
IgnoreWhitespace	Enter whether you want to consider whitespaces when comparing file contents. Value for this parameter can be True or False. Set True if you want to consider whitespaces. Set False if you want to ignore whitespaces. Note: Only leading and trailing whitespaces will be ignored if you set this parameter to True. Whitespaces inside the content will not be considered.	Yes	Boolean

Example:

File.CompareFileContents “C:\Users\admin\Downloads\Cust_Info.xlsx” “C:\Users\admin\Downloads\Client_list.xlsx” “False” “True”

TypeKey

This action simulates the keystroke events specified into the parameter.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
KeyboardInput	Enter the keys which you want to simulate.	Yes	String

This action supports following keystrokes:

To press	Enter
tab key	"Tab"
enter key	"Enter"
F1 key	"F1"
F2 key	"F2"
F3 key	"F3"
F4 key	"F4"
F5 key	"F5"
F6 key	"F6"
F7 key	"F7"
F8 key	"F8"
F9 key	"F9"
F10 key	"F10"
F11 key	"F11"
F12 key	"F13"
space key	"Space"
CapsLock key	"CapsLock"
delete key	"Delete"
down arrow key	"Down"
up arrow key	"Up"
right arrow key	"Right"
left arrow key	"Left"
end key	"End"
home key	"Home"
page down key	"Page_Down"
page up key	"Page_Up"
shift key	"Shift"

Example:

TypeKey "Enter"

TypeString

This action simulates the keyboard inputs specified into the parameters.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
StringData	Enter the string which you want to type.	Yes	String

Example:

TypeString "qualitiasoft.com"

CalculateDifferenceInDateAndStore

This action stores the difference between two specified dates under the specified key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
strKey	The key in which the difference will be stored.	Yes	String
interval	It is the expression that you want to use to calculate the differences between from date and to date. Please refer to the Interval section below for more examples of it.	Yes	String
fromDate	Enter the date from.	Yes	Integer
toDate	Enter the date to.	Yes	Integer

Interval: The interval parameter can have the following values:

Parameter	Description
YYYY	Year
Q	Quarter
M	Month
Y	Day of year
D	Day
W	Weekday
WW	Week of year
H	Hour
N	Minute
S	seconds

Example:
CalculateDifferenceInDateAndStore "Key" "D" "12-Dec-2016" "12-Dec-2027"

ComparePattern

This action compares the data passed by user and verifies that it matches the pattern specified by the user.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Mandatory

Data Type

pattern

Enter the pattern against which the data specified by the user will be verified.

Yes

String

data

Enter the data which will be matched against the pattern specified by the user.

No

String

caseSensitive

Specify the kind of comparison; case-sensitive or case-insensitive.

Set True for case-sensitive comparison.
Set False for case-insensitive comparison.

No

String

Example:
Consider a bank application where on adding a user an account number is generated which is unique and consists of alphanumeric characters. The number of characters in that account number is 10 where the first 5 are alphabets and remaining five are numbers.

Suppose the account number is YuIFp96062. If this has to be verified for the pattern mentioned, we can use the action ComparePattern as follows:

strPattern - [a-z]~{0,5~}[0-9]~{5~}
strData – YuIFp96062
blnCase - False

ComparePattern “[a-z]~{0,5~}[0-9]~{5~}“ "YuIFp96062" "false"

Here the ComparePattern action shall verify that data mentioned matched the specified pattern .The action will return 0, if the data matches the specified pattern , else it will return 2 if the data does not match the pattern. In any other case it will return 1.

If the pattern is using Qualitia's special characters like {,},/,^ then they should be prefixed with /.

Special characters and sequences are used in writing patterns for regular expressions. For a complete list of the regular expression syntax visit the VBScript syntax Guide for Regular Expressions.

CompareString

This action compares two strings without trimming the spaces. The comparison can be either case-sensitive / non case-sensitive. Even a key can be passed as one of the parameters for comparison where the CompareString function will retrieve the value from the key and that value will be compared with expected.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Mandatory

Data Type

actualString

Enter the string value that you want to compare. You can pass the key name here enclosed in braces.

No

String

excpectedString

Enter the expected string value against which the actualString will be compared. You can pass the key name here enclosed in braces.

No

String

caseSensitive

Specify the kind of comparison; case-sensitive or case-insensitive.

Set True for case-sensitive comparison.
Set False for case-insensitive comparison.

No

String

CompareString "{key}" "Cancel" "true"

Here the CompareString action shall retrieve the value for the key (here Cancel) and compare it with the expected (here Cancel) with case sensitive comparison as True. The action will return 0, if the strings match else it will return 2 if the strings do not match. It will return 1 in any other case (like an error).

CompareTabularResults

This action compares the database results in two files and displays only the difference in an Microsoft or a kingsoft Excel sheet. A link is generated in the log file. On clicking the link, the excel sheet opens in which the difference in the data is displayed. This action compares the following file types which contain DB results. These files contain the results after executing the queries using the actions "ExecuteQueryAndStoreInFile" or "StoreTableData". The supported file extension types are : txt, xml and xls.

text and text
text and excel
text and xml
xml and xml
xml and excel
excel and excel

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
sourceFile	Enter the source file to be used for the comparison.	Yes	String
targetFile	Enter the target file against which you want to compare the source file.	Yes	String
resultFileType	The file type in which the difference between the two results need to be displayed. The file type supported is: MSExcel	No	String

Example
CompareTabularResults "C:\DBResults\XML\ORACLE\Result.xml" "C:\DBResults\Excel\ORACLE\Result.xls" "MSExcel"

DoubleClick

This action double clicks at the specified location of the screen or object from the application under test.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
x-coordinate	Enter the x-coordinate of the screen where you want to perform double click.	Yes	Integer
y-coordinate	Enter the y-coordinate of the screen where you want to perform double click.	No	Integer
Button	Specify which button of the mouse you want to press while performing the double click action. Valid parameters are left, middle, and right. Default is left.	No	String

Example:

DoubleClick “233” “342” “Left”

IsArraySorted

This action verifies whether the array is sorted in ascending/descending order.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
array data	The array to be verified for ascending or descending order. The list of data provided should be carat(^) separated.	Yes	Array
datatype	This is the type of data considered for testing. Supported data types are STRING : These are combination of alphanumeric and special characters items. INTEGER : These are strictly numerical items.	Yes	String-
direction	The way the data are to be sorted, i.e. in either ascending or descending. Supported directions are: 1=indicates ascending 2=indicates descending	No	String

Example:
IsArraySorted "0^1^4^10" "Integer" "1"

SecureStoreVariable

This action stores the specified value securely by encrypting it under the specified key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
key	The variable under which the string data is to be stored.	Yes	String
data	Enter the data to be stored in encrypted mode.	No	String

Example:

SecureStoreVariable "Password" "Encrypt(Abc)"

When the focus is moved away from the data ABC, Qualitia will automatically encrypt the text to "vHpmlfI4R3PQJskt3nuqw==þNWE3ZDdkNjE3N2JmNDM2ODgxMzQwYWI1MTA3YWNjMDc="

VerifyDifference

This action verifies the difference between two integer values and validates it with the expected difference value.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Int1	Enter the 1st numerical value to compare. You can pass the key name here enclosed in braces.	No	String
Int2	Enter the 2nd numerical value to compare. You can pass the key name here enclosed in braces.	No	String
expectedDifference	Enter the expected difference between the two numbers.	No	String

Example:
VerifyDifference "30" "40" "10"

VerifyStringContainsValue

This action verifies that the substring is present within the main string. Comparison can either be case sensitive or insensitive.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Mandatory

Data Type

strMainString

Enter the main string in which you want to search substring. You can pass the key name here enclosed in braces.

No

String

strSubstring

Enter the 2nd string value that you want to search. You can pass the key name here enclosed in braces.

No

String

blncase

Specify the kind of comparison; case-sensitive or case-insensitive.

Set True for case-sensitive comparison.
Set False for case-insensitive comparison.

No

String

VerifyStringContainsValue "{mainStrKey}" "the action" "True"

Here the VerifyStringContainsValue action shall retrieve the value for the key mainStrKey and compare it with the expected with case sensitive comparison as True.

The action will return 0, if the sub-string is found in the main string, else it will return 2 if the sub-string is not found in the main string. In any other case it will return 1.

Empty and null substrings will not be verified by this action.

IMAGE.CompareTwoImages

This action compares two images. The file extension and resolution of both the images (source and target) should be same, otherwise, the step will fail.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
SourceImagePath	Enter the absolute path to the source image which you want to compare.	Yes	String
TargetImagePath	Enter the absolute path to the target image with which you want to compare the source image.	Yes	String

Example:

IMAGE.CompareTwoImages “C:\Users\Qualitia\Cust_Sign.png” “C:\Users\Qualitia\Cust_Logo.png”

StoreSqRoot

This action stores the square root of the specified number under the key. The stored key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Number	Enter the number whose square root you want to store.	Yes	Integer
Key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the square root.	Yes	String

Example:

StoreSqRoot "144" "Key"

In this case, the 12 will be stored under key.

StoreStringFromRight

This action stores the specified number of characters from the right side of the given string. The stored key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
InputString	Enter the input string from which you want to store the characters.	Yes	String
length	Specify the number of characters you want to store under the key name. Enter 0 if you want to store an empty string.	Yes	Integer
Key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the specified number of characters.	Yes	String

Example:

StoreStringFromRight "John Doe" "3" "Key"

In this case, the last three characters i.e. Doe will be stored under the key name.

StoreRandomString

This action generates and stores any random string of the specified length into the key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the random text.	Yes	String
Length	Specify the number of characters of the string you want to generate and store under the key name.	Yes	Integer

Example:

StoreRandomString "Key" "23"

StoreRandomAlphanumericString

This action generates and stores any random alphanumeric string of the specified length into the key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the random text.	Yes	String
Length	Specify the number of characters of the string you want to generate and store under the key name.	Yes	Integer

Example:

StoreRandomAlphanumericString "Key" "33"

StoreStringFromLeft

This action stores the specified number of characters from the left side of the given string. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Enter 0 if you want to store the empty string.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
InputString	Enter the input string from which you want to store the characters.	Yes	String
length	Specify the number of characters you want to store under the key name. Enter 0 if you want to store an empty string.	Yes	Integer
Key	Enter the key name under which you want to store the specified number of characters.	Yes	String

CompareNumbers

This action compares and validates the numbers based on specified the comparison operator.

In case of not matching the expected results, Qualitia reports a defect in the execution reports.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name

Parameter Description

Mandatory

Data Type

FirstNumber

Enter the number which you want to compare.

Yes

String

ComparisionOperator

Enter the comparison operator for the number validation. Value for this parameters can be as follows:

Use equal to (=) sign if you want to ensure whether both the values are identical.
Use lesser than (<) sign if you want to ensure that the first value is lesser than the second number.
Use greater than (>) sign if you want to ensure that the first number is greater than the second number.

Yes

String

SecondNumber

Enter the number with which you want to compare the first number.

Yes

String

Example:

CompareNumber "21" "<" "20"

ReplaceStringBySubString

This action replaces the specified part from the string with another string and stores the updated value into the specified key. The key value can be retrieved using the key name.

Input Parameters:

Parameter Name	Parameter Description	Mandatory	Data Type
Key	Enter the key name in which you want to store the updated string.	Yes	String
String	Enter the string that you want to replace.	Yes	String
Find	Enter the part of the string that need to be replaced.	Yes	String
Replacewith	Enter the replacement text for the first string.	Yes	String
Start	Enter the start position. Default is 1. All characters before the start position will be removed.	No	String
Count	Enter the number of substitutions to perform. Default is -1, which makes all possible substitutions.	No	String
Compare	Enter whether you want to consider case-sensitivity when comparing the string before replacement. Value for this parameter can be 0 or 1. Set 0 for case-insensitive comparison. Set 1 for case-sensitive comparison.	No	String

Example:

ReplaceStringBySubString "Key" "Australia" "A" "B" "1" "-1" "0"