Environment Variables-QTP

Environment Variables

The variables that may be varied in different environments and need to be used in the multiple scripts, should not be directly used in the scripts. They need to be declare separately in an environment file that file need to be associated to the test and then the variables in that file need to be used in those test so that when ever the values need to be updated in different environments one can update them very easily in the environment

So all the tests using those variables will be automatically updated such kind of variables separately declared in the environment file are known as environment variables

There are two types of environment variables

1.Built in variables
2.User defined variables

1.Built in variables:

These variables will be by default available with all the tests so that on can directly use them in any test with the following syntax

SYNTAX: environment.value(“built invariable name”)

Example: var = environment.value(“05”)
Msg box var

2.User defined variables:

These variables need to e declared by us according tour need and need to be stored in a separate environment file. Whenever required one need to associate these files to the currant test and use those variables

Navigation for creating an environment file with environment variables:

• Activate the menu item test
• Select the option settings
• Select the environment tab
• Select the variable type as user defined
• Click on new
• Specify the variable name and the value
• Click on ok
• Click on export
• Browse the desired location
• Specify the desired file name with .XML extension
• Click on save