How to test a Web page

[Monica Soneja]

hi all,

In one of the interview i was asked the following question:

There is a web page having one edit box, 2 drop down boxes, one button labelled search.
After clicking Search button a web table is populated in the lower half page as per the search criteria entered in edit box, selected from drop down box.
This web table contains some links.
How will you test this page using QTP?

What should be the ideal answer to this?
Thanks in advance.

[basanth27]

There are two parts to this,
1. To automate the flow
2. To validate the flow

The first part is simple. You just automate to enter data into the respective edit boxes and click on search.
The validation part would be to verify on the webtable if the specified data you entered appears as the link.
You will have to use,
childobjects on the webtable.
The links would be the child in the parent webtable.
Obtain the total rows and columns of the webtable.
Iterate through until you find the necessary link.
Voila ! and you should get through the interview

[Monica Soneja]

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Thanks for your reply.
I dint get selected..

[basanth27]

Good Luck for your next one, you will get through