extending qtp to mobile

Market Trends March 08Comverse Proprietary and Confidential

Target: use QTP to test mobile devices

The target of my research is finding tools that extend QTP to cover test automation of mobile devices.

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QTP

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Available tools that extend QTPO to mobile

There are several tools that extend QTP testing capabilities to mobile:

http://www.deviceanywhere.com/

http://perfectomobile.com/

http://experitest.com/

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Criteria for evaluation

• Recorder (for quick test creation)• Security • Availability• Can run tests from QTP• Can edit tests from QTP• Can receive reports in QTP• Can test emulators• Can test real physical devices• Can test proprietary hardware• Coverage of tested mobile phones


QTP for mobile --- tool comparison

QTP & Cloud testing tools(e.g. Perfectomobile, DeviceAnywhere)

QTP& SeeTest tool

Recorder No Yes

Security Limited Fully secure

Availability Limited (per hours ordered in advance)

Available at all times (device at the tester’s hands)

Can run tests from QTP Yes Yes

Can edit tests from QTP Yes Yes

Can receive reports in QTP Yes Yes

Can test real physical devices Yesdevices in a cloud connected remotely

YesAll devices, all models

Can test proprietary hardware No Yes

Device is locally connected via USB No (remote via cloud) Yes

Can test emulators No Yes

Coverage of tested mobile phones All including legacy devices Only smartphonesPhonoe, iPad, iPodAndroidBlackberryWindowsMobileSymbian


Summary

• Cloud testing tools – such as perfectomobile (www.perfectomobile.com) and DeviceAnyWhere (www.deviceanywhere.com) are optimal when there is need to test all legacy devices as well as smartphones in terms of wide coverage of all models

• Local, USB connected tools – such as SeeTest (www.experitest.com) – are optimal for smartphone testing in terms of price, availability, security and ease of work (recorder).

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