Addins, Patches and Extensions

Add-in:

QTP supports various applications. But it won't support all the applications by default. We need to load the corresponding add-in.

For example, if you are going to use QTP for a java application  you need to load java add-in.

This add-in concept will help QTP to support wide-range of applications without compromising the performance. And, it will improve object identification reliability.

Default Support
  1. Standard Windows applications (invisible in the add-in manager)
  2. Web objects / Applications
  3. ActiveX controls
  4. Visual Basic applications
 

In the previous versions, below add-ins should be loaded separately. 

  Additional QuickTest add-ins Support

  1. Java

  2. Oracle

  3. SAP

  4. .NET

  5. Web Forms

  6. Siebel

  7. PeopleSoft

  8. Web services

  9 Main frame (Terminal Emulator)

You can select the required Add-ins while starting the QTP.

Note: Need to download IE Addin when worked with QTP and IE 9.0 version.

 Patch:

 Patch (computing), a piece of software designed to fix or improve a computer program or its supporting data

Extensions:

• Software extension, a file containing programming that serves to extend the capabilities of or data available to a more basic program
  • Extension (Mac OS), particular type of this software
  • Mozilla extensions for Firefox and other Mozilla projects
   Note: Have come across extensions when i was working with Mozilla with QTP.