UFT Class 16

(Environment Variables)

What are Environment Variables?

They are global variables depends on operating system environment.

Purpose of Environment Variables

Centralized Maintenance of Variables

Tests portability
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Note 1: Whenever we want to use any variable in multiple Tests then choose Environment variables.

Note 2: Whenever you want use any variable in a single Test then no need to choose Environment variables.

Tests portability:

Executing Tests from different machines.

Types of Environment Variables

a) Built in variables

b) User defined variables

Steps:

i) Create Environment (User defined) variables and export to XML

ii) Associate Environment Variables file
Or
Load Environment Variables file during execution

iii) Access environment Variables
Syntax:
Environment(“EnvironmentVariablename”)

Ex:
Msgbox Environment(“OS”)
Msgbox Environment(“ProductDir”)

iv) Modify Environment variables (If required)

v) Delete Environment Variables (Optional)
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Note: Environment variables are case sensitive.

Environment Veriables

1) Navigation for Creating Environment Variables

File menu
> Settings
> Environment
> Select variable type as “User defined”
> Click Add icon
> Enter Variable name and value
> Click OK
(Again click Add icon if we want to create multiple variables)

> Click Export

> Browse path to store XML file

> OK

2) Navigation for Associating Environment Variables file

File menu

> Settings

> Environment

> select Variable as “User defined”

> Check “Load variables and values from external file”

> Browse path of the XML file

> Apply > OK

Example:

SystemUtil.Run Environment(“AppPath”)
Dialog(“Login”).Activate
Dialog(“Login”).WinEdit(“Agent Name:”).Set Environment(“Agent”)
Dialog(“Login”).WinEdit(“Password:”).Set Environment(“Password”)
Wait 2
Dialog(“Login”).WinButton(“OK”).Click

‘Load Environment Variables file during execution

Environment.LoadFromFile “C:\Users\G C Reddy\Desktop\abcd.xml”

Note: without UFT tool also we can create Environment variables

> Launch Notepad

> Type tags

> Sava as XML file

Tags of Environment variables file

Environment open tag end tag

Variable open and close tag

Name open and close tag

Value open and close tag

Example:

<Environment>
<Variable>
<Name>Agent</Name>
<Value>Chennai</Value>
</Variable>

</Environment>
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