This tutorial describes test formality and introduces the application under test viz. Flight Reservation Application to be used for hands-on in succeeding tutorials.
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For a newbie, its easy to assume that Testing is executing various section of code ,on a ad-hoc basis and verifying the results. But in real world, Testing is a very formal activity, and is documented in detail.
The degree of formality depends on the type of application under test , standards followed by your organization ,& maturity of development process.
The importance of documentation will be highlighted in the succeeding tutorials
For all hands - on, we will be using the Flight Reservation Application ,which comes bundled with Automation Tool , QTP.
To get this application , either install QTP, or use this link given below.
Tutorials on this site for QTP & Loadrunner use Flight Reservation .Therefore we have selected flight reservation to reduce your learning curve while studying QTP & Loadrunner. Below, find Link to Introduction Video to Flight Reservation Application.
Resources
1) Refer this guide to download QTP. Note , downloading QTP is a two part process . Even if you complete the first part you will be able to use Flight Reservation Application.
2) You can downlaod only the Flight Reservation Application from the link here
3) Refer this tutorial on Flight Reservation for a beginner's introduction to the application.
