Add-ins in QTP

Add-ins according to Webopedia ,is A software program that extends the capabilities of larger programs. For example, there are many Excel add-ins designed to complement the basic functionality offered by Excel. In the Windows environment, add-ins are becoming increasingly common thanks to OLE 2.0.
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.
The below add-in manager screen will  appear when opening QTP. In the screen you can select the required add-ins using the check-box.

If you don't want to see this add-in Manager again, you can uncheck the "Show on Startup" checkbox.

You won't see this add-in Manager if you have unchecked "Show on Startup" checkbox.

To make it appear again, you need to check the "Display Add-in Manager on Startup" checkbox in theOptions Dialog (Tools->Options). 

Object Identification window (Tools->Object Identification...) will allow to handle properties of Test Object classes available in each loaded add-ins.

Whenever we open an existing Test,  we should load all the  add-ins used in that particular Test. Otherwise the below message will be shown.

"The following add-ins were associated with your test but are not currently loaded."