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Nirmal_kumar
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago
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interact with multiple Desktop and web application to complete single test

Hi All,

 

I have a test which has to interact with multiple Desktop and Web application to complete single test. Is it possible for testcomplete to do this??

 

Am completely new to Testcomplete tool. As far as I seen am able to work with single application for a test.

 

Let me understand the Tool and features for this scenario.

  • A single test in TestComplete can involve as many applications, web and desktop, as necessary in order to complete the test.  It's simply a matter of invoking the necessary application and making sure that the objects are properly mapped.  In a previous job, I incorporated at least 5 different applications within a single test.

    While I don't recommend necessarily keeping the test "as-is", you can try simply recording a basic test utilizing all your applications.  This should give you at least a starting point for seeing how TC interacts with applications.

  • Colin_McCrae's avatar
    Colin_McCrae
    8 years ago

    Yep. I'm the same. Often use a combination of Web and Desktop in a single test suite. And multiple browser instances within tests. As long as you are easily able to tell them apart, it should be fine.

     

    Multiple instances of THE SAME desktop application, or multiple websites, all in the same browser and using the same URL, are more problematic.

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  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor

    A single test in TestComplete can involve as many applications, web and desktop, as necessary in order to complete the test.  It's simply a matter of invoking the necessary application and making sure that the objects are properly mapped.  In a previous job, I incorporated at least 5 different applications within a single test.

    While I don't recommend necessarily keeping the test "as-is", you can try simply recording a basic test utilizing all your applications.  This should give you at least a starting point for seeing how TC interacts with applications.

    • Colin_McCrae's avatar
      Colin_McCrae
      Community Hero

      Yep. I'm the same. Often use a combination of Web and Desktop in a single test suite. And multiple browser instances within tests. As long as you are easily able to tell them apart, it should be fine.

       

      Multiple instances of THE SAME desktop application, or multiple websites, all in the same browser and using the same URL, are more problematic.

    • Nirmal_kumar's avatar
      Nirmal_kumar
      Occasional Contributor

      Thank you so much for your timely response..