File -> Enable Editing: This option is used to enable the contents of object repository for editing, when we open the Object Repository file with File --> Open.
Steps to Export to & Import from XML:
File -> Export to XML/ import from XML
1. Open the required object repository file in the object repository manager
2. Select File -> Export to XML
3. Provide the name of the file
4. Click on Save
5. Click on OK
6. To import the file, Go to object repository manager
7. Select File -> Import from XML
8. Select the required XML file
9. Click on Open
Object -> Navigate & learn: This option is used to learn all the objects which fall under navigation from a parent object. (Its available from QTP_9.2)
Steps to work with Navigate & Learn:
1. Ensure that the AUT window is available
2. Select Object -> Navigate & Learn
3. Click on the required object window
4. Click on parent window
5. Click on Learn Button. (It takes few seconds to learn the window)
6. Close the navigate & learn window
Tools -> Object repository Comparison Tool: This option is used to compare two different object repository files to view if any differences exist.
Steps to work with object repository comparison tool:
1. Ensure that the two individual object repository files are available
2. Select Tools -> Object repository Comparison Tool from object repository manager
3. Provide the path of the primary & secondary file
4. Click on OK
Tools -> Object Repository Merge Tool: This option is used to merge the contents of two object repository files into one. (Can’t merge more than two object repository files)
Steps to work with object repository merge tool:
1. Ensure that the two individual files are available
2. Select Tools -> Object repository merge tool
3. Select the path of the primary file
4. Select the path of the secondary file
5. Click on OK
6. Save the merged file.
