In UFT we use a few global variables to store the global data like User Id, Password. Such global variables are termed as Environment variables.
There are three types of environment variables in UFT, which include:
Built-in (Read-Only)
User-defined – Internal (Read-Only)
User-defined – External (Read / Write)
Uses of Environment Variables include:
With the help of these environment variables, the parameters are defined in the test scripts.
These environment variables are used in various tests or actions.
We can store the links to websites (URLs), testing environment details, etc., in these environment variables.