Pros:
- Helps to get coordinates/names of objects (low-level)
- Helps tester to understand an applications code (recorded scripts)
Structure and syntax - Fast and simple keyword tests
- Some automation tools offer object-based recording
Cons:
- Limited ROI
- Difficulty in cases where there are events based on screen coordinates, and the object moves
- Recorded tests are the by-product of manual testing
- The ability to produce a validation requires identifying an object by a property such as a caption
- Fragile
May be affected by screen resolution
Often dependent on precise placement of UI objects