It can do either, by default UFT replays using DOM events but you can change the replay type to device in which case it queries the HTML element's location and simulates a mouse click on that location.
The replay mode is controlled by Tools->Opitions->Web->Advanced->RunSettings or in the script by:
Setting.WebPackage("ReplayType") = 2 ''# Changes to device mode
Setting.WebPackage("ReplayType") = 1 ''# Changes to event mode
Note that in event mode UFT doesn't just send a click
, it sends other events that typically are used by applications (such as focus
, mousedown
and mouseup
) unless the registry value ReplayOnlyClick in the WebPackage settings is set to 1
.