Adding Dependent Execution Plans

In the menu, click Execution Planning > Details View.

Select the execution plan that will act as the master execution plan.

Click the Dependencies tab.

Click Add dependent Execution Plan. The Add dependent Execution Plan dialog box appears.

From the Condition list, select the condition that is to trigger the dependent execution plan.

Any
Passed
Failed
Not Executed

The Any status means that the dependent test execution will trigger no matter what the status of the previous test execution is.

Select an execution plan from the Execution Plans tree.

Specify where the dependent execution plan is to be deployed.

Option: Description
As specified in the dependent Execution Plan: Automated tests assigned to the dependent execution plan will be executed on the execution server specified for the dependent execution plan on the Deployment page. Manual tests assigned to the dependent execution plan will be assigned to the users specified for the dependent execution plan on the Deployment page.
Same as <selected execution plan’s execution server>: Automated tests assigned to the dependent execution plan will be executed on the execution server specified for the master execution plan on the Deployment page. Manual tests assigned to the dependent execution plan will be assigned to the users specified for the master execution plan on the Deployment page.
Specific: Execution Server/Manual Tester: Select a pre-configured execution server and/or a manual tester from the list boxes. Automated tests assigned to the dependent execution plan will be executed on the specified execution server. Manual tests assigned to the dependent execution plan will be assigned to the specified manual tester. If only a specific manual tester is defined and no server, only manual tests will be executed. If only a specific execution server is defined and no manual tester, only automated tests will be executed.

Click OK to create the dependency.

Note: Silk Central will not allow you to create cyclical execution dependencies. You can select conditions to fulfill for manual tests. For example, if the selected condition is Failed and all manual tests passed, but some automated tests failed, only automated tests assigned to the dependent execution plan are executed.