This functionality is supported only if you are using the Open Agent.
With
Silk Test Classic, you can easily verify the functionality of even the most advanced web application across a variety of browsers, with a single,
portable test script.
Silk Test Classic provides leading support for effective and maintainable cross-browser testing with modern web technologies.
One of the main challenges in test automation is to create and maintain test cost effectively. As different browsers behave
differently, web application validation is hard to carry out productively.
Silk Test Classic enables you to focus on writing tests, as it handles the following three areas of cross-browser testing:
- Built-in synchronization
- This enables you to create scripts that run on all supported browsers, without the need to manually synchronize against asynchronous
events, which are typical of highly dynamic web applications such as AJAX, or HTML5.
Silk Test Classic supports synchronization modes for HTML or AJAX as well as all major web environments including
Apache Flex,
Microsoft Silverlight, and HTML5/AJAX. For additional information, see
Page Synchronization for xBrowser.
- Unified object model
- Silk Test Classic enables you to create and maintain a test which runs across a wide range of different browsers. A unified object model across
all browsers gives you the ability to focus on a single browser when you create or maintain a test.
Silk Test Classic ensures that the object you interact with is accessible in the same way on all the other browsers, which saves time and enables
you to focus on testing rather than on finding workarounds for different browsers.
- Out-of-the-box recording of a cross-browser script
- Record a script once and replay it in all the other browsers, without any modifications. This significantly reduces the time
and effort it takes to create and maintain test scripts. Nothing is simulated - testing is carried out across real browsers,
which ensures that the test behaves exactly as it does for your end user.
With
Silk Test Classic, you can replay tests against web applications that use:
- Internet Explorer.
- Mozilla Firefox, both on
Microsoft Windows and on
macOS.
- Google Chrome, both on
Microsoft Windows and on
macOS.
- Microsoft Edge.
- Chrome for Android on an
Android device.
- Apple Safari, both on
macOS and on an
iOS device.
- Embedded browser controls.
Note: You can record tests for web applications using one of the following browsers:
- Internet Explorer.
- Microsoft Edge.
- Mozilla Firefox, both on
Microsoft Windows and on
macOS.
- Google Chrome 50 or later, both on
Microsoft Windows and on
macOS.
- A mobile browser on a mobile device.
When recording a script for cross-browser testing,
Micro Focus recommends using
Google Chrome,
Mozilla Firefox, or
Microsoft Edge, as a script recorded with
Silk Test Classic against
Internet Explorer might slightly differ in comparison to a script recorded on one of the other browsers.
Note: Before you record or playback web applications, disable all browser add-ons that are installed in your system. To disable
add-ons in
Internet Explorer, click
, click the
Programs tab, click
Manage add-ons, select an add-on and then click
Disable.
For information about new features, supported platforms, and tested versions, refer to the
Release Notes.
Sample Applications
To access the
Silk Test sample web applications, go to: