Modifying General Options

The General options control high-level behavior when starting up and during record and playback of a visual test or script.
  1. Click Tools > Options.
  2. Click General in the Options menu tree. The general options display in the right side panel.
  3. Modify the options by selecting the name of the option in the first column and selecting or entering a new value in the second column. When you select an option, the panel below displays a brief explanation.
  4. To add a prefix of Common to all assets that you add to the Common project, select Use 'Common' with asset name from the Add prefix to Common project assets list box.
  5. Select the tab that you want to display on the Results window from the Default result view list box.
  6. To specify the amount of time that Silk Test Workbench waits for an object, type the time that you want to use in the Default wait timeout (milliseconds) text box.
  7. To flash the Silk Test Workbench window in the taskbar while you record a test, select Yes from the Flash on record list box.
  8. To minimize the Silk Test Workbench window when you click the Locate button, select Yes from the Minimize on locate list box.
  9. To minimize the Silk Test Workbench window when you playback a test, select Yes from the Minimize on playback list box.
  10. To minimize the Silk Test Workbench window when you record a test, select Yes from the Minimize on record list box.
  11. To automatically display results after playing back a test, select Yes from the Open result automatically list box.
  12. To save all files when you playback a test, select Yes from the Save all on playback list box.
  13. To show the Browser Configuration dialog so that you can select the browser when you have a browser configuration in your asset, select Yes from the Show Browser Configuration dialog list box.
  14. To show the Local Variables window during playback and hide it once playback is over, select Yes from the Show Local Variables window list box..
  15. To show the Logic Steps pane in the Test Logic Designer wizard, select Yes from the Show Logic Steps pane in Test Logic Designer wizard list box. You can also show or hide this pane by clicking the arrow button next to the Logic Steps pane title in the wizard.
  16. To show the Playback Completed dialog when test playback finishes, select Yes from the Show Playback Completed dialog list box.
  17. To show the Playback dialog before starting a test, select Yes from the Show Playback dialog list box. You can assign a result name, description, and options file specifics in the Playback dialog box.
  18. To show the Recording Completed dialog before starting a test, select Yes from the Show Recording Completed dialog list box. You can playback the test, go to the visual test, or save the test in the Recording Completed dialog box.
  19. To show the Record Status dialog box when you start recording, select Yes from the Show Record Status Dialog list box.
  20. To show the Summary pane in the Test Logic Designer wizard, select Yes from the Show Test Logic Designer Summary pane list box. You can also change this setting in the Summary page of the Test Logic Designer wizard.
  21. To show a Welcome page in each wizard, select Yes from the Show wizard welcome screens list box. You can also change this setting in each wizard's Welcome screen.
  22. Click OK.