Understanding SilkTest Basics
windows, menus and buttons that a user manipulates using a keyboard and a
mouse to initiate application operations. SilkTest interprets these objects and
recognizes them based on the class, properties and methods that uniquely
identify them. During testing, SilkTest interacts with the objects to submit
operations to the application automatically, simulating the actions of a user,
and then verifies the results of each operation. The simulated user, SilkTest,
is said to be driving the application.
processes:
compile, run and debug your test scripts and testplans. The machine that runs
this component is often referred to as the host machine.
of your application. The Agent translates the commands in your 4Test scripts
into GUI specific commands, driving and monitoring the application you are
testing. The Agent can run locally on the same machine on which the Host is
running or, in a networked environment, any number of Agents can run on
remote machines. In a networked environment, the machine that runs the
Agent is often referred to as the remote machine.
user actions
information about your application to be used by SilkTest. This repository
includes descriptions of the GUI objects that comprise your application.
Based on the properties and methods SilkTest associates with these objects,
SilkTest can recognize the actions performed on them and intelligently record
those actions into your test script using the 4Test language.