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SilkTest
®
2008
Getting Started: A Tutorial
 
Borland Software Corporation8303 N. Mopac Expressway, Suite A-300Austin, TX 78759-8374 USAhttp://www.borland.comBorland Software Corporation may have patents and/or pending patent applications covering subjectmatter in this document. Please refer to the product CD or the About dialog box for the list of applicablepatents. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents.Copyright © 1992-2008 Borland Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. All Borland brand andproduct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation in the UnitedStates and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.March 2008PDF
 
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ContentsContents
Chapter 1Introducing SilkTest5
The Benefits of Automated Testing . . . . . . . . 5Understanding SilkTest Basics . . . . . . . . . . 7Basic object-oriented concepts . . . . . . . . 8The built-in recovery system. . . . . . . . . 13SilkTest Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Understanding the Testing Methodology . . . . 16SilkTest File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Exploring the SilkTest Window . . . . . . . . . 21Using SilkTest with Web Applications. . . . . . 22The Browser Extensions. . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 2Preparing to Use thisTutorial25
Setting up to Test Web Applications. . . . . . . 26Creating a New Project . . . . . . . . . . . 26Enabling Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Specifying the Use Files . . . . . . . . . . . 29Becoming Familiar with the Web ApplicationUnder Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31The GMO Web Application. . . . . . . . . . 31Performing an End to End Transaction. . . . 31Viewing Objects with SilkTest . . . . . . . . 32Setting Up to Test Client/Server Applications. . 37Installing the GMO Application. . . . . . . . 37Creating a New Project . . . . . . . . . . . 38Enabling Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Setting Up the Runtime Environment . . . . 40Becoming Familiar with the Client/ServerApplication Under Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . 42The GMO application . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Performing an End to End Transaction. . . . 43Viewing Objects with SilkTest . . . . . . . . 48What You Have Learned. . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 3Planning a Testing Strategy51
What is a SilkTest Testplan?. . . . . . . . . . . 52Understanding the SilkTest Testplan Editor . . . 53Creating a Testplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Structuring Your Testplan. . . . . . . . . . . 56Defining and Associating Attributes . . . . . . . 59What You Have Learned . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Chapter 4Capturing Your Application65
The Test Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66What is Captured in the Test Frame? . . . . 66Creating a Test Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72The Window Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Windows that Precede the Main Window . . . . 76Step 1: Create the declaration . . . . . . . . 77Step 2: Complete the declaration for thewStartup constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Step 3: Record the new Invoke method . . . 78Testing DefaultBaseState . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Tags and Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Modifying identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82What You Have Learned . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Chapter 5Creating Testcases85
Guidelines for Creating Testcases. . . . . . . . 86Recording a Testcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Step 1: Setting up to Record. . . . . . . . . 87Step 2: Recording the Setup Stage . . . . . 89Step 3: Recording the Verification Stage. . . 90Linking Scripts and Testcases to a Testplan. . . 93Recording from a Testplan . . . . . . . . . . . 95Exploring the Connections: Testplans, Scriptsand Testcases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Examining the Structure of a 4Test Statement 103Understanding How the Recovery SystemWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104What You Have Learned . . . . . . . . . . 105
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