Silk Testing Training Course - Software Verification Testing

Overview

This software verification testing training course gives a comprehensive introduction to the powerful capabilities of the MicroFocus (formerly Borland) SilkTest, software testing tool.

Objectives

At the end of Silk Testing Training course, participants will be able to:

• Organize and manage verification tests using the test planning tool
• Create a frame file with window declarations which serves as the central repository for information about the application under test
• Apply a variety of techniques used in QA testing
• Create reports to chart the testing effort
• Use variable within test cases to increase reusability and maintainability
• Branch test execution or repeat an operation until a condition is met within a test
• Create functions to perform repeated or complex actions
• Drive tests with data stored in test plans, files and databases

Audience - This training course is suited to QA project leaders and testers, analysts, engineers and supervisors who need to develop a working knowledge of testing methodologies and recorders to test web or client-server applications.

Duration - 4 Days

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with Windows environment
• Ability to navigate in an Internet or intranet environment
• Familiarity with scripting or structured programming
• Knowledge about basic concepts related to load testing, Web architecture and protocols
• Experience testing Web applications (manually)

Syllabus

1. SilkTest and the Testing Process The SilkTest Architecture The Testing Process	2. Projects and Plans SilkTest Projects Creating TestPlans Using Attributes in TestPlans Creating a Master Plan
3. Capturing the Application SilkTest Object Recognition The Basic WorkFlow Bar Capturing State of an Application Capturing Window Declarations	4. Application Verification Multiple Property Verification Testcase Failure Linking Tests to the TestPlan Alternate Verification Techniques
5. Creating a Project Starting a New SilkTest Project Capturing Window Declarations	6. Creating and Using Functions Understanding Functions and Methods Calling Functions Creating Functions
7. Data Driven Test cases Data Driven Test cases Data Driven Techniques Retrieving Data from a Relational Database	8. NET The .NET Project BaseState and User Defined BaseState Method Using Invoke Methods
9. Beyond the Recorder The Scripting Process Auto complete Adding Information to the Results File Error Trapping Data Types and Variables Concatenation and List Structures Using Records	10. Looping and Branching