Silk Test 20.0: Release Notes
Silk Test 20.0: Release Notes
Silk Test 20.0: Release Notes
Release Notes
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Contents
Silk Test 20.0 Release Notes ............................................................................. 4
Silk Test Product Suite ...................................................................................... 5
System Requirements and Prerequisites ........................................................ 7
Hardware Requirements ..................................................................................................... 7
Software Requirements .......................................................................................................7
What's New in Silk Test ......................................................................................8
Service Virtualization .......................................................................................................... 8
Mobile Center Integration ....................................................................................................8
Asset Merging in Silk Test Workbench ................................................................................ 8
Support for Universal Windows Platform Apps ................................................................... 8
Usability Enhancements ......................................................................................................8
API Enhancements ............................................................................................................. 9
Technology Updates ..........................................................................................................10
New Mozilla Firefox Versions ..................................................................................10
New Google Chrome Versions ............................................................................... 10
Java 12 Support ..................................................................................................... 10
New Microsoft Visual Studio Version ......................................................................10
New Eclipse Version ...............................................................................................10
New Java SWT Versions ........................................................................................ 10
Known Issues ................................................................................................... 11
Resolved Issues and Customer-Driven Enhancements ............................... 12
Contacting Micro Focus .................................................................................. 14
Information Needed by Micro Focus SupportLine .............................................................14
Silk Test Licensing ........................................................................................... 15
Licensing Information ........................................................................................................ 15
Tested Software ................................................................................................17
Contents | 3
Silk Test 20.0 Release Notes
This file contains important information that might not appear in the Help. Read this file in its entirety.
For information about installation and licensing issues, refer to the Silk Test Installation Guide.
For the latest version of this document, see Release Notes.
Navigate to supportline.microfocus.com for further assistance from Customer Care.
Hardware Requirements
Micro Focus recommends the following hardware:
System Area Requirement
Note: The recommended hardware reflects the minimum requirements for Silk Test. Depending on
the requirements of the application under test or the requirements of your test environment, you might
require additional hardware.
When testing on an iOS device, Micro Focus recommends using a device with 1 GB RAM or more.
To test a web application on Apple Safari or a mobile application on iOS, a Mac with the following hardware
is required:
System Area Requirement
Software Requirements
To install and execute Silk Test, the following software needs to be installed:
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 or later (Full setup).
• Windows Update 3118401 for Universal C RunTime in Windows.
• Depending on the bitness of the operating system of the machine on which you want to install Silk Test,
you require the corresponding 32bit or 64bit Silk Test setup package.
Service Virtualization
Web applications typically consist of an HTML-based front-end and back-end services, which provide
particular functionality like credit-card processing or user-management. The front-end heavily depends on
those back-end services, and if the back-end is not accessible or under development, it is hard or even
impossible to continue testing the frond-end. With the new embedded SV capabilities of Silk4J, the back-
end services are no longer a bottleneck for development testers. Instead, you can simply simulate key
services and avoid waiting for the back-end to be ready. Using SV with Silk4J is as simple as recording a
test case.
Usability Enhancements
This section lists usability enhancements that have been made in Silk Test 20.0.
Current user
Silk Test Workbench now provides a new variable for the user that has executed a visual test or a VB .NET
script.
API Enhancements
This section lists API enhancements that have been made in Silk Test 20.0.
Wait until the value of a property is no longer equal to the specified value
You can now use the WaitForPropertyNotEquals method to wait until the value of the specified
property of a control no longer equals a specified value.
Java 12 Support
Silk Test now supports testing applications that are based on Java 12.
Known Issues | 11
Resolved Issues and Customer-Driven
Enhancements
The following issues have been fixed and the following enhancement requests have been implemented:
SI # RPI # Description
2543202 601972 Silk Test Classic: When editing an existing script, autocomplete does not work when
there is text on the right hand side of the cursor.
636752 Internet Explorer might hang-up while recording an Alert dialog.
636927 Silk Test Classic unexpectedly starts the Open Agent when switching to another
project.
2855552 1103755 Silk Test Workbench: When switching the current project, the Asset Browser should
show only show the assets of that project.
3101429 1108938 Connecting Silk Test Information Service over HTTPS.
3164551 1114762 Enhancement request: Support for HTML <datalist> tag.
1114994 SetActive for Putty window might hang with Windows 10.
3169537 1115277 Silk Test Classic: Intermittent failure to recognise an embedded browser.
3173613 1115593 Silk Test Workbench: Unable to upgrade database in Chinese OS.
3175407 1115868 Inconsistent Windows Security dialog recognition.
3175561 1115734 Silk4J: Error using TypeKeys against remote Apple Safari 12 with special
characters.
3175727 1115856 Restarting the Open Agent throws an AgentConnectionException.
3178375 1115980 Silk Test Classic: Accessibility not working against embedded Chromium browser.
3178872 1115982 Silk Test Workbench might crash when selecting a visual test step that calls a test
script.
3178878 1115986 Silk Test Workbench does not save parameter changes in visual tests.
3179498 1116034 Problems with recorded image clicks.
3180196 1116295 Classic Agent regression - SetText does not input special characters.
3181133 1116150 Enhancement request: Easily migrate Silk Test Workbench database configurations.
3181179 1116164 Silk4NET cannot connect to the Silk Test Information Service.
3181262 1116210 Silk4J: Selenium methods are not working for iOS.
3181523 1116173 Silk Test Workbench: Cannot upload mobile app to remote machine.
3181817 1116199 Silk4NET: The Open Agent cannot find a child control with the Xpath //DomTextField.
3182413 1116632 Silk Test Workbench might stop working while starting up.
3184224 1116385 Silk Test Workbench: A duplicated script does not automatically appear in the Asset
Browser.
3185893 1116537 Silk Test Workbench 19.5: Importing a Silk Test Workbench project might fail.
3186336 1116684 Silk4J: The application configuration is not saved in the silk4j.settings file for
Maven projects.
3186364 1116637 Silk Test Workbench automatically starts parsing and status is in progress after
upgrading.
3186600 1116579 Silk Test Workbench stops working when printing failed visual test results with
extended properties enabled.
3186651 1116585 Error when executing a Find with Mozilla Firefox 63 and Silk Test 19.5 HF1.
3187873 1116692 Error when executing ClearCache with Internet Explorer.
3190873 1116932 Silk Test Classic: Error when using multiple tabs in Mozilla Firefox.
3190917 1116971 Silk Test Classic: Exception when clicking on a radio button.
Install Silk Meter once per license server. If you have multiple license servers, you need multiple license
policy files, each one tied to a particular license server. A single Silk Meter license server can administer
license policies for multiple products.
If you have received a Silk Test license policy, install the license policy on your license server. If you have
not received a license policy, generate a license policy.
Licensing Information
Unless you are using a trial version, Silk Test requires a license.
Note: A Silk Test license is bound to a specific version of Silk Test. For example, Silk Test 20.0
requires a Silk Test 20.0 license.
The licensing model is based on the client that you are using and the applications that you want to be able
to test. The available licensing modes support the following application types:
Licensing Mode Application Type
Operating Systems
Silk Test 20.0 has been tested with the following operating systems:
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
• Microsoft Windows 8 (No Windows Store apps)
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 (No Windows Store apps)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
• Microsoft Windows 10
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016
• Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Web Applications
For the Open Agent, Silk Test 20.0 has been tested with the following browsers and web technologies:
Technology Type Tested Version
Google Chrome** 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74
Tested Software | 17
Technology Type Tested Version
Apache Flex (Only for Internet Silk Test 20.0 has been tested with Apache Flex version 3.5 to Apache Flex
Explorer) version 4.14.1, and with Adobe AIR 2.0 or later (built with Apache Flex 4.x)
Silk Test supports Adobe Flash Player 10 or later.
Java Applets (Only for Internet Silk Test supports Applets for web applications running in Internet Explorer.
Explorer)
HTML5
Desktop Applications
For the Open Agent, Silk Test 20.0 has been tested with desktop applications that are developed in one of
the following technologies:
Technology Type Tested Version
Java AWT/Swing (including Java Java 6, Java 7, Java 8, Java 9, Java 10, Java 11
Foundation Classes)
SAP* SAPGUI client 7.10, SAPGUI client 7.20, SAPGUI client 7.30, SAPGUI client 7.40,
SAPGUI client 7.50
Rumba 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
MFC 14.11
18 | Tested Software
Technology Type Tested Version
Visual COBOL
Win 32 any
* To avoid issues when testing SAP applications, Micro Focus recommends installing the latest patch set.
Silk4J
You can integrate Silk4J in Eclipse 4.4.2 or later, both 32 and 64 bit. Version 4.9 is shipped with Silk Test.
To work with Silk4J 19.0 or later, Java 8 or later is required to be installed on the system where Silk4J is
installed.
Silk4NET
You can integrate Silk4NET into the following editions of Microsoft Visual Studio:
Version Editions
Tested Software | 19
Version Editions
• Professional
• Enterprise
20 | Tested Software