Modifying Start Screen Options

Use Start Screen options to hide the Start Screen when Silk Test Workbench starts. You can also determine how flags display in the Flags pane of the Start Screen. You can also press Ctrl+Alt+S, or choose View > Start Screen at any time to display it.

  1. Click Tools > Options.
  2. Click the plus sign (+) next to Start Screen in the Options menu tree. The Start Screen options display in the right side panel and the Flags subcategory display in the outline view below Start Screen. You can set the Show Start Screen when Silk Test Workbench starts to Yes to display the Start Screen when Silk Test Workbench starts. The Start Screen allows users to record and open visual tests for quick testing; perform administrative, test recording and editing tasks; collaborate projects using flags; and get assistance on how to quickly get started creating application tests.
  3. In the outline view, click Flags to set options.
  4. Set the options for your environment.
    Assigned to

    Use this option to display flags assigned to a selected user. Set to Current user to display flags assigned to the current user. Set to Admin to display flags assigned to the project administrator. You must have administrator privileges to set this option to Admin.

    Note: If a user is deleted from the system, the user's name is removed from the Assigned to list and the flags are reassigned to the project administrator.
    Last modified by
    Set this option to display flags modified by all users or only display flags that were modified by a specific user. Users who have most recently entered or modified flags against visual tests in the current database display in the list.
    Order by date
    Set to Ascending to display the oldest updated flags at the top of the list. Set to Descending to display the most recently updated flags at the top of the list.
    Project
    Use this option to only display flags created in a selected project. The default setting is to display flags in all projects. Select the Common Project or another project from the list.
    Show flags created in
    Select an option from the list to display flags created in visual tests, results, or in both visual tests and results.
  5. Click OK.
Parent topic: Start Screen Options
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