Identifying a Control for a Visual Test in Screen Preview

When you record a test, Silk Test Workbench automatically identifies controls. When the visual test is recorded and the application under test is no longer available, you can use the Screen Preview to change controls that are used in the visual test or to manually insert test steps into the visual test.

Note: To identify a control name in the Screen Preview of a visual test against a web application, the capturing of browser controls needs to be enabled during the recording of the visual test. For additional information, see Setting Record Output Options.

In the Test Steps pane, select the step for which you want to change the control.
In the Properties pane, expand the Identify a control menu in the Locator text box.
Select Screen Preview.
Move the cursor to the captured screen in the Screen Preview.
Tip: Press Esc to exit from Identify mode in the Screen Preview and return to the visual test.
Controls appear highlighted with a dark border as the cursor passes over them in the Screen Preview.
Click the control that you want to use as it is highlighted.
Note: If editing an automation step that accesses a different class, Silk Test Workbench issues a message indicating that the class accessed by the step has changed and asks if you want to apply the change. Click Yes to update the Locator with the new class and control information, or click No to return to the Visual Navigator without identifying a control.
The Locator text box is updated with the newly selected control information and this control is used during playback.