Tested Software

This section lists the software with which Silk Test 21.0 has been tested.

Operating Systems

Silk Test 21.0 has been tested with the following operating systems:
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (No Windows Store apps)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Microsoft Windows 10
  • Microsoft Windows 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

Web Applications

For the Open Agent, Silk Test 21.0 has been tested with the following browsers and web technologies:

Technology Type Tested Version
Mozilla Firefox** 70-105***
Google Chrome** 79-106
Chrome for Android
Original Stock Android Browser (AOSP)
Apple Safari on iOS 9, 10.1, 11, 12, 13, 14
Apple Safari on Mac 9, 10.1, 11, 12, 13, 14
Mac OS (Used for testing Apple Safari or iOS) 10.12.6, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15
Internet Explorer 10, 11
Microsoft Edge Legacy

Windows 10 October 2018 Update (44.17763)

Windows 10 May 2019 Update (44.18362)

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) 81-106
Microsoft Edge in Internet Explorer mode
Opera 71
Android 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.x
iOS 11.x, 12.x, 13.x, 14.x

Note: up to (including) 14.3

Xcode Xcode 10.x, Xcode 11.x, Xcode 12.x

Note: up to (including) 12.3

Silverlight 3 (Silverlight Runtime 4), 4 (Silverlight Runtime 4 and Silverlight Runtime 5)
Note: Microsoft has committed to support Silverlight 5.0 until 2021, but has made no concrete announcement about the future roadmap of Silverlight. Whilst we endeavour to maintain the highest levels of support for our customers, we are occasionally limited in the support we can obtain from Microsoft on this platform.
Java Applets (Only for Internet Explorer)

Silk Test supports Applets for web applications running in Internet Explorer.

HTML5
Oracle Forms 10g and 11g for Internet Explorer.

* Extended Support Release.

** This list includes the browser versions that have been tested with Silk Test 21.0 until the release date of Silk Test 21.0. Nevertheless, Silk Test 21.0 should be able to support the newest versions of these browsers, as soon as they are available.

*** In comparison to the previous versions of Mozilla Firefox, testing on Mozilla Firefox 52 and later versions includes some additional limitations. For detailed information on the limitations, refer to the documentation of your Silk Test client.

Native Mobile Applications

For the Open Agent, Silk Test 21.0 has been tested with the following mobile operating systems:
Technology Type Tested Version
Mac OS (Used for testing Apple Safari or iOS) 10.12.6, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15
Android 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, 11.x
iOS 10.x, 12.x, 13.x, 14.x

Note: up to (including) 14.3

Desktop Applications

For the Open Agent, Silk Test 21.0 has been tested with desktop applications that are developed in one of the following technologies:
Technology Type Tested Version
Java AWT/Swing (including Java Foundation Classes) Java 8, Java 11, Java 13, Java 14, Java 15, Java 16, Java 17
Java SWT

Java 8, Java 11, Java 13, Java 14, Java 15, Java 16, Java 17

Silk Test 21.0 has been tested with Java SWT version 3.2 or later.

Silk Test supports standalone and Rich Client Platform (RCP) applications.

JavaFX Microsoft Windows 8 or later.
SAP* SAPGUI client 7.10, SAPGUI client 7.20, SAPGUI client 7.30, SAPGUI client 7.40, SAPGUI client 7.50, SAPGUI client 7.60
Rumba 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
MFC 14.11
Visual COBOL
Win 32 any
WinForms .NET 3.5 SP1, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8
WPF .NET 3.5 SP1, 4.0, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8

* To avoid issues when testing SAP applications, Micro Focus recommends installing the latest patch set.

Silk Test Workbench

Silk Test 21.0 has been tested with the following databases for Silk Test Workbench asset storage:
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2019
  • Oracle 11.1.
    Note: The Oracle 11 ODBC driver needs to be at least at patch level 4 (11.2.0.4.0). Oracle patch 13390677 includes the correct driver. You can download the patch from Here.
  • Oracle 11.2
    Note: The Oracle 11 ODBC driver needs to be at least at patch level 4 (11.2.0.4.0). Oracle patch 13390677 includes the correct driver. You can download the patch from Here.
  • Oracle 12.1. Silk Test Workbench supports Oracle 12.1 databases with the AL32UTF8 character encoding.
  • Note: Version 19 of the Oracle ODBC driver is not supported.
  • Microsoft Access 2000 (as a single-user database)
Note: Micro Focus recommends using Microsoft SQL Server.

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, 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
Visual Studio 2017
  • Community
  • Professional
  • Enterprise
Visual Studio 2019
  • Community
  • Professional
  • Enterprise

Silk Test Classic

Silk Test Classic's Data Driven Workflow has been tested with:
  • Text files and comma separated value files (*.txt and *.csv files)
  • MS Excel
  • MS Access
  • MS SQL Server
  • Oracle (partial support)
  • SyBase SQL Anywhere

Silk Test Classic accesses the preceding databases using ODBC and therefore has been tested with the versions of those databases that have a working ODBC driver.

The Silk Test Classic Select Data Source dialog box allows you to choose either the Silk DDA Excel or the Segue DDA Excel data source. For new data driven test cases, choose the Silk DDA Excel data source. Choose the Segue DDA Excel data source for backward compatibility. This allows existing .g.t files that reference Segue DDA Excel to continue to work.

Important: Whilst we endeavour to keep pace with new releases and runtime versions of supported software and technology, the information given in this document is limited to what was known and could be tested at the point in time when this version of Silk Test was released. If you have questions about newer releases and versions of supported software or generally about software not mentioned here, please don't hesitate to contact Micro Focus for guidance.