Test Web Applications Quickly with Silk Central Connect

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Test web apps on a wide variety of browsers

Web applications need to be tested quickly on a very wide range of browsers, and the challenge is increasing as the number of browser versions, devices, and platforms increases. Micro Focus Silk Central Connect delivers broad-ranging testing at maximum speed through virtual execution environments.

Silk Central Connect is the go-to for web developers who need to test every web application on a wide variety of browsers, without spending inordinate amounts of funds on hardware. Working with all of the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer, Silk Central Connect integrates seamlessly with Micro Focus Silk Test and enables the growth of sustainable test sets over time. Contributions to test automation can be made from many different users.

  • No expensive hardware required for testing in the Cloud.
  • View web applications on many platforms with ease.
  • Get a side-by-side comparison of all test results.
  • Virtual and physical test environments can be managed easily.
  • Enables testing of public and internal applications.
  • Integrates seamlessly with Silk Test for an even broader range of browsers.

Keyword-driven testing captures all aspects of an app

Keyword-driven testing helps every stakeholder work together, from domain experts and business analysts to developers and testers of software. Whether it is a simple unit test or a huge business workflow, testing has to be able to capture all aspects of an application. Silk Test enhances the entire team’s collaboration and productivity by smoothly separating test design from implementation.

Results delivered instantly with auto-scan web applications

Silk Central Connect includes an “auto-scan” of any and all web applications by screenshotting each URL on each browser. This feature does not require a new test or a new tool: the user simply clicks on the button and starts seeing results.

Configuring tests in the cloud

Test environments can be created based on virtual images hosted in the Amazon Cloud or based on physical machines. Because everything is executed within the Cloud, costs are kept down, based closely on the value of the tests. It is not necessary to build new testing platforms because Silk Central Connect is adapted to HTML5/web/mobile developments, making it a one-stop shop for testing tools. Silk Central Connect also makes it possible to test applications while they are still under development on internal networks.

Find and fix issues quickly with side-by-side comparison

Silk Central Connect enables side-by-side comparisons of test results, which makes it possible to see where problems are in just one minute. Is the issue related to a specific browser? Has there been a failure within the application itself? Silk Central Connect’s comparison feature makes things clear quickly, which ensures the issue is resolved fast.

Seamless integration with Silk Test

Silk Central Connect and Silk Test integrate easily to build a sustainable test set for every enterprise, creating ideal configuration testing. Silk Central Connect includes an easy upgrade to the full version of Silk Central® to improve testing across multiple browsers.

System Requirements

Operating Systems Support

  • Windows Server 2008 and 2012
  • Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 32-bit/64-bit (for test execution)

Web Server Support

  • IIS 7 and 8 32-bit/64-bit
  • Micro Focus standalone web server (Tomcat)

Database Management System Support

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, 2012 SP1, 2014
  • Oracle 10g (version 10.2.0.5)
  • Oracle 11g (version 11.2.0.3)

Web Browser

  • Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome
  • Mobile Browsers on iOS and Android

Browser Technologies

  • AJAX (ExtJS, jQuery)
  • HTML5, DHTML

Rich Internet Applications

  • Apache Flex
  • Silverlight
  • Java Applets
  • Oracle Forms (IE only)

Cloud Support

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)