Verifying Properties as Sets

This functionality is supported only if you are using the Classic Agent.

To make your testing easier, properties are organized into sets. A property set consists of a list of properties and the class associated with each property. A number of property sets is predefined for your convenience.

Properties and attributes in this context are similar—they both are used to verify a characteristic of an object. However, properties are more encompassing, more flexible, and easier to use. For example, using attributes you can only verify one attribute at a time or verify every attribute for an object and all its children; using properties you can verify selected properties of an object and any or all of its children at the same time.

All property sets reside in the file named in the Data file for property sets text box in the Recorder Options dialog box. The default file location is your Silk Test Classic installation directory. To make sure that all testers in your group have access to the same property sets file, place the file on a shared drive and specify the full path in the Data file for property sets text box.

If you selected enhanced support for Visual Basic, your property set file is vbprpset.ini. If you did not select enhanced support for Visual Basic, then your property set file is propset.ini.

You can configure property sets to suit your needs, even combining frequently used property sets into a new larger property set.