This functionality is supported only if you are using the Classic Agent.
In order for
Silk Test Classic to work properly, make sure that your browser is configured correctly.
If your tests use the recovery system of
Silk Test Classic, that is, your tests are based on DefaultBaseState or on an application state that is ultimately based on DefaultBaseState,
Silk Test Classic makes sure that your browser is configured correctly.
If your tests do not use the recovery system, you must manually configure your browser to make sure that your browser displays the following items:
- The standard toolbar buttons, for example
Home,
Back, and
Stop, with the button text showing. If you customize your toolbars, then you must display at least the
Stop button.
- The text box where you specify URLs.
Address in
Internet Explorer.
- Links as underlined text.
- The browser window’s menu bar in your Web application. It is possible through some development tools to hide the browser window’s menu bar in a Web application.
Silk Test Classic will not work properly unless the menu bar is displayed. The recovery system cannot restore the menu bar, so you must make sure the menu bar is displayed.
- The status bar at the bottom of the window shows the full URL when your mouse pointer is over a link.
We recommend that you configure your browser to update cached pages on a frequent basis.
Internet Explorer
- Click
, then click the
General tab.
- In the
Temporary Internet Files area, click
Settings.
- On the
Settings dialog box, select
Every visit to the page for the
Check for newer versions of stored pages setting.
Mozilla Firefox
- Choose
.
- Indicate when you want to compare files and update the cache. Select
Every time I view the page at the
Compare the page in the cache to the page on the network field.
AOL
Even though AOL's Proxy cache is updated every 24 hours, you can clear the AOL Browser Cache and force a page to reload. To do this, perform one of the following steps:
- Delete the files in the temporary internet files folder located in the Windows directory.
- Press the
CTRL key on your keyboard and click the AOL browser reload icon (Windows PC only).
Friendly URLs
Some browsers allow you to display "friendly URLs," which are relative to the current page. To make sure you are not displaying these relative URLs, in your browser, display a page of a web site and move your mouse pointer over a link in the page.
- If the status bar displays the full URL (one that begins with the http:// protocol name and contains the site location and path), the settings are fine. For example:
http://www.mycompany.com/products.htm
- If the status bar displays only part of the URL (for example,
products.htm), turn off "friendly URLs." (In Internet Explorer, this setting is on the
Advanced tab of the
Internet Options dialog box.)