This functionality is supported only if you are using the Classic Agent.
There are several objects in Internet Explorer and Microsoft applications that Silk Test Classic can better recognize if you enable Accessibility. For example, without enabling Accessibility Silk Test Classic records only basic information about the menu bar in Microsoft Word and the tabs that appear in Internet Explorer 7.0. However, with Accessibility enabled, Silk Test Classic fully recognizes those objects.
Accessibility is not available for Java applications or applets.
Without Accessibility enabled on Microsoft Excel, Silk Test Classic records the following if the mouse points to the File command on the main toolbar:
[+] CustomWin MenuBar [+] multitag "[MsoCommandBar]Menu Bar" [ ] "[MsoCommandBar]$0[1]" [+] CustomWin TypeAQuestionForHelp [+] multitag "[RichEdit20W]Type a question for help" [ ] "[RichEdit20W]$16075636" [+] CustomWin Standard [+] multitag "[MsoCommandBar]Standard" [ ] "[MsoCommandBar]$0[2]" ...
However, if you record the same test case with Accessibility enabled, Silk Test Classic is able to record the following:
[+] AccObject WorksheetMenuBar [+] multitag "Worksheet Menu Bar" [ ] "$window" [+] AccObject WorksheetMenuBar2 [+] multitag "Worksheet Menu Bar[2]" [ ] "$menu bar[2]" [+] AccMenuItem File [+] multitag "File" [ ] "$menu item[1]" [+] AccMenuItem Edit [+] multitag "Edit" [ ] "$menu item[2]" [+] AccMenuItem View [+] multitag "View" [ ] "$menu item[3]" [+] AccMenuItem Insert [+] multitag "Insert" [ ] "$menu item[4]" [+] AccMenuItem Format [+] multitag "Format" [ ] "$menu item[5]" …
With Accessibility enabled Silk Test Classic is able to record more than simple details about the File menu command.
Silk Test Classic stores the information about Accessibility classes in the accex.inc file which is installed by default in the <Silk Test installation directory>/Extend or <Project name>\extend directory. The accex.inc file comes pre-loaded with several classes, including the MsoCommandBar, the class of the Microsoft Office menu bar.