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1: Introduction
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What is Silk Central?
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Objectives
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About You
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Quality Maturity
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Silk Central Architecture
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Silk Central Projects
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Silk Central Interface
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2: Grand Tour
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Objectives
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Getting Started with Silk Central
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Creating a Project
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Defining Requirements and Tests
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Executing Tests and Viewing Results
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Starting Silk Central
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Working with the Dashboard
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Integrating Silk Central in your SDLC
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3: Setting the Stage
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Objectives
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ShopIt Demo Application
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What is a Requirement?
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Requirements in Silk Central
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4: Defining Requirements
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Objectives
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Introduction
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Using the Requirements Unit
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Entering Requirements in Silk Central
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Defining Requirements
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Requirement Hierarchies
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Entering Requirements in Silk Central
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Requirement Changes
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5: Managing Tests
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Objectives
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Silk Central Tests Unit
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Using the Tests Unit
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Creating a Test Container
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Creating a Test
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Assigning Tests to Requirements
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Generate Tests from Requirements
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6: Execution Planning
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Objectives
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The Execution Planning Unit
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Execution Plans
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Assigning Tests to Execution Plans
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Static vs. Dynamic Execution Plans
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Configuring Deployment Environments
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Configuring Execution Dependencies
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Execution Setup / Cleanup
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Configuration Suite
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Defining Configuration Suites
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Testing Cycles
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Testing Cycles Walkthrough
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7: Creating Manual Tests
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Objectives
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Manual Tests in the Silk Central GUI
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Test Versions
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Working with Libraries
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Data-Driven Testing
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Import Tests
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8: Executing Manual Tests
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Objectives
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Executing Manual Test Cases in Silk Central
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Using the Manual Testing Window
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Offline Testing Using Excel
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9: Issue Manager Overview
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Introduction
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Objectives
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About Defect Tracking in Silk Central
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Issue Manager Overview
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Entering New Issues
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Processing Issues
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Available Actions for Existing Issues
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Taking Action on Issues
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Routing Rules and Workflows
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Reports Overview
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Summary
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10: Test Monitoring and Reporting
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Introduction
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Objectives
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The Tracking Unit
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The Project Overview Report
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Quality Goals Menu
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The Activities View
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The Manual Tests Results Viewer
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The Reports Unit
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Context Reports
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The Reporting Data Mart
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Summary
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11: Project Settings
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Introduction
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Objectives
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The Projects Unit
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Project Manager and Administration Activities
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Project Settings Tab
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Build Information Files
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Filters and Attributes
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Creating Filters
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Creating Custom Attributes
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Creating Custom Requirement Properties
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Creating Custom Step Properties
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Notifications Tab
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Requirements Management Tab
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Issue Tracking Tab
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Source Control Tab
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Data Sources Tab
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Summary
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12: Beyond the Basics
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Introduction
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Objectives
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Data-Driven Testing
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Configuration requirements for data-driven testi...
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Configuration Testing
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Summary
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13: System Administration
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Introduction
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Objectives
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System Administration
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The Administration Unit
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Users
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Adding Accounts
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Roles
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Groups
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Projects
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Execution Servers
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Schedules
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Report Templates
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Products, Versions and Builds
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Platforms
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Lists of Values
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System Settings
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Log Files
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Silk Central Licensing
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Summary
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Glossary of Terms
What is Silk Central?
Silk Central is a single, enterprise-class, web-based solution for managing the entire application testing process, incorporating the following:
- Defining end-user requirements and specifications
- Designing tests
- Planning, scheduling, and executing tests
- Tracking issues and analyzing test results
Silk Central is an all-inclusive test management system that facilitates building quality and productivity into the testing process, speeding the delivery of successful enterprise applications. A central repository serves as the foundation for the entire quality process, while the Silk Central user interface consists of a full-scale web application, allowing you to access comprehensive project information from any location.
For additional information, check out the latest Silk Central documentation.