Overview Area

The overview area is the area on the top of the Manual Testing window.

The overview area shows the following information:

Item	Button	Description
Execution plan or testing cycle		The name of the execution plan or testing cycle that contains the tests.
Edit Settings > Selection Behavior on Status Change		For each individual user, you can configure if the next test/step should automatically be selected when the status of a test/step is changed, click Edit Settings and click one of the following in the Edit Settings dialog: Always select next test/step Select next test/step on passed only Keep current test/step selected
Edit Settings > Visibility of Test Information		For each individual user, you can configure which additional test information is displayed in the overview area, click Edit Settings and check the corresponding check boxes in the Edit Settings dialog. The following additional information can be displayed: Test ID Description. Note: For business process tests, checking this check box will additionally display the description for each business component in the business process test. Status and Status Reason Note: For business process tests, checking this check box will additionally display the status for each business component in the business process test. Configuration Project name Path info Keywords Executed by Mobile Device Selection Run comment Test Attributes Execution Plan Attributes
Edit Settings > Visibility of Test Actions		For each individual user, you can hide or display the following actions. Edit version and build Start/stop code analysis Synchronize test run
Edit Settings > Video Recording Options		For each individual user, you can check or uncheck the Include Audio to define if videos should be recorded with or without audio.
Finish		Click Finish to finish the run. This option displays only if you open a test that is unassigned or that is assigned to an execution plan. It does not display if you open a test that is assigned to a testing cycle. Select the action you want to perform for tests that have not been executed and click Finish. The selected status change will only be applied to non-executed tests for which no status reason has been set.
Passed		Click the button to mark the status of the currently selected test as Passed and automatically select the next test. This is the default setting of the button.
Failed		Click the button to mark the status of the currently selected test as Failed and automatically select the next test.
Test name		The list that appears shows all tests of the execution plan or testing cycle and their current status. Click on a test or press the Up and Down keys to navigate through the tests and their steps. If you specified to run a test with a certain configuration, the configuration name displays next to the test name in parenthesis. For more information, see Manual Configuration Testing. Click to show the test in the Details View of the Tests area.
Requirements Assigned		Click the button to view the requirements that were assigned to the test. The button displays only if there is at least one requirement assigned. The number beside the button shows how many requirements were assigned.
Issues Assigned		Click the button to view the issues that were assigned to the test. The button displays only if there is at least one issue assigned. The number beside the button shows how many issues were assigned. The Issues dialog box shows both the issues that were assigned to the test and the issues that were assigned to the test steps.
Attachments Assigned		Click the button to view the attachments that were assigned to the test. The button displays only if there is at least one attachment assigned. The number beside the button shows how many attachments were assigned.
Block/Unblock		Click the button to set the test to blocked/unblocked. Setting a test to blocked is useful to indicate that the test cannot be continued due to certain restrictions, for example a problem with the IT infrastructure.
Test Status		The status of the test. It can be set automatically or manually. Click beside the status icon to select a status. For more information, see Statuses of Tests and Test Steps.
Edit Version and Build		Click the button to edit the version and the build. For more information, see Editing Version and Build.
Run Comment		Enter a high-level comment for the test run. This helps to speed up the test execution review process, as the comment is displayed in the test run grids.
Capture Screen		Click the button to capture an image of your screen and to attach it to the test. The captured image will be added to the attachment list. For more information, see Capturing Screen Images.
Record Video		Click the button to record a video of the actions on your screen and to attach it to the test. The video will be added to the attachment list and you can save it to your local file system. For more information, see Recording Videos.
Attach Result File		Click the button to attach a result file to the test. For more information, see Attaching Result Files.
Assign or Create Issue		Click the button to create a new issue and attach it to the test or to assign an existing issue. For more information, see Assigning or Creating Issues.
Select Device		Select a mobile device (physical device, emulator or simulator) on which to execute your manual test. For more information, see Selecting Mobile Devices.
Start Code Analysis		Click the button to start the analyzing process. The Start Code Analysis dialog box displays. Select a Profile and enter one or more Hostnames. If coverage information already exists for this test, you can replace it by checking the checkbox. Click Start Code Analysis to actually start the process. When you click Stop Code Analysis, Silk Central stores the code analysis information to the test run.
Synchronize Test Run		Click the button to synchronize a test run with an adapted test. If you started to execute a test and you decide to make changes to this test in the Tests unit in the meantime, you can synchronize the test run with the adapted test. Note: For business process tests, changes to the component assignment and to finished components are not synchronized.

For business process testing, the overview area provides the following additional information:

Item	Button	Description
Business Component		The currently active business component. In contrast to manual testing, where all test steps can be executed at the same time, only one component in a business process test is executed at a time.

Note: To close a dialog box, click anywhere outside or click

(Close).