Integrations

Kubernetes

The new Kubernetes plugin that comes with Silk Central 21.0 allows you to integrate with cloud ecosystems that can be accessed through the Kubernetes API. This makes Kubernetes pods available for test execution as virtual execution servers.

Microsoft Teams

The integration of Silk Central with Microsoft Teams provides a convenient means of collaboration for teams of manual testers working together on a project. A set of predefined actions trigger messages to be sent to Microsoft Teams. These messages deliver the crucial information and links to jump to the relevant items in Silk Central or to perform the next steps in the manual testing process.

LoadRunner

Silk Central 21.0 adds support for LoadRunner tests. The LoadRunner plugin allows for seamless execution and analysis of LoadRunner scenarios.

Git

You can now configure Git profiles to use SSH URLs, hence you are no longer required to configure user names and passwords. Optionally, you can instruct Silk Central to use a Git CLI installed on the servers. This can improve performance as shallow clones of the repository are created then.

IBM Rational DOORS

The IBM Rational DOORS plugin no longer requires Axis-dependent services. Internal Axis web services are no longer used for the IBM Rational DOORS integration. The DOORS integration now supports views and baselines.

Micro Focus Connect

The Micro Focus Connect connector no longer requires Axis-dependent services.

Atlassian Jira Software

Silk Central 21.0 enhances support for Atlassian Jira Software Cloud and now supports next-gen projects. Next-gen projects can now be used for requirements management integrations as well as for issue tracking system integrations. The limitations regarding the project type used from Atlassian Jira Software Cloud have been removed.