Before starting to record a test against an application, you can execute the base state to bring all applications, against
which you want to record, to the appropriate state for recording.
To run the base state:
Click
Silk4J > Run Base State.
Depending on the type of the application,
Silk4J performs the following actions:
Executes the application configurations of all applications, for which an application configuration is defined in the current
project.
For desktop applications,
Silk4J opens the application from the specified installation directory. If the specified path to the directory includes the
%ProgramFiles% environment variable, and
Silk4J cannot find the application in the
Program Files directory,
Silk4J additionally searches in the
Program Files (x86) directory. If the specified path to the directory includes the
%ProgramFiles(x86)% environment variable,
Silk4J first searches in the
Program Files (x86) directory, and if the application is not found,
Silk4J additionally searches the
Program Files directory.
For web applications,
Silk4J opens the web application in the specified browser and to the specified URL.
For mobile web applications,
Silk4J opens the specified browser on the specified mobile device or Emulator to the specified URL.
For mobile native applications,
Silk4J opens the specified app on the specified mobile device or Emulator. If the specified app is not installed on the specified
mobile device or Emulator,
Silk4J installs and then opens the app.