The
Results menu is available when a results window is open. The commands that are available from this menu vary depending on the type
of file or window that is currently open.
This menu contains the following commands:
Command (Shortcut)
Description
Select
Displays the
Select Results dialog box, which allows you to choose which set of results to display. You can also use this dialog to add a comment to
individual results sets. This dialog is available only when the active window is a results window. For additional information,
see
Selecting which Results to Display.
Merge
Displays the
Merge Results
dialog box, which you can use to combine the active results file with the results file of your choice. This dialog is available
only when the active window is the test plan editor results window. For additional information, see
Merging Test Plan Results.
Delete
Displays the
Delete Results dialog box. When you select a set of results and click
OK, the results are deleted. This dialog is available only when the active window is a results window. For additional information,
see
Deleting Results.
Extract
Displays the
Extract Results dialog box, which allows you to place selected information from a results file in ASCII format into a new editor window or
a file or send the information to a printer. This dialog is available only when the active window is a results file. For additional
information, see
Extracting Results.
Export
Displays the
Export Results dialog box, which you can use to export your results to a structured file that is suitable for further processing by an application
such as a spreadsheet. This dialog is available only when the active window is a results window. For additional information,
see
Exporting Results.
Launch TrueLog Explorer
Displays the
TrueLog Explorer, which you can use to compare results files. This menu item is available only when the active file is a results file. For
additional information, see
Analyzing Results with the Silk Truelog Explorer.
Convert to Plan
Displays the
Convert Results to Plan dialog box, which allows you to transform a results file into a test plan. This dialog is available only when the active
window is a results window and you have run a script, a suite, or a single test case from a script. For additional information,
see
Converting a Results File to a Test Plan.
Compact
Removes unused space in a results file, thereby reducing the file size. This command is available only when the active window
is a results window for a test plan.
Show Summary
Displays the results summary for the current suite, test plan, script, or test case, including the start and elapsed time,
and error totals. This command is available only when the active window is a results window. By default, a summary is shown
for the script.
Hide Summary
Hides the display of results summary of the current suite, script, test plan, or test case. To have the summary hidden by
default, see About results file. This dialog is available only when the active window is a results window.
View Options
Displays the
View Options dialog box that lets you specify which information you want displayed in the results window and how you want the information
sorted. For additional information, see
View Options Dialog Box.
Go to Source
Displays the script file that is associated with the current results file, if it is closed, and makes it the active window.
If the cursor was positioned at an error message in the results file,
Silk Test Classic positions the cursor at the error line in the script. If the cursor was positioned at the results for a particular test case,
Silk Test Classic positions the cursor at the beginning of the test case in the script file. This menu item is available only when the active
window is a results window.
View Differences
Opens the
Difference Viewer when you click on the icon. This menu item is available only when the active window is a results window, and the current
line of the results file displays a box icon preceding an error message. For additional information, see
Viewing Differences.
Mark Failures in Plan
Marks all test cases in the test plan that generated errors during the last plan execution and makes the test plan the active
window. A black stripe in the margin denotes the marked test cases. Use
Mark Failures in Plan if you want to fix errors and rerun only failed tests. This menu item is available only when the active window is a the test
plan editor results window.
Update Expected Value
Replaces the expected value in the test case with the actual value when an error message is selected. This menu item is available
only when the active window is a results window. This works for certain error messages, namely those that contain a box icon
and are neither bitmap nor table verification errors. This command updates data within a test case, not data passed in from
the test plan. It also makes the associated script file active.
Compare Two Results
Opens the
Compare Two Results... dialog box which lets you to see results that have changed from a previous run of the test plan. This command is available
only when the active window is a results window for a test plan. For additional information, see
Compare Two Results Dialog Box.
Next Result Difference
Locates the next difference between two results files. You can use this command after you click
Results > Compare Two Results. This command is available only when a results file produced by running a test plan is the active window.
Next Error Difference
Locates the next difference between two results files that is due to the pass/fail state of a test changing (skipping over
differences resulting from the addition or removal of tests). You use this command after you click
Results > Compare Two Results. This command is available only when a results file produced by running a test plan is the active window.