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Getting Started: A Tutorial

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Understanding the SilkTest Testplan Editor

The following figure shows the same outline created with the testplan editor.
The name of this testplan is sample.pln:

Using color to indicate
structure

There are five types of text lines used by the editor, each with an identifying
color. The default colors in the testplan editor are described below:

Indenting and
changing levels

The testplan is divided into blocks of statements with different levels of
indentation. Each successive level is indented one level to the right. A minus
icon [-] indicates that the block is fully expanded. Clicking on the minus icon
collapses the statements within that block. A plus icon [+] indicates that the
block can be expanded further.

Comments

Group descriptions

Test descriptions

Color

Component

Description

Green

Comment

Additional user information that is
incidental to the outline; preceded by
double slashes (//); provides
documentation throughout the testplan.

Black

Group description

Higher level lines of the hierarchical
testplan outline that describe a group of
tests; may be several levels in depth.

Blue

Test description

Lowest level of the hierarchical
testplan outline that describes a single
testcase.

Dark Red

Testplan statement

Link scripts, testcases, test data, closed
subplans or an include file (such as a
test frame) to the testplan.

Magenta

Open subplan file
marker

Subplans to be included in a master
plan. For more information about
master plans and subplans, see the
User's Guide and online Help.