Capturing Screen Images

When you execute tests in the Manual Testing window, you can capture images of your screen. The captured images will be attached to the test or test step. This is especially helpful when a test step fails and you want to outline when, where, and how the issue occurred.

Make sure that you have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed and that the application is allowed to run. You can download JRE from Java SE Downloads. If your browser does not support NPAPI, Silk Central automatically offers to download and run a JNLP file, which is required to enable this feature. If you cannot download the JNLP file (for example due to security restrictions), refer to Manually Setting Up JNLP Files.

To capture a screen image:

  1. Open the Manual Testing window. For more information, see Manual Testing Window.
  2. Click (Show Details) on the left side to expand a test step.
  3. Click (Capture Screen). If your browser does not support NPAPI, Silk Central automatically offers to download and run a JNLP file, which is required to enable this feature. If you cannot download the JNLP file (for example due to security restrictions), refer to Manually Setting Up JNLP Files. Once the JNLP application runs, click again. The Screen Capturing functionality starts.
  4. Perform one of the following actions:
    • Draw a rectangle with your mouse to select the area that shall be captured.
    • Press Enter to take a capture of the entire screen. If you have more than one monitor, the screen of all monitors will be captured.
    • Press Esc to cancel.
    The Screen Capturing window appears.
  5. Edit the screen capture as desired. You can add text and graphical items like arrows and rectangles. In the editor, you can use the keyboard to perform the following actions:
    • Press the arrow keys to move objects (like rectangles or arrows) around. Hold down Shift and press the arrow keys to precisely adjust the position.
    • Select an object with the Move tool and press Backspace or Delete to remove the object.
    • If you use the text tool, you can press Shift+Enter to confirm the input or press Esc to cancel.
    • Press Ctrl+C to copy the screen capture to the clipboard.
  6. Click Upload. The screen capture is attached to the test step.
  7. To view the attached screen capture, click . The Attachments dialog box with a list of all attached files appears.
  8. You can delete attached files by clicking (Delete Result File) or open the files by clicking (Open).
    Note: In this dialog box, you can only delete files you have attached during the current test run. You cannot delete files that were assigned to the test before the testing cycle/execution plan was started.
Note: You can perform the task described in this topic both on test level and on step level.
Parent topic: Manual Testing
Related concepts
Manual Testing Window