TMXst™
SilkTest™ made easy.
SilkTest™, one of the industry leaders in testing the functionality of enterprise software, has been re-energized with Borland’s recent acquisition of Segue. You may even have it sitting on the shelf in your QA labs. But what you probably don't have is widespread use due to its technical requirements and long learning curve. Now you can with TMXst.
Test More- Easy to use for anyone—Allow non-programmers to become effective in creating and maintaining automated tests without expensive, time-consuming technical training.
- Additional resources —With additional resources testing, your non-programming QA and Business Analysts can test more of the Application Under Test (AUT).
- Global scripting updates—Identify changes and update all affected test cases automatically.
- Share with team members—Common framework for your testing process with a shared network database of test cases, data, and results, producing shared standard scripts and functions.
- Intuitive point-and-click interface—Open up automated testing to your QA and business analysts with little to no ramp-up time.
- Easy identification—Save time by quickly locating where changes in the AUT have affected test cases, then automatically regenerate the automated scripts and documentation.
- Simultaneous script production—Build test scripts from requirements in parallel with code development. No longer do you have to wait until the code is completed to start producing automated scripts.
- Track changes easily—Generate written documentation and fully annotated executable scripts automatically and simultaneously.
- Use QA resources more effectively and efficiently—Get your business and QA analysts involved in the creation, execution, and maintenance of automated tests.
- Catch bugs before they get into production—Reduce rework and downtime by catching them early.
- Reduce license and maintenance costs—Allow multiple seats of TMXst for each SilkTest license.
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TMXst™ Features
No other test tool can create and maintain serious automated test libraries faster and for less than TMX.
Test Authoring- Simplified test creation, based on point-and-click interface, enables non-technical/non-programming resources to create automated tests ready for execution.
- Create customized keyword actions that mimic your business processes, making test creation simple and straightforward.
- Integrate manual and automated scripts into a common library, making documentation and tracking easier and readily understandable.
- Automatically generate test case narratives in Standard English and fully annotated executable test scripts.
- Develop complete, executable test cases before the application code is available.
- TMX provides a single point of maintenance for your entire testing project. No longer do you have to go to multiple places to manage your manual and automated test scripts. TMX allows you to keep track and maintain both in a single library.
- Update objects in one place and update the affected test cases in seconds—automatically.
- Flexible sources for test data provide for data entry from external databases, spreadsheets, shared values, and passed values.
- Global “find and replace” features for test data, object definitions, and action definitions make keeping the test library up-to-date and in sync easy.
- Multiple test libraries are easily established and maintained to provide flexibility in managing different application versions.
- Integrates with current automation projects—your team is not restricted to a prescribed methodology or program. Built-in flexibility allows you to use TMX with your approach to testing.
- Over 100 predefined test Actions are included with the TMXst basic set-up.
- Flexible training for your team—online or in-person training programs are available to get your team ahead of the learning curve. The innovative TMX “point-and-click” interfaces have proven to be easily understandable without the need for extensive training sessions. Get your team up to speed quickly and efficiently with TMXst.
- Online user guide assures that the reference material is current and up-to-date with TMXst.
- Video Tours accessible from the website provide quick and easy-to-follow views of TMXst features and functionality.
- Shared network database allows your entire team access to the test library and use of TMXst for each test engine, producing substantial savings in licensing and ongoing maintenance costs.
Zero Risk. Free Trial.
Thank you for your interest in the trial version of TMXst. You’ll find its time savings, cost savings, and ease of use reasons enough to make it your choice for automated testing. The trial provides you with a fully functional version of TMXst. While it includes all the features available in a licensed copy, the trial version will expire 30 days after you launch it for the first time.
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TMXst™ Frequently Asked Questions
- Will adding TMXst affect my budget?
- What kind of applications can TMXst test?
- What is the ratio of TMXst to SilkTest licenses?
- What reporting is available with TMXst?
- How is TMXst licensed?
- Does TMXst interface with SilkCentral?
- We outsource most of our code development. How will this help me?
- Will adding TMXst affect my budget?
- Yes! Typical installation adds the power and functionality of keyword-based testing and reduces your current budget. Think about that for a moment—by adding the flexibility and functionality offered by TMXst, your costs for licenses and maintenance will decrease, in addition to saving on training. And these are just the hard dollar costs. There’s additional savings realized by improved efficiency and effectiveness of your QA process as well as meeting tighter deadlines and schedules.
- What kind of applications can TMXst test?
- Since TMXst relies on the power and functionality of the underlying automation tool or “engine,” the general rule is that anything SilkTest™ can test, TMXst can test. However, the use of TMXst can actually simplify the testing of complicated third party controls, tables, and frames more than just SilkTest™ alone.
- What is the ratio of TMXst to SilkTest licenses?
- Typical installs show ratios of 5 to 10 TMXst licenses for each SilkTest™ license. There are some groups that actually approach a 20 to 1 ratio depending on the experience of the automation engineer and where the project is in terms of maturity. Typically, the newer the project the lower the ratio.
- What reporting is available with TMXst?
- TMXst relies on the underlying tools for the reporting. If you’re using SilkTest™ along with SilkCentral™, you have access to state-of-the art reporting tools quickly and efficiently, using their reporting and management functions.
- How is TMXst licensed?
- The TMXst license is a concurrent instance, meaning the license can be shared among your work group or project. This makes it a very economical approach to testing.
- Does TMXst interface with SilkCentral?
- We’re currently working with the technical resources at Borland on a comprehensive interface with SilkCentral™. This should be available shortly, as it is a priority development project.
- We outsource most of our code development. How will this help me?
- You don’t need to wait for the code to be delivered to start building your test cases or maintaining your existing test library. Work directly from the requirements and begin building your test library as soon as the requirements are known. When your outsourced developers deliver the completed code, your test library is already built and ready to go.
Support
Online User Guide
All versions of the TMX User Guide are available online. This ensures that all updates are readily available as soon as possible, making outdated and obsolete guides a thing of the past.
Video Tutorials Our video tutorials are a fast and efficient way to get started with TMX. These short videos range from basic to more advanced topics. If you are new to TMX, we recommend that you watch all of the tutorials from start to finish as they introduce many of TMX‘s unique techniques, tools, and procedures. Another great way to learn TMX is right in the application itself using our self-paced tutorials.
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Online Support Still stuck? TMX technical support is available online only a click away. You’ll be appointed an account representative who will be available for any support issues. In addition, there’s always the technical support available by email.
Additional Support Critical Logic provides optional onsite and offsite support coverage for your TMX product. Flexible training programs are available for your team online or in person. Contact us to let us show you how.
