Managing Keywords in a Test

Tests > Details View > <Test> > Keywords

The Keywords page enables you to manage the keywords of the selected keyword-driven test. The following actions are possible:

Task	Steps
Opening a test or keyword sequence in Silk Test	Click Open with Silk Test to open the selected test or keyword sequence in Silk Test.
Adding a keyword	Click New Keyword at the bottom of the keywords list, or right-click a keyword and select Insert Keyword Above from the context menu. Note: You can let Silk Central recommend keywords based on their usage. Toggle the recommendations on or off with Enable Recommendations or Disable Recommendations in the context menu. For additional information, see Which Keywords Does Silk Central Recommend?. Select a keyword from the list of available keywords or type a new name to create a new keyword. Click Save. Alternatively, double click an existing keyword in the All Keywords pane on the right or drag and drop it. Tip: You can select multiple keywords with Ctrl+Click. When dropping them, they will be sorted in the order that you selected them in.
Deleting a keyword	Click in the Actions column of the keyword that you want to delete. Click Save.
Changing the order of keywords	Drag and drop a keyword to the desired position. Click Save.
Creating a keyword sequence (a keyword consisting of other keywords)	Select the keywords that you want to combine in the keywords list. Use Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click on the row number column to select multiple keywords. Right-click your selection and click Combine. Specify a Name and Description for the new keyword sequence.
Extracting keywords from a keyword sequence	Right-click a keyword sequence and click Extract keywords. The original keyword sequence is then replaced by the keywords that it contained, but it is not removed from the library. Click Save.
Copying and pasting keywords into tests or keyword sequences	Select the keywords that you want to copy in the keywords list. Use Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click on the row number column to select multiple keywords. Press Ctrl+C to copy your selection, or Ctrl+X if you want to move the keywords. Open the test or keyword sequence that you want to copy the keywords to and select the row above which the keywords will be inserted. Press Ctrl+V. Tip: You can also paste your selected keywords into Excel, and copy and paste them from there into your tests or keyword sequences.
Defining parameters for a keyword sequence	Click Parameters above the keywords list. The Parameters dialog box appears. Click Add Parameter. Specify a Name for the new parameter. If the parameter is an outgoing parameter (delivers a value, instead of requiring an input value), check the Output checkbox. Click OK. Click Save. Note: A keyword or a keyword sequence can have a combined total of 20 input and output parameters.
Editing a draft keyword	Click in the Actions column of the draft keyword that you want to edit. Select a Group or specify a new group for the keyword. Type a Description for the keyword. This information is valuable for the engineer who will implement the keyword. Click OK. Optional: Click into a parameter field to add parameters for the keyword. If the keyword is implemented with Silk Test, these parameters will appear in the generated code stub. Click Save.
Searching for a keyword	Use the search field in the All Keywords pane on the right to find a specific keyword. When you enter alphanumeric characters, the list is dynamically updated with all existing matches. Tips for searching: The search is case-insensitive: `doAction` will find `doaction` and `DOAction`. Enter only capital letters to perform a so-called CamelCase search: `ECD` will find `Enter Car Details`, `Enter Contact Details` and `EnterContactDetails`. Keyword and group names are considered: `test` will find all keywords that contain `test` and all keywords in groups where the group name contains `test`. `?` replaces 0-1 characters: `user?test` will find `userTest` and `usersTest`. `` replaces 0-n characters: `mykeyword` will find `myKeyword`, `myNewKeyword` and `my_other_keyword`. `<string>.` only searches in group names: `group.` will find all keywords in groups where the group name contains `group`. `.<string>` only searches in keyword names: `.keyword` will find all keywords that contain `keyword`. `<string>.<string>` searches for a keyword in a specific group: `group.word` will find `myKeyword` in the group `myGroup`. Use quotes to search for an exact match: `'Keyword'` will find `Keyword` and `MyKeyword`, but not `keyword`.
Finding draft keywords in the library	If you want to switch to the library that contains the draft keywords of your selected test or keyword sequence, click Draft keywords in the top right of the editor page.