Selecting a Scan Profile

The level of comprehensiveness of a scan is determined by the Scan Profile that is selected for a project. Code Insight comes with a Standard, a Basic (without CL), and a Comprehensive scan profile. The major differences among these scan profiles is that the Comprehensive scan performs file and source-code matches, the Standard scan does not, and the Basic (without CL) scan only searches the codebase for a set of strings that may indicate third-party code. While searching the source code for snippets of third-party content takes more time, it results in a deeper scan of the codebase and provides a more in-depth analysis.

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You can also create your own customized scan profiles. For more information, refer to “Creating a Scan Profile” in the Code Insight Installation & Configuration Guide.

You select a scan profile for your project on the Edit Project dialog box.

To select a scan profile for a project:

1. Open the Project Summary page for your project.
2. At the bottom of the screen, click Manage Project and select Edit Project from the popup. The Edit Project dialog opens.
3. Select the Scan Settings tab. The Scan Settings tab opens.
4. From the Scan Profile list, select Standard Scan Profile (the default), Basic Scan Profile (Without CL), or Comprehensive Scan Profile.
5. Click Save.