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AppScan® Source Data Access API
The Data Access API provides access to AppScan® Source-generated assessment results, including findings and finding details. It also provides access to assessment metrics such as analysis date and time, lines of code, V-density, and number of findings.
Data Access API classes and methods
AssessmentDiff
The com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.AssessmentDiff class holds the difference between two assessments, providing the delta between the two assessments .
AssessmentDiff.getCommonFindings

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- The Ounce/Make build utility
  Ounce/Make is a tool that automates the importing of configuration information into AppScan® Source from build environments that use makefile. Ounce/Make eliminates the need to import configuration information from makefiles manually; this the recommended method of configuring these projects.
- AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI)
  The CLI is an interface to core AppScan® Source functionality.
- The Ounce/Ant build tool
  This section describes how to use Ounce/Ant, an AppScan® Source build utility that integrates AppScan Source and Apache Ant. Integrating Ounce/Ant with your Ant environment helps you automate builds and code assessments.
- AppScan® Source Data Access API
  The Data Access API provides access to AppScan® Source-generated assessment results, including findings and finding details. It also provides access to assessment metrics such as analysis date and time, lines of code, V-density, and number of findings.
  - Data Access API object model
  - Using the Data Access API
    You can find complete examples for a number of Data Access API scenarios in the SamplePublished.java and SampleSdk.java files included in <install_dir>\sdk\sample\com\ouncelabs\sdk\sample (where <install_dir> is the location of your AppScan® Source installation).
  - Data Access API classes and methods
    - AssessedFile
      The com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.AssessedFile class represents an assessment of an individual file. It provides access to assessment data for a file, such as its findings and statistics.
    - Assessment
      The com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.Assessment class represents an assessment of an application or a project.
    - AssessmentDiff
      The com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.AssessmentDiff class holds the difference between two assessments, providing the delta between the two assessments .
    - AssessmentFilter
      Use the com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.AssessmentFilter class to specify filtering criteria when retrieving published assessments.
    - AssessmentResults
      The com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.AssessmentResults class represents the entire assessment.
    - Call
      The com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.Call class represents a node in an AppScan® Source trace.
    - ClassificationType
      The com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.ClassificationType class represents the classification of a finding.
    - DateProximityUnit
      When com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.DateProximityUnit is paired with dateProximityDuration, the unit, such as days, weeks, and so forth, by which to count. Required when dateProximityDuration is specified. Valid units are described in this section.
    - Factory
      com.ouncelabs.sdk.Factory provides methods for initialization, logging in, and opening assessments. This class is the entry point into the Data Access API.
    - Finding
      The com.ouncelabs.sdk.assessment.Finding class represents an individual finding in an assessment. It provides access to all of the data associated with a finding, such as classification and severity.
  - Ounce/Maven plug-in
    This section describes the Ounce/Maven plug-in, which uses Maven, an Apache build tool, to integrate AppScan® Source into the Maven workflow.
  - AppScan® Source for Automation
    The Automation Server (ounceautod) allows you to automate key aspects of the AppScan® Source workflow and integrate security with build environments during the software development life cycle (SDLC). The Automation Server allows you to queue requests to scan and publish assessments, and generate reports on the security of application code.
  - Framework for Frameworks handling APIs
    AppScan® Source provides a set of Java™ APIs that allow you to add support for frameworks that are used in your applications. The classes and methods offered in these APIs allow you to account for frameworks for which built-in support is not provided.
  - AppScan® Source client component error messages
  - AppScan® Source for Analysis samples
    AppScan® Source for Analysis includes a sample applicationsample applications that you can use to familiarize yourself with the product.
  - The AppScan® Source for Analysis work environment
    To get the most out of AppScan® Source, you should understand the basic concepts behind the AppScan Source for Analysis working environment and how to use the options that best fit your workflow.
  - Views and windows
    AppScan® Source for Development views and windows provide alternative presentations of findings, support code editing, and allow you to navigate the information in your workbench. A view might appear by itself, or stacked with other views in a tabbed notebook. You can change the layout of a perspective or window layout by opening and closing views and by docking them in different positions in the Workbench window.
  - CWE support
    The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is an industry standard list that provides common names for publicly known software weaknesses. This topic lists the CWE IDs that are supported in the current version of AppScan® Source.
- Glossary
  Learn common product terminology.

`AssessmentDiff.getCommonFindings`

Signature

public Finding[] getCommonFindings()

Description

Get the findings that were common to both assessments.