Adding a new .NET Assembly project

The New Project Wizard helps you create a .NET Assembly project. A .NET Assembly project can be used to scan compiled .NET assembly files, when source files may not be available or buildable. .NET Assembly projects consist of a working directory and list of sources, which may be directories or individual assembly files.

About this task

Note: This project type is supported on Windows only.
Note:

AppScan® Source does not support .NET Assembly projects containing assembly files generated with .NET Core. .NET Core projects can be scanned in the same way as .NET solutions files. See Adding an existing application with user interface actions for additional information.

The steps in this topic direct you to complete all pages in the New Project Wizard (or New Application Wizard, if you are creating the project in it). Settings made in the wizard can be modified after project creation in the Properties view for a selected project.

Procedure

  1. In the Explorer view, select the application that you want to add the project to (if you have not already added an application, see Configuring applications).
  2. Complete one of these actions to open the New Project Wizard:
    1. Select File > Add Project > New Project from the main workbench menu.
    2. Right-click the selected application and choose Add Project > New Project from the context menu.
  3. In the Select Project Type page of the wizard, select .NET Assembly as the project type and then click Next to advance to the next wizard page.
  4. In the Project Sources wizard page:
    1. Identify the project sources. Project sources consist of the directories in which you find project files, and any additional individual files to include in the project.

      Name the project and specify the working directory. The Working Directory is the location in which the AppScan® Source project file (.ppf) will reside. It is also the base for all relative paths.

    2. Click Add Source Root to specify a source code root and the directories or files to include or exclude from the scan.
      After adding the source root, you can exclude certain directories or files from it. To do this, select the directory or file (or multiselect these items) in the source root, right-click the selection, and then choose Exclude from the menu. If you include or exclude files, the icon to the left of the file name changes.
  5. Click Finish.