Comparing findings

Use the Diff Assessments action or the AppScanDelta utility to compare assessments. When two assessments are compared, the differences between the two are displayed in the Assessment Diff view or in an .ozasmt file. The results summarize new, fixed/missing, and common findings.

These controls are available in the Assessment Diff view:

  • Diff Assessments: Display the differences between the two selected assessments.
  • New Findings (blue): Use this toolbar button to toggle the display of new findings (findings that are in the blue-labeled assessment, but not the green-labeled assessment).
  • Resolved Findings (green): Use this toolbar button to toggle the display of resolved (fixed/missing) findings (findings that are in the green-labeled assessment, but not the blue-labeled assessment).
  • Common (white): Use this toolbar button to toggle the display of findings that are common between the two assessments.
  • Next: Move to the next block of new or resolved findings.
  • Previous: Move to the previous block of new or resolved findings
  • Save Findings: Save a delta assessment file based on available findings. When you compare findings, save options are enabled based on the results of the comparison:
      • If the compare findings result has only new findings, you can choose Save Findings > Save New Findings.
      • If the compare findings result has only resolved findings, you can choose Save Findings > Save Resolved Findings.
      • If the compare findings result has both new and resolved findings, you can choose either save option.

Use the AppScanDelta utility at a command line to write similar information to a file for review separately.