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Review reference information for HCL® AppScan® Source, including using utilities, plug-ins, and APIs.
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.
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.
Configuration views
The views in this section are used for configuring AppScan® Source.
Properties view
The contents of the Properties view depend on the item that is selected in the Explorer view. Properties apply to all applications, individual applications, projects, or files. Visible properties depend on the language or selected project type.
Properties view: selected application
In this view, you configure attributes for the selected application. Application attributes depend on previously-created global attributes.
Creating an application attribute

Welcome
Welcome to the documentation for HCL® AppScan® Source.
What's New
Explore these new features that have been added to AppScan® Source - and note any features and capabilities that have been deprecated in this release.
Installing
Learn how to install, upgrade, and activate HCL® AppScan® Source.
Configuring
Learn how to configure applications and projects, and set attributes and properties in HCL® AppScan® Source.
Administering
Learn how to administer user accounts and permissions, audit user activity, and manage integrations in HCL® AppScan® Source.
Scanning
This section explains how to scan your source code and manage assessments in HCL® AppScan® Source.
Triage and analysis
Grouping similar findings allows security analysts or IT auditors to segment and triage source code problems. This section explains how to triage AppScan® Source assessments and analyze results.
Reporting
Security analysts and risk managers can access reports of select findings or a series of audit reports that measure compliance with software security best practices and regulatory requirements. This section explains how to create reports of aggregate finding data.
Extending product function
Learn how to extend the product to meet specific development requirements.
Reference
Review reference information for HCL® AppScan® Source, including using utilities, plug-ins, and APIs.
- 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
  - 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.
    - Configuration views
      The views in this section are used for configuring AppScan® Source.
      - Custom Rules view
        In the Custom Rules view, you create custom rules with the Custom Rules Wizard. Add, view, or delete existing rules.
      - Explorer view
        The Explorer view contains a Quick Start section at the top - and an explorer section at the bottom which contains one node, All Applications. The Quick Start section contains several useful links that launch common actions. The explorer section consists of a tree pane that provides a hierarchical view of your resources: applications, projects, directories, and project files, with All Applications as its root. You navigate these resources much like a file browser. As you navigate the view, the selection state of the tree determines the available tabs in the Properties view.
      - Pattern Rule Library view
        Pattern-based scanning is an analysis of your source code based on customized search criteria. The Pattern Rule Library view allows you to view existing pattern-based rules, by language (including the out-of-the-box AppScan® Source pattern rule library). In addition, the view allows you to add rules and patterns for pattern-based scanning.
      - Properties view
        The contents of the Properties view depend on the item that is selected in the Explorer view. Properties apply to all applications, individual applications, projects, or files. Visible properties depend on the language or selected project type.
        Properties view: all applications
        If you select All Applications in the Explorer view, the Properties view displays the Overview and Filters tabs.
        Properties view: selected application
        In this view, you configure attributes for the selected application. Application attributes depend on previously-created global attributes.
        Creating an application attribute
        Properties view: selected project
        In this mode of the Properties view, you configure parameters for the selected project. Project attributes depend on previously created global attributes. Properties vary according to the selected project.
        File properties
        File properties are similar to project dependencies, commonly configured for C/C++ applications.
      - Scan Configuration view
        The Scan Configuration view allows you to create configurations that you can use when launching scans. You can also use the view to set a default scan configuration. In a scan configuration, you can specify source rules to use during a scan - and you can include numerous scan settings. The settings made in a scan configuration can often lead to better scan results - and the ability to save these settings can make scanning easier and more time-efficient.
      - Report Editor
        With the Report Editor, you can edit custom reports or templates or create a new report. Custom reports include any items that are available to a findings report, such as finding information, code snippets, AppScan® Source trace, and remediation content, as well as a vulnerability matrix. Before you start designing new reports, it is recommended that you become familiar with the report creation process by modifying an existing report template in the Report Editor.
    - Views that assist with scan output
      The views in this section are used for viewing and managing scan output.
    - Views that assist with triage
      The views in this section are used for fine-grained scan output viewing and management.
    - Views that allow you to investigate a single finding
      The views in this section are used for investigating single findings.
    - Views that allow you to work with assessments
      The views in this section are used for working with assessments at a high level.
    - Bundles view
      In the Bundles view, you create new bundles, add findings to a bundle, view bundles and notes, rename, or delete a bundle. This view lists the bundle name, any notes attached to the bundle, the number of findings in the bundle, and if the bundle is excluded. Once you open the bundle to see its contents, you can move findings to other bundles, modify the findings, edit the code, or submit the bundle to a defect tracking system.
  - 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.
Troubleshooting and support
Self-help information, resources, and tools to help you troubleshoot issues while using HCL® AppScan® Source.

Creating an application attribute

Procedure

On the Overview tab, click Add Attributes.
In the Global Attributes dialog box, select the name of the attribute to apply to the application.
Click the Value column and select the attribute value from the list.