File menu

The File menu offers options for applications, projects, and assessments - and allows you to exit the product. Some File menu items are context-sensitive and depend on the active view and the currently-selected item in that view.

Table 1. File menu
Menu item Description Keyboard shortcut
Add Application > Create a new application Add a new application to the set of applications. This action launches the New Application Wizard. Ctrl+Ncommand+N
Add Application > Open an existing application This launches an Open dialog box, which allows you to browse for and add an existing application to the set of applications. File or directory types that can be added include .paf, .sln, .dsw .xcodeproj, .xcworkspace, and .ewf. Ctrl+Ocommand+O
Add Application > Import an existing Eclipse-based workspace This launches the Add Workspace dialog box, which allows you to add an existing Eclipse or IBM® Rational® Application Developer for WebSphere® Software (RAD) workspace that contains Java™ projects. After the workspace has been imported, you will be able to scan any Java projects that it contains.
Note: Before importing a workspace, be certain that you have installed and updated the development environment as described in Configuring your development environment for Eclipse and Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software (RAD) projects.
Add Application > Import from an application server Import an existing Java applications from an Apache Tomcat or WebSphere Application Server Liberty application server.
Add Application > Multiple Applications Add multiple applications to the set of applications. This action launches a dialog box that allows you to specify a directory in which to search for applications. In the search results, you can select one or more applications to add.
Add Application > Discover Applications This launches the Application Discovery Assistant, which allows to you to quickly create and configure applications and projects for Java and Microsoft™ Visual Studio source code.
Remove Application If an application is selected in the Explorer view, this action is available and choosing it removes the selected application.
Add Project > New Project If an application is selected in the Explorer view, this action is available and choosing it allows you to add a new project to the application. This action launches the New Project Wizard.
Add Project > Existing Project If an application is selected in the Explorer view, this action is available and choosing it allows you to add an existing project to the application. This action launches a dialog box that allows you to browse for a .ppf , .vcproj, .vcxproj, .csproj, .vbproj, .dsp, or .epf file - or .xcodeproj directory - to open.
Note: You can also open or import .pbxproj files as AppScan Source projects.
Add Project > Copy Project If a project is selected in the Explorer view, this action is available and choosing it opens a dialog box that allows you to copy the project to another application - or create a copy of the project in the application that currently contains the project.
Add Project > Multiple Projects Add multiple projects to the application that is selected in the Explorer view. This action launches a dialog box that allows you to complete one of these tasks:
  • Specify a directory in which to search for projects.
  • Specify a workspace in which to search for projects.
  • Specify a Microsoft Solution file in which to search for projects.

In the search results, you can select one or more projects to add.
Register Register the selected application or project with AppScan Source. You must register applications and projects before they can be published to the AppScan Source Database.
Unregister Unregister the selected application or project.
Open Assessment This launches an Open dialog box, which allows you to browse for an AppScan Source assessment file. File types that can be opened include .ozasmt and .xml. F7
Close Assessment Close the assessment that is currently open in the Triage perspective.
Save Assessment Save the open assessment to a file. Ctrl+Shift+Sshift+command+S
Save Assessment As Save the assessment with a different name, save it in a different directory, or both.
Publish Assessment to AppScan Source Store the current assessment in the AppScan Source Database. The application that was scanned (or the project or file that the application contains) must be registered before the publish action can be completed. If the application has not been registered, you will be prompted to register when you choose the publish action.
Publish Assessment to AppScan Enterprise Console If your AppScan Enterprise Server has been installed with the Enterprise Console option, you can publish assessments to it.

The AppScan Enterprise Console preference page must be completed with valid values before you can publish assessments to the Enterprise Console.
Save This action is available in these circumstances:
  • An application's properties have been modified in the Properties view.
  • A project's properties have been modified in the Properties view.
  • A file that is open in the internal editor has been modified.

Select this action to save these changes.

 Ctrl+Scommand+S
Exit Exit AppScan Source for Analysis. command+Q
Note: To learn which versions of imported files are supported by AppScan Source for Analysis, AppScan Source for Automation, and the AppScan Source command line interface, see HCL AppScan Source system requirements. At this page, select the tab for the version of AppScan Source that you are using - and then select the AppScan Source component that you are using. If AppScan Source supports opening and scanning files from other development environments, that support is listed in the Compilers and Languages section of the Supported Software tab.