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This section explains how to use additional tools provided with HCL AppScan Standard.
Options dialog box
This section describes options you can control, to customize AppScan, from the Options dialog box (Tools > Options).
Scan Options tab
Customizing the Scan Log
You can control which items appear in the scan log, and their color.

Tools
This section explains how to use additional tools provided with HCL AppScan Standard.
- Options dialog box
  This section describes options you can control, to customize AppScan, from the Options dialog box (Tools > Options).
  - Scan Options tab
    - Customizing the Scan Log
      You can control which items appear in the scan log, and their color.
    - Enabling Loopback for MS Edge with Windows 10
      Special configuration may be necessary you use Edge as the external browser with Windows 10 OS.
  - Preferences tab
  - Recording Proxy tab
    Use this tab to configure AppScan to act as a proxy for external browsers, or for manually exploring non-SOAP web services using either a remote device (such as a mobile phone), or a local application (such as a simulator or emulator).
  - General tab
  - Advanced tab
- Web Services Wizard extension
  This extension lets you scan using Open API description files. It is available from Tools > Extensions > Web Services Wizard (Open API), and the extension is enabled by default.
- Scan Scheduler
- User-Defined Tests
- PowerTools
  AppScan offers access to five utilities (PowerTools), each providing a specific feature to help you manage your application security or to help you use AppScan.
- Customizing the Tools menu
- Extensions
- Logs
  Logs can help you troubleshooting.
- Searching Results
  You can filter the Result List in any of the views, for specific data.

Customizing the Scan Log

You can control which items appear in the scan log, and their color.

TheScan Log lists actions performed by AppScan during the current scan. The Customize Scan Log dialog box (Tools > Options > Scan Options tab > Customize) contains a scroll-down list showing all items that can be included in the log, a check box indicating whether they are currently included, and colored text indicating the color they appear in the log.

To exclude/include an item from the scan log, simply deselect/select the check box next to it.
To change the color an item appears in the scan log: Select the item, click , select a color from the palate that opens, then click OK.
To restore the default settings, click Default.