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Configuring
You configure a scan by choosing settings that best describe your application, and the kind of testing you want.
Scan templates
A scan template is simply a scan configuration that has been saved so that you can use it again.
Predefined templates
The Paramater-Based Navigation template
Explains the configuration of this predefined template.

Configuring
You configure a scan by choosing settings that best describe your application, and the kind of testing you want.
- Scan Configuration Wizards
  You can quickly configure basic scans using the wizards.
- Scan Configuration Dialog Box
- Scan file structure
  Explains the basic structure of an AppScan Standard SCAN file.
- Scan templates
  A scan template is simply a scan configuration that has been saved so that you can use it again.
  - Predefined templates
    - The Paramater-Based Navigation template
      Explains the configuration of this predefined template.
  - User-Defined Scan Templates
    When you set up a scan, you can save the configuration as a template for use in future scans.
  - Loading scan templates
  - Editing Scan Templates
- Changing the configuration during a scan

The Paramater-Based Navigation template

Explains the configuration of this predefined template.

The Parameter-Based Navigation template includes the following settings that answer the challenges to scanning of this type of site.


Item	Location	Setting	Comments
Redundant Path Limit	Explore Options	500	Can be further increased if necessary
Depth Limit	Explore Options	10	Enables the handling of ASP.NET 2.0 postback links
Redundancy Tuning Defaults	Parameters and Cookies	1st and 3rd check boxes selected
Additional parameter	Parameters and Cookies	All Redundancy Tuning check boxes deselected ("Don't Track")	The parameter is in the form of a regular expression: `.(?i)(page\|redirect\|content\|target\|EVENTTARGET\|EVENTARGUMENT\|goto\|node\|action\|ctrl\|source.` You may need to edit this regexp. if your site uses a navigational parameter that is not listed

See also:

Sites that use parameter-based navigation

The challenge of parameter-based navigation sites