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This section explains how to use additional tools provided with HCL AppScan Standard.
User-Defined Tests
User-Defined Test wizard
The User-Defined Test wizard lets you create user-defined tests for AppScan to use when scanning, in addition to the tests it creates automatically.

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).
- 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
  - User-Defined Test wizard
    The User-Defined Test wizard lets you create user-defined tests for AppScan to use when scanning, in addition to the tests it creates automatically.
  - Test Type
    In this step you define the kind of test you are creating. This affects which wizard steps are displayed.
  - Filter
    In this step you define the conditions which must be met to run this test. Only requests that match the conditions will be tested.
  - Modification
    In this step you define the changes that will be made to the original request, to create the test request.
  - Validation
    In this step you define the conditions that indicate the test succeeded.
  - Advisory
    In the Advisory and Advisory Continue steps, you input the text content of the Advisory that will appear in the scan results and reports. All fields are optional.
  - Completing the wizard
    When you have defined the new test, click Finish to add it to the list.
- 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.

User-Defined Test wizard

The User-Defined Test wizard lets you create user-defined tests for AppScan to use when scanning, in addition to the tests it creates automatically.

In the welcome screen you define the basic test attributes.

Test Attributes


Name	The name you assign will appear in scan results and reports.
Description	The description appears only in the User-Defined Tests list within AppScan.
Created by	This attribute is used internally by AppScan to distinguish between used-defined tests of the same name and alert you to such conflicts.
Severity	Assign a High, Medium, Low or Informational severity level to the issue

When done, click Next to move to the next step.