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This section explains how to use additional tools provided with HCL AppScan Standard.
User-Defined Tests
Modification
In this step you define the changes that will be made to the original request, to create the test request.

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.
    - Macro Editor
      The Macro Editor is used to add dynamic values (macros) to your user-defined test modifications.
  - 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.

Modification

In this step you define the changes that will be made to the original request, to create the test request.

Define the Modification by adding one or more changes to be applied to the original request, to create the Test request.

Click Add to add a change.
If you add more than one change, they will be applied together as a single modification. To apply them separately you would need to create separate tests.
If you want to include a dynamic value in the change, click the Macro Editor icon next to the Value field.

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