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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).
Advanced tab

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
  - 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.

Advanced tab

Tools > Options > Advanced tab lets you view and change the default values of advanced settings.

The Advanced tab lists the Type (String, DWord or Boolean) and current Value of many settings, and lets you change them. When you select a setting by clicking on it, a brief description of the setting and how to use it appears at the bottom of the list.

To locate a particular Preference Name (or names), type a word or fragment into the filter field at the top of the dialog. Use the drill-down arrow to Match case and/or Match whole word
To change a setting, click on the Value field, and select or type in the new value.
Settings that have been changed from their default values appear in bold.
Note: If you try to enter an invalid value a warning appears and the value is not accepted.
To restore the default value of a single Preference, right-click on the Preference and select Restore Default.
To restore all settings to their default values, click the Restore Defaults button at the bottom of the dialog.