Before
you can run a software analysis, you must create an analysis configuration
that specifies the scope and details of the analysis. To create an analysis
configuration, you must be working in a perspective that supports software
analysis.
About this task
To create a software analysis configuration, complete these steps:
Procedure
- Click .
- In the Software Analyzer window,
create a new analysis configuration, or create one based on an existing configuration:
- To create a new configuration, click the New icon.
- To create a configuration based on an existing one, in the configurations
pane, select the existing analysis configuration and, on the toolbar, click
the Duplicate icon.
- In the Name field, type a unique name for
the analysis configuration or accept the default name.
- Click the Scope tab and specify which source
files to analyze:
- To analyze the resources in an entire workspace, click Analyze
entire workspace. The analysis rules are applied to all the resources
in your workspace.
- To analyze the resources in a resource working set that you have defined
previously, click Analyze a resource working set. The
rules that you select are applied to a specific set of projects, folders,
or files in your workspace.
- To analyze projects in your workspace, click Analyze selected
projects. The rules that you select are applied to the resources
in the project that you select.
- Click the Rules tab and complete one of
the following steps to specify which rules to use to analyze the source files:
- To select specific rules, expand the Analysis Domains and
Rules list and select rules.
- To import a file that contains a custom rule set, click Import.
- To select a predefined rule set, in the Rule Sets field,
select a rule set, and click Set to populate the tree.
- Optional: To show any configuration or additional information
that exists for a rule, or to change the severity rating and other rule parameters,
click the rule to display its properties.
Results
The new analysis configuration is displayed in the configuration pane
and remains in the product until you delete it.
Note: To delete an analysis
configuration, in the configuration pane, select the configuration and click
the Delete icon.