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Additional Job Setup
AppScan® Enterprise users with additional privileges assigned by the Administrator see Additional setup options below the Basic options in the left pane. Other users do not see these options.
Parameters and Cookies
Parameters and Cookies view of the Configuration dialog box.
Redundancy tuning
Careful redundancy tuning can significantly reduce scan time.
Redundancy tuning defaults
Redundancy tuning for parameters and cookies with special attributes, listed in Configuration > Parameters and Cookies.

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Getting Started
Basic Job Setup
You configure a job by choosing the settings that best enable AppScan® Enterprise to access to your application and run tests on it.
Additional Job Setup
AppScan® Enterprise users with additional privileges assigned by the Administrator see Additional setup options below the Basic options in the left pane. Other users do not see these options.
- Environment Definition
  Environment Definition view of the Configuration dialog box.
- Exclude Paths and Files
  Exclude Paths and Files view of the Configuration dialog box.
- Explore Options
  Explore Options view in Additional Job Setup.
- Parameters and Cookies
  Parameters and Cookies view of the Configuration dialog box.
  - Parameter definition
  - Parameter names
  - Session IDs
  - Redundancy tuning
    Careful redundancy tuning can significantly reduce scan time.
    - Redundancy tuning options
      Redundancy tuning for parameters and cookies with special attributes, listed in Configuration > Parameters and Cookies.
    - Redundancy tuning defaults
      Redundancy tuning for parameters and cookies with special attributes, listed in Configuration > Parameters and Cookies.
    - Changing redundancy tuning defaults
      The default redundancy tuning setting is applied to all new additions to the list in Configuration > Parameters and Cookies, unless manually changed.
    - Changing redundancy tuning for a specific parameter
  - Advanced: Custom Parameters tab
    The Advanced tab of Parameters and Cookies view in the Configuration dialog box.
  - Custom Header tab
    The Custom Headers tab of Parameters and Cookies view in the Configuration dialog box.
- Automatic Form Fill
  Automatic Form Fill view of the Configuration dialog box contains the values used to fill forms in your application.
- Error Pages
  Error Pages view of the Configuration dialog box.
- Multi-Step Operations
  Multi-Step Operations view of the Configuration dialog box is for testing parts of the site that can only be reached by clicking links in a specific order.
- 3rd Party Authentication
  3rd Party Authentication view of the Configuration dialog box lets you configure AWS settings.
- Test Optimization
  Test Optimization view of the Configuration dialog box lets you take advantage of our ongoing statistical analysis for a faster scan.
- Test Options
  Test Options view of the Configuration dialog box.
- Advanced Configuration
  Advanced Configuration view is used to change advanced registry settings, and it should only be used by experienced users, or when instructed to do so by the support team to troubleshoot a problem.
Notices

Redundancy tuning defaults

Redundancy tuning for parameters and cookies with special attributes, listed in Configuration > Parameters and Cookies.

If the Explore Optimization eXtension is not run, the default redundancy tuning setting is this:


Check box	Default value
Explore the URL again whenever this parameter/cookie is added or removed.
Explore the URL again whenever the value of this parameter/cookie changes.
Repeat all adjacent parameter/cookie tests whenever this parameter/cookie is added or removed.
Repeat all adjacent parameter/cookie tests whenever the value of this parameter/cookie changes.

If the Explore Optimization eXtension is activated and run, the redundancy tuning setting for navigational parameters is increased, while the default setting (applied to all non-navigational parameters) is decreased.


Check box	Navigational	Default
Explore the URL again whenever this parameter/cookie is added or removed.
Explore the URL again whenever the value of this parameter/cookie changes.
Repeat all adjacent parameter/cookie tests whenever this parameter/cookie is added or removed.
Repeat all adjacent parameter/cookie tests whenever the value of this parameter/cookie changes.

See also:

Redundancy tuning