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Installing
Learn how to install, upgrade, and activate HCL® AppScan® Source.
Advanced installation and activation topics
This section describes advanced installation options and activation procedures.
Installing AppScan® Source for Development
The AppScan® Source for Development plug-ins are installed to your computer via the standard AppScan Source installation wizard.
Installing the AppScan® Source for Development plug-in for Visual Studio

Welcome
Welcome to the documentation for HCL® AppScan® Source.
What's New
Explore these new features that have been added to AppScan® Source - and note any features and capabilities that have been deprecated in this release.
Installing
Learn how to install, upgrade, and activate HCL® AppScan® Source.
- System requirements and installation prerequisites
- AppScan® Source deployment models
  This section describes three different deployment models and the components that comprise each model.
- Sample installation scenarios
  When installing AppScan® Source, it is important to follow the correct installation workflow. These topics guide you through the workflow involved in some sample installation scenarios.
- Upgrading AppScan® Source
- Advanced installation and activation topics
  This section describes advanced installation options and activation procedures.
  - Starting the installation wizard
    The AppScan® Source installation wizard runs on Microsoft™ Windows™ and Linux™ operating systems.
  - Installation and user data file locations
    When you install AppScan® Source, user data and configuration files are stored outside of the installation directory.
  - AppScan® Enterprise Server overview
    The AppScan® Enterprise Server is a separately-installable component. The server provides centralized user management capabilities and a mechanism for sharing assessments via the AppScan Source Database. In addition, if your administrator has installed the Enterprise Console component of the AppScan Enterprise Server, you can publish assessments to it. The Enterprise Console offers a variety of tools for working with your assessments - such as reporting features, issue management, trend analysis, and dashboards. Most AppScan Source products and components must communicate with an AppScan Enterprise Server. Without one, you can use AppScan Source for Analysis in standalone mode and AppScan Source for Development in local mode.
  - Installing AppScan® Source for Development
    The AppScan® Source for Development plug-ins are installed to your computer via the standard AppScan Source installation wizard.
    - AppScan® Source for Development (plug-in for Eclipse and IBM® MobileFirst Platform
      If you are installing the AppScan® Source for Development plug-in for Eclipse or IBM® MobileFirst Platform, you will need to apply the plug-ins to your workbench after installing them to your computer.
    - Installing the AppScan® Source for Development plug-in for Visual Studio
  - Installing AppScan® Source for Automation
  - Installing AppScan Source on Linux without a graphical installer
    AppScan Source provides only a graphical installer. To install AppScan Source on a Linux system without X Windows, configure a silent install.
  - Fix pack installation
    AppScan® Source fix packs are delivered by delta installer. To apply an AppScan Source fix pack, follow the instructions in this help topic.
- AppScan® Source silent installers
  The AppScan® Source custom installation wizard is used for creating silent installers.
- Activating the software
- Removing AppScan® Source from your system
  You can remove AppScan® Source from the Windows™ Control Panel or with a Linux™ uninstall script. The AppScan Source uninstall does not remove or back up an installed Oracle database. Deleting the AppScan Source user from an Oracle instance is a manual database administrative task.
Configuring
Learn how to configure applications, folders, and projects, and set attributes and properties in HCL® AppScan® Source.
Administering
Learn how to administer user accounts and permissions, audit user activity, and manage integrations in HCL® AppScan® Source.
Scanning
This section explains how to scan your source code and manage assessments in HCL® AppScan® Source.
Triage and analysis
Grouping similar findings allows security analysts or IT auditors to segment and triage source code problems. This section explains how to triage AppScan® Source assessments and analyze results.
Reporting
Security analysts and risk managers can access reports of select findings or a series of audit reports that measure compliance with software security best practices and regulatory requirements. This section explains how to create reports of aggregate finding data.
Extending product function
Learn how to extend the product to meet specific development requirements.
Reference
Review reference information for HCL® AppScan® Source, including using utilities, plug-ins, and APIs.
Troubleshooting and support
Self-help information, resources, and tools to help you troubleshoot issues while using HCL® AppScan® Source.

Installing the AppScan® Source for Development plug-in for Visual Studio

About this task

Important: You must have Visual Studio, 2015, Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio 2019, or Visual Studio 2022 installed on your computer before installing the AppScan® Source for Development plug-in for Visual Studio. The AppScan® Source for Development plug-in for Visual Studio is only supported on Windows™.

If the AppScan® Source setup wizard finds an installed version of one of these versions of Visual Studio, the AppScan® Source for Development plug-in for that Visual Studio version appears as an installation option.

Procedure

Ensure that Visual Studio is closed. If Visual Studio is running during the AppScan® Source for Development installation, it will need to be restarted when the installation is complete.
Start the installation wizard.
Select the appropriate version of the plug-in from the list of client components:
Note:
- Options are only available for the version or versions of Visual Studio that have been installed on the machine that is running the installation wizard.
- You can choose to install the plug-in for multiple versions of Visual Studio, if they have been detected by the installation wizard.
Click Next advance to the next installation panel.
In the language pack selection panel, choose the language packs to install. When you install a language pack, the AppScan® Source user interface will display in that language when it runs on an operating system that is running that locale.
By default, English is selected (and cannot be deselected). If the installation wizard is displaying a national language other than English (in other words, a language other than English was selected in the installation wizard welcome panel), that language will also be selected in this panel (however, it can be deselected).
After you have selected the language packs that you want to install, click Next to advance to the next installation panel.
Note: If you do not install a specific language pack, you will not be able to add that language post-installation.
Review and accept the terms of the license agreement and then click Next to continue.
Review the summary of installation options before copying files. Click Install. The installer copies files to the hard disk drive.