Form properties
Form Properties view of the Configuration dialog box lists the values that AppScan® will use to fill in forms automatically.
About this task
You can add to or edit the Form Properties that AppScan uses to automatically fill forms during scanning.
Procedure
(or,
to edit an existing form property, select it and click 
).The Form Properties dialog box appears.
Column |
Description |
|---|---|
Description |
A name that describes the parameter. |
Parameters |
The name, or part of the name, that is used to define this parameter in the HTML. When AppScan finds a field with this parameter name it fills in the value supplied. To enter multiple parameter names in one row, use a comma without a space. Example: Description: Zip Code | Parameters: zip,postal |
Value |
The user input that AppScan will send for this parameter. |
Match Type |
Defines how AppScan will search for the parameter defined here, and how it relates to field-filling options supplied by the site. Options are "Partial" or "Complete." Complete: The value will be input only for parameters
that exactly match one of the text strings in the Parameters field.
(For example, the parameter defined as Partial: This value will be input for parameters that match or partially match one of the parameter strings listed here.
(For example, if the parameter is defined as |
URL |
If this field is left empty, this value will be used for this parameter regardless of URL. If a specific URL is given, this value will be used for only for parameters that occur in this URL. (You can therefore define a parameter one way for one URL and differently for another.) However, if there is no other row with the same parameters and an empty URL, the value of this row is default for all other URLs too. |