Getting started
This section provides a short tour of basic product features and procedures, including using the wizard to set up a scan.
- Overview
- What's new
  This section describes new AppScan Standard product features and enhancements in this release, as well as deprecations and anticipated changes, where relevant.
- System requirements
  A summary of the minimum hardware and software required for the machine that runs AppScan Standard.
- Installing
  The installation wizard guides you through the fast and simple process.
- License
  This section describes for the trial and paid versions of AppScan Standard.
- How an automatic scan works
  This topic explains the difference between the "stages" and "phases" of a scan.
- Web applications vs. web services
  This topic explains the different methods available for exploring sites, before AppScan tests them.
- Basic workflow
  A diagram showing a simple AppScan workflow using the scan configuration wizard.
  - Workflow description
- Home screen
  Describes the options available from the home screen that opens when you load AppScan.
- Tour of the main screen
  Describes the components of the AppScan main screen (Issues view), and all menus and toolbars.
- Tutorial
  This simple tutorial goes through the steps of configuring a simple application scan using the Scan Configuration wizard, running the scan, and reviewing the results.
- Sample scans
  The sample scans can help give you a feel for using AppScan and what scan results look like.

Basic workflow

A diagram showing a simple AppScan workflow using the scan configuration wizard.

Flow chart illustrating standard workflows

For more details of the basic workflow, see Workflow description

Users with experience in the field of web security, see Workflow for advanced users