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 application vs. web API
  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.
- Home screen
  Describes the options available from the home screen that opens when you load AppScan.
- Tour of the main screens
  Describes the components of the AppScan main screen (Issues view), and all menus and toolbars.
  - Navigation bar
    The navigation bar on the left side of the screen toggles you between the main steps used in a typical workflow. It can be collapsed to allow more space for data display.
  - Dashboard
    The dashboard shows a summary of the scan's configuration, status, data and results.
  - Application tree
  - Result list
  - Details pane
    This pane shows details of the item selected in the Result List.
  - Scan progress panel
  - Status bar
    The Status Bar at the bottom of the main window shows information for the scan that is currently running or loaded, and gives you access to the AppScan log and any notifications.
- 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 files
  The sample files can help give you a feel for using AppScan and what scan results look like.

Tour of the main screens

Describes the components of the AppScan main screen (Issues view), and all menus and toolbars.

You can resize the panes by clicking-and-dragging the splitter bar between panes.

Table 1. Parts of the main screen
1: Navigation bar	Offers the main steps used in a typical workflow. It can be collapsed to allow more space for data display. See Navigation bar
2: Context toolbar	The context toolbar appears above the application tree and result list in both Data and Issues vew. Its options are context sensitive.
3: Application tree	A tree-view display of all the folders, URLs, and files that AppScan found on your application. In Data view the Explore results are shown, in Issues view the full scan results are represented. See Application tree
4: Results list	Lists all results for the currently selected node in the application tree. See Result list
5: Details pane	Shows details for the selected item in the result list. See Details pane
6: Status bar	The Status Bar at the bottom of the main window shows status information for the scan that is currently running or loaded. See Status bar