Welcome
References
Menus and toolbar summaries, and glossary
Menubar
Scan
Used to control the scan.

Welcome
Welcome to the documentation for HCL AppScan Standard version 10.12.0
Getting started
This section provides a short tour of basic product features and procedures, including using the wizard to set up a scan.
Configuration
You configure a scan by choosing settings that best describe your application, and the kind of testing you want.
Intelligent Finding Analytics (IFA)
Intelligent Finding Analytics (IFA) uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to analyze data, discover patterns, and make predictions, ultimately transforming data into actionable insights. IFA goes beyond regular data analysis by using advanced methods to find deeper meanings and make smart decisions.
Manual exploring
Manual exploring enables you to explore specific parts of your application, filling in fields and forms as you go. This can be a way of ensuring that particular areas of the site are covered, and that AppScan has the information needed to complete forms correctly.
Scanning
Learn how to start a scan, and what happens during the scan; how to manually manipulate the Explore stage, and how to export the results of a scan.
Data
Data view is populated with information about the structure of the site during the Explore stage of the scan.
Issues
Issues view provides access to the results of a scan. You can view results at a high level or select specific tests or objects and access more details. These details include how to fix, requests/responses, and differences between the test variants that resulted in issues. You can manipulate the severity of issues, resend tests (with or without modifications), and create reports based on Issues.
Reports
Tools
This section explains how to use additional tools provided with HCL AppScan Standard.
Integrations
This section describes integrations of other applications with AppScan Standard:
Best practices
This section contains some best practices and use cases for advanced users.
FAQ & Troubleshooting
CLI
This section describes the syntax and options available using the Command line interface.
References
Menus and toolbar summaries, and glossary
- Menubar
  - File
    Used for creating, opening, and saving scans.
  - Edit
    Used for customizing scan results.
  - Scan
    Used to control the scan.
  - View
    Used to determine how the main window appears and what data is displayed.
  - Tools
    Provides various reporting and customization tools, including the HCL PowerTools.
  - AppScan Connect
    Used for connecting with AppScan on Cloud and AppScan Enterprise.
  - Help
    Used for accessing documentation, getting support help, and getting a new license.
- Browser toolbar
  The icons on the toolbar of the embedded AppScan® browser, used to display and save screenshots of application responses.
- Accessibility
  AppScan Standard ensures accessibility by supporting features that help users with special abilities navigate and interact with the application effectively, enhancing overall usability and compliance with accessibility standards.
- Temp files
  Describes where AppScan® saves its temporary files during normal operation, and how to change the location.
- Glossary
  This glossary explains terms and acronyms used in the AppScan® Standard user interface and documentation.
- Compliance
- WebSocket support
  AppScan seamlessly handles WebSocket protocols that uses JSON or XML messages for data exchange by automatically detecting them and executing the appropriate tests during the scan, without requiring any special configuration.
- CWE support
  CWE (Common Weakness Enumeration) is an industry standard list that provides common names for publicly known software weaknesses. The following CWE IDs, and their parent or child IDs, are supported in the current version of AppScan Standard.
- CVE support
- Notices

Scan menu

Used to control the scan.


Command	Click to:
Start full scan	Start a full scan (Explore and Test stages), or continue a paused or interrupted scan from the last saved state. If AppScan cannot fully restore the original mode, it may continue using a broader mode such as a Full Scan.
Pause	Pause current scan (whether Full Scan, Explore Only or Test Only). You can resume the scan later. You can also save a paused scan to continue at another time.
Explore Only	Run an Explore stage only, without following it with the Test stage.
Test Only	Run a Test stage only (or continue a Test that was paused), without first running an Explore stage. This option is active only when there are already some Explore results.
Manual Explore	Explore your site manually. Options are: AppScan browser External browser (if configured) External Client Postman SoapUI Other For details, see Manual exploring.
Retest issues found	This option sends only the tests that revealed issues. This is a quick way of seeing whether issues found in the last scan have been fixed.
Rescan	Rerun the current scan or scan stage. Select one of the sub-menu items: Restart full scan (Explore and Test stages): Clear scan results, and run a full scan using the current configuration. Re-Explore: Clear scan results and run an Explore stage only using the current configuration. Re-Test: Clear Test results and run a new Test stage using the current configuration and Explore results.