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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.
Using a browser
For web applications, you can usually use the build-in Chromium browser for manual exploring. Where necessary an external browser can be used.
Exporting Manual Explore data
Standard procedures can be "recorded" in the form of a Manual Explore, and then imported to future scans.

Welcome
Welcome to the documentation for HCL AppScan Standard version 10.4.0
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.
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.
- Using a browser
  For web applications, you can usually use the build-in Chromium browser for manual exploring. Where necessary an external browser can be used.
  - Recording with a browser
    Describes recording Manual Explore data with a browser.
  - Exporting Manual Explore data
    Standard procedures can be "recorded" in the form of a Manual Explore, and then imported to future scans.
  - Importing Manual Explore data
    If you have saved a standard procedures in the form of a Manual Explore, you can import it to another scan to test it again, even on a different server.
  - Recording with an external browser
    You can set AppScan to act as a proxy server and then manually explore your application using a third part browsing utility. In this mode of operation, AppScan records the HTTP/HTTPS traffic going through it, analyzes it, and creates the appropriate tests.
- Using an external client
  You can manually explore RESTful or other non-SOAP web APIs - or SOAP APIs that do not require security envelopes - using a mobile phone, simulator, or emulator. AppScan displays the domains and requests in its External Traffic Recorder, and create appropriate tests from the input.
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
This section describes how to generate reports from the scan results.
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

Exporting Manual Explore data

Standard procedures can be "recorded" in the form of a Manual Explore, and then imported to future scans.

About this task

If the Manual Explore you performed is a standard procedure for the site, you can save the data (requests sent and responses received) for use in future scans. The data is saved as an Explore Data file (.EXD) in XML format, and can be loaded when required, saving you the trouble of recording the same procedure each time.

Procedure

Record the Manual Explore as in the first steps of the previous procedure.
When the Explored URLs dialog box appears, click Export.

A Save As dialog box appears.
Enter a name for the file and then click OK.

Note: To view or change the default location to which the file is saved, see Options > General (see General tab).

What to do next

Related tasks:

Recording with a browser

Importing Manual Explore data

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Using a browser