Setting the code coverage thresholds

You can set code coverage thresholds to decide whether a result is passed, warning, or failed.

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In the Code Coverage Results view, you can check the status of a result.

• If the coverage percentage is smaller than the failure threshold, the Failed icon () is displayed in the Status column.
• If the coverage percentage level is smaller than the warning threshold, but greater than or equal to the failure threshold, the Warning icon () is displayed in the Status column.
• If the coverage percentage is greater than or equal to the warning threshold, the Passed icon () is displayed.

In web-based reports, you can check the status of each module, file, or flow point in a result.

By default, a code coverage result uses a failure threshold of 80% and a warning threshold of 90%. You can specify different values on the File Analysis Defaults preference page.

To specify the thresholds, complete the following steps:

1. Click the drop-down menu icon on the toolbar and select Preferences from the menu.
   

   The Preferences window opens.
2. On the File Analysis Defaults page, enter values in the Failure Threshold(%) and Warning Threshold(%) fields.
   

   Note: The value for Warning Threshold (%) must be larger than or equal to that for Failure Threshold(%). If the value for Warning Threshold (%) is the same as that for Failure Threshold(%). The warning status is not available.
3. Click Apply and Close.