Analysis scope

The analysis scope is the set of source files that you want to include in the analysis.

When you run an analysis configuration, each line in every source file is evaluated against a set of analysis rules.

On the Scope tab in the UI, use the following options to select source files in an Eclipse workspace.

Option	Description
Analyze entire workspace	Allows you to analyze all the projects in your workspace. Depending on the number of projects and the lines of code to be analyzed, analysis performance might be slow and the number of results might be exceedingly large.
Analyze a resource working set	Displays the resource working sets defined. Allows you to select one or more resource working sets to analyze. By limiting the analysis scope to a resource working set, you can decrease the time it takes to perform the analysis and to evaluate analysis results.
Analyze selected projects	Displays all the projects in your workspace. Allows you to select one or more projects to analyze. By limiting the analysis scope to a few projects, you can decrease the time it takes to perform the analysis and to evaluate analysis results.

Option

Description

Analyze entire workspace

Allows you to analyze all the projects in your workspace.

Depending on the number of projects and the lines of code to be analyzed, analysis performance might be slow and the number of results might be exceedingly large.

Analyze a resource working set

Displays the resource working sets defined.

Allows you to select one or more resource working sets to analyze.

By limiting the analysis scope to a resource working set, you can decrease the time it takes to perform the analysis and to evaluate analysis results.

Analyze selected projects

Displays all the projects in your workspace.

Allows you to select one or more projects to analyze.

By limiting the analysis scope to a few projects, you can decrease the time it takes to perform the analysis and to evaluate analysis results.

Note: To analyze projects outside of Eclipse, you must run the analysis command line tool provided with the enterprise edition. For details, see Using the analysis command line.

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