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Launching Code Insight

After you have received a URL address and your login credentials from your Code Insight administrator, you are ready to launch the product.

To launch Code Insight:

  1. Launch a web browser and navigate to the following URL, entering the server host name provided by your Code Insight administrator:

    • http://<your_server_host_name>:PORTNUMBER/codeinsight/

    • The Code Insight Login page opens.

  2. Enter the username and password that was provided, and click Login.
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    The default login name is admin, and the default password is Password123.

  3. Click Login. The Code Insight Dashboard opens. It displays statistics from codebase scans that have already been performed, if any.

The following are ways to navigate through Code Insight from the Dashboard:

  • Links—Click one of the displayed links: View Inventory, Go to Project, View Policy, or Administration.

  • Menu—Click the icon at the top right and make a selection from the drop-down.

The main areas of the Code Insight interface are:

  • Projects—Use to create projects, upload codebases, perform scans, analyze scan results, finalize inventory, and generate reports.

  • Policy—Use to create and manage policies, which are used by Code Insight to automate the review of discovered open-source/third-party components in your source code.

  • All-inventory view—Use to review and access inventory items across all projects.

  • Administration—Use to manage users, schedule electronic updates, set up email servers and scan servers, configure LDAP and integration with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) systems, create and manage scan profiles, and define global project defaults.