Field Descriptions

FlexNet Code Insight 2019 R2

The tab contains the following columns and fields:

Electronic Updates tab

Column/Field

Description

Electronic Update Type

Select the type of Electronic Update to run based how the FlexNet Code Insight server obtains the Update Manifest and Update Data files required to perform the update:

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Local—As part of the Electronic Update process, the Code Insight server uploads each of these files from a locally accessible location (to which you have manually downloaded the appropriate files from Flexera prior to the update). Use the Update Manifest File and Update Data File fields to identify the locations from which Code Insight server will upload the files.

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Server—The most recent Electronic Update files are automatically downloaded from Flexera to the Code Insight server as part of the Electronic Update process.

For more information about these two types of updates, see Specifying to Run an Update as Server or Local.

Configuration for a local Electronic Update

Update Manifest File

Click Select File to search for and select the Update Manifest file (update_manifest.txt) to upload to the Code Insight server. The manifest file contains the following:

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Information that Code Insight uses to determine whether to perform the update.

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The expected hash value for each data file stored in the update.zip file (see the Update Data File field description). This information will be compared with the hash values of actual files in the archive to ensure that the files have not changed or been tampered with.

Ensure that you have manually downloaded the update_manifest.txt file from Flexera to a locally accessible location before running the Electronic Update request.

Update Data File

Click Select File to search for and select the data archive (update.zip) file to upload to the Code Insight server. This archive contains data files that provide the CVSS information used by Code Insight to perform update.

Code Insight uses the hash information in the manifest file (see the Update Manifest File field description) to ensure that the data files are the expected ones and have not changed or been tampered with.

Ensure that you have manually downloaded the update.zip file from Flexera to a locally accessible location before running the Electronic Update request.

Configuration for automatic Electronic Updates (server only)

Update Frequency

Select from one of the available frequencies for running an Electronic Update automatically:

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Never—If you select Never, Electronic Updates will not be run automatically. (Selection of this option hides any further dropdowns.)

You can always request an update using the Run Update Now button (and the Force Full Electronic option if necessary).

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Daily—If you select Daily, a second dropdown is displayed to choose the time of day when you want the Electronic Update to occur.

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Weekly—If you select Weekly, both the “time of day” dropdown and the Select a day... dropdown are displayed. Select both the time of day and the day of the week when you want the Electronic Update to occur.

Actions

Save

(For a server update only) Select Save to set your Update Frequency properties for running automatic updates. A prompt appears to notify you that your edits have been saved.

Run Update Now

(For a server or local update) Use this button to manually schedule an Electronic Update.

Note • This update is performed in addition to any server update you have scheduled to run automatically at regular intervals.

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Request an incremental update—Click Run Update Now to schedule an Electronic Update to run once any pending scans have completed. If there are no changes to process, the update is not executed

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Force a full update—Select the Force Full Electronic Update option and then click Run Update Now to force an immediate full update whether or not changes have occurred since the last update. (See the Force Full Electronic Update field description for details.)

Force Full Electronic Update

(For a server or local update) Select the Force Full Electronic Update option to force a full update even if there are no changes to the data. Use this option with caution as forcing a fill update to run will take several hours to complete, similar to the initial update when the FlexNet Code Insight application was first installed

Field Descriptions

FlexNet Code Insight 2019 R2 Help Library

July 2019