Creating (or Updating) Inventory with Associated Files from the Codebase Lists

FlexNet Code Insight 2020 R2

This section describes how to “inventory” selected codebase files from the Codebase Files or File Search Results list in the Analysis Workbench, either by associating these files with existing inventory or by creating a new inventory item with which to associate them.

Alternatively, for instructions on creating inventory items from the Inventory Items list in the Analysis Workbench, see Creating Inventory from the Inventory Items List.

To create an inventory item from the Codebase Files list, do the following:

1. Open the Analysis Workbench for the desired project. (For instructions, see Opening the Analysis Workbench.)
2. In the left pane of the Analysis Workbench, open a folder listed in the Codebase Files list or the File Search Results list.
3. Select and right-click one or more codebase files that you want to inventory. A pop-up menu is displayed.
4. Select Add to inventory from the popup menu to open the Add to inventory dialog.
5. Continue with either process:
• Add Selected Codebase Files to Existing Inventory
• Create a New Inventory Item with Which to Associate Selected Codebase Files

Add Selected Codebase Files to Existing Inventory

This procedure describes how to use the Add to inventory dialog to add the selected codebase files to one or more existing inventory items. (Steps to access the Add to inventory dialog are described in the preceding main procedure, Creating (or Updating) Inventory with Associated Files from the Codebase Lists.)

To add the selected codebase files to existing inventory, do the following:

1. In the Add to inventory dialog, select one or more inventory items to which to add the selected codebase file or files. (You can use the search field to search for the inventory.)
2. (Optional) Click Mark files as reviewed.
3. Click Submit to add codebase files to the Associated Files tab for each selected inventory item.

Create a New Inventory Item with Which to Associate Selected Codebase Files

This procedure describes how to use the Add to inventory dialog to add a new inventory item with which to associate the selected codebase files. (Steps to access the Add to inventory dialog are described in the preceding main procedure, Creating (or Updating) Inventory with Associated Files from the Codebase Lists.)

To add a new inventory item with which to associated selected codebase, do the following:

1. In the Add to inventory dialog, click Add New. A new inventory item “candidate”, showing default values, opens in its own tab on the Inventory Details tab.

Note that the selected codebase files for which you are creating the inventory item are automatically added to the Associated Files tab for the new inventory item.

2. Complete the fields to define the new inventory item, as described in the previous section, Creating Inventory from the Inventory Items List.
3. (Optional) Drag and drop one or more additional files from the Codebase Files list (or File Search Results list) to the Associated Files tab.
4. When you completed the details for the new inventory item, click Save. The name of the inventory item appears in the Inventory Items pane.