Creating a Custom Detection Rule from Scratch

You can create a custom detection rule from scratch—that is, without being in the context of an inventory item that you have manually updated or created to add codebase files, as described in Creating a Custom Detection Rule from Inventory of “Component” Type. The method enables you to create custom detection rules if you do not have access to the Analysis Workbench for a specific project. However, you will need to provide information manually, including the name and MD5 value for each codebase file that you want to associate with the rule.

To create a custom detection rule from scratch, do the following:

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Open the Custom Detection Rules tab, using the procedure in Viewing All Current Custom Detection Rules.

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Click Create Custom Rule to open the Custom Detection Rule dialog. For a description of the fields on this dialog, refer to Custom Detection Rule Dialog. Note the following:

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Once you use Lookup Component to select or create a component for the rule, the component information is populated on the dialog. However, you can edit this information as needed.

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You can add As-Found License Text, Notices Text, and Audit Notes content as needed for the rule. This information is displayed in the future inventory items created automatically by the rule.

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Scroll down to the File MD5 pane.

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For each codebase file you want to add to the rule, click the Add File button and provide the file’s name and MD5 value.

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Click Save to create the rule and add it to the Code Insight data library. You will be asked for confirmation to proceed with the creation.