Creating and Editing Custom Components
Code Insight enables you to create custom components that represent OSS or third-party software not found in the Code Insight Data Library or that represent commercial software that you want to track as part of your Bill of Materials. A custom component is created from the Global Component & License Lookup tab or within the context of the inventory item with which you want to associate it. The custom component is saved to the Code Insight database (and indexed in the background in the Code Insight Data Library, where it is then available for global use).
Once the custom component is created, an inventory item can be associated with a registered instance of the component—that is, a unique component-version-license combination that you define. The custom component is also available for use by policies and is included in the Notices report. You can also edit any custom component.
The following topics describe how to create and edit custom components: