Defect List

The Defect List shows the defects found by the analysis in a single table. Each row is one defect, with its severity, status, rule, container and associated task.

To open the list, click a figure on the dashboard, an entry of the side menus, or All Defects for the complete set.

Columns

• Defect Id – The unique identifier of the defect, such as VE-591. Selecting it opens the defect.
• Rule – The coding rule that generated the defect.
• Container – The object, file, module or program where the defect was detected.
• Severity – The severity of the defect, shown as a dropdown: it can be changed directly from the list. The levels are described in Concepts.
• Type – The category of the defect: Bug, Maintainability, Vulnerability, Security warning or Metric.
• Score – The impact score of the defect, calculated from its severity and its number of occurrences. See Score.
• Occurrences – How many times the rule is broken in this container. Each occurrence is listed with its line number when the defect is opened.
• Status – The current lifecycle stage of the defect, shown as a dropdown. The statuses are described in Concepts.
• Last Detected – The most recent analysis date on which the defect was found.
• Last Analysis – The analysis run in which the defect was last evaluated.
• Task Id – The task created from this defect, such as TSK-1. Selecting it opens the task.
• Updated Date – The last date on which the defect information was modified.
• Resolved in Analysis – The analysis in which the defect stopped being detected.

Score

How the score is calculated

The score of a defect is the product of its severity weight and its number of occurrences.

For example, a Major defect (weight 100) with 4 occurrences has a score of 100 × 4 = 400.

Severity weights

• Information – 1
• Low – 1
• Minor – 5
• Major – 100
• Critical – 1000

Using the score

The score helps you:

• identify the defects with the highest severity or the most occurrences;
• prioritise defects for investigation and remediation;
• compare the relative impact of defects within the application.

The score is not a percentage or a probability. It depends only on the severity weight and the number of occurrences.

Toolbar

• A. Column Chooser – Shows or hides columns. Each user can keep only the columns their work requires.
• B. Clear Filters – Removes all applied filters and restores the complete list.
• C. Refresh – Updates the list with the latest available information.

These three controls are available in Visual Expert Web.

Filters and search

The row under the column headers filters each column individually: a dropdown where the values are known, a search box otherwise.

The filters currently applied are listed at the bottom left of the list.

Opening and selecting defects

• Click a row – The defect details open in the right-hand panel. See Defect Details.
• Select the checkbox of a row – An action bar opens at the bottom of the list. See Manage defects from a list and Act on several defects at once.

Related procedures

• Narrow a defect list - Triaging defects
• Change the severity of a defect - Triaging defects
• Record a false positive, an accepted risk, or put a defect on hold - Triaging defects
• Assign a defect to a developer - Triaging defects
• Act on several defects at once - Triaging defects