About Current Issues State

Fortify Software Security Center keeps track of which analysis engine (analyzerA component of a security software product that looks for security issues using one or more particular techniques.) uncovers each issue in an application versionA particular iteration of the analysis of a codebase as it applies to Fortify Software Security Center. An application always begins with a first version. An administrator adds new versions, as needed. and merges any new information into the existing body of results for the applicationA customer codebase evaluated by Fortify software. The top-level container for one or more application versions. When you work with a new codebase, the application and first application version are automatically created. An application includes one or more application versions that users create and configure. version. After new auditThe process of assessing an application or program for security vulnerabilities. information is uploaded to the server or entered on the AUDIT page, Fortify Software Security Center merges that information into any existing audit information for a given issue. Fortify Software Security Center also marks an issue as removed after the analysis engine no longer finds the issue.

Whenever new scan results are uploaded, Fortify Software Security Center checks every issue to determine whether it was uncovered in a previous scan.