Filter sets

Fortify Audit Workbench applies filters to sort and display the issues that Static Code Analyzer uncovers. Fortify Audit Workbench organizes filters into distinct filter sets.

The selected filter set controls which issues are listed in the Issues view. The filter set determines the number and types of containers (folders) that are shown and how and where to display issues. The default filter sets sort the issues by severity into the Critical, High, Medium, Low, and All folders.

Because filter sets are saved to audit project files, each audit project can have unique filter sets.

Fortify Audit Workbench provides the following filter sets for new projects:

• Quick View: This is the default initial filter set for new projects. The Quick View filter set provides a view only of issues in the Critical folder (these have a potentially high impact and a high likelihood of occurring) and the High folder (these have a potentially high impact and a low likelihood of occurring). The Quick View filter set provides a useful first look at results that enables you to quickly address the most pressing issues.
• Security Auditor View: This is the default filter set for projects scanned in earlier product versions. This view shows all security issues detected. The Security Auditor View filter contains no visibility filters, so all issues are shown.

For instructions on how to create custom filter sets, see Configuring Custom Filter Sets and Filters.

If you open an FPR file that contains no custom filtertemplate.xml file or if you open an FVDL file or a webinspect.xml file, the audit project opens with the Quick View filter set selected.