Preference panels

Code Sight
Version
2026.1.0
  • Welcome to Code Sight
  • Code Sight interactive tours
  • Code Sight support matrix
  • Installing Code Sight
  • Installing Code Sight in Eclipse
  • Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Eclipse
  • To install the Code Sight plug-in in Eclipse
  • To install the Code Sight plug-in on an Eclipse system not connected to the Internet
  • Code Sight within Eclipse
  • To uninstall the Code Sight plug-in from Eclipse
  • Installing Code Sight in IntelliJ
  • Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in IntelliJ
  • To install the Code Sight plug-in in IntelliJ
  • To install the Code Sight plug-in on an IntelliJ system not connected to the Internet
  • Code Sight within IntelliJ
  • To uninstall the Code Sight plug-in from IntelliJ
  • Installing Code Sight in Visual Studio
  • Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Visual Studio
  • To install the Code Sight extension in Visual Studio
  • To install the Code Sight extension on a Visual Studio system not connected to the Internet
  • Code Sight within Visual Studio
  • To uninstall the Code Sight extension from Visual Studio
  • Installing Code Sight in Visual Studio Code
  • Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Visual Studio Code
  • How do I enable Coverity (SAST) scans within Visual Studio Code?
  • To install the Code Sight extension in Visual Studio Code
  • To install the Code Sight extension on a Visual Studio Code system not connected to the Internet
  • Code Sight within Visual Studio Code
  • To uninstall the Code Sight extension from Visual Studio Code
  • Authenticating to servers in Code Sight
  • Authenticating and installing: Products and Licenses panel
  • To authenticate Black Duck SCA within Code Sight
  • To authenticate Coverity within Code Sight
  • To authenticate Polaris within Code Sight
  • Adding or removing a scanning tool from your Code Sight configuration
  • Viewing issues in Code Sight
  • Local View
  • Scan mode
  • Auto / Automatic scanning
  • Snippet Analysis (VS Code only)
  • Analyze while you type
  • Automatic Scan Configuration tab for VS Code
  • Manual scanning
  • Creating a scan configuration
  • Manual scanning workflow
  • Coverity scan configurations and custom scan settings
  • Team View
  • Triaging issues in Team View
  • Coverity with Code Sight
  • Code Sight QuickStart for Coverity (SAST) customers
  • Setting up Coverity for Code Sight
  • Configuring a local scan engine
  • Configure Coverity Analysis to use Coverity on Polaris
  • Configure Coverity Analysis to use Coverity Connect
  • Preliminaries: Server-side configuration for Coverity Connect
  • ‘coverity.conf’ configuration files
  • The user-specific ‘coverity.conf’ file
  • Project-specific ‘coverity.conf’ files
  • Coverity setup for Code Sight: Frequently asked questions
  • Configuring Code Sight to view remote Coverity issues
  • Viewing Code Analysis Issues
  • Filtering Coverity Connect issues
  • Triage panel (MS Visual Studio)
  • Static Application Security Testing (SAST) overview
  • Rapid Scan Static
  • Issue details: Rapid Scan Static
  • Coverity Analysis
  • How does Coverity manage static analysis?
  • Issue details: Coverity (SAST)
  • Enhancing Single-File Scans with Central Scan Results
  • Contributing Details: Coverity (SAST)
  • Synchronizing Coverity Analysis with a server
  • Multiple occurrences of an issue
  • Black Duck SCA with Code Sight
  • Code Sight QuickStart for Black Duck SCA customers
  • Setting Up Black Duck SCA for Code Sight
  • Viewing Open Source Analysis issues
  • Software Composition Analysis (SCA) overview
  • Rapid Scan SCA
  • Black Duck SCA
  • How does Black Duck SCA manage composition analysis?
  • Issue details: Black Duck SCA
  • View dependencies: Black Duck SCA
  • Polaris with Code Sight
  • Code Sight QuickStart for Polaris issues
  • Black Duck Assist in Code Sight (VS Code)
  • Viewing local Polaris issues
  • Comparing Polaris scans
  • Viewing Polaris issues on the server
  • Filtering Polaris Issues
  • Software Risk Manager with Code Sight
  • Code Sight QuickStart for Software Risk Manager issues
  • Viewing Software Risk Manager issues on the server
  • Filtering Software Risk Manager issues
  • Code Sight Standard Edition
  • QuickStart for the Code Sight Standard Edition
  • Setting up the Rapid Scan engines
  • Code Sight Standard Edition and the Coverity Cloud Deployment
  • Viewing Rapid Scan issues
  • Code Sight: Preferences and troubleshooting
  • Preference options by IDE
  • Eclipse preferences
  • IntelliJ preferences
  • Visual Studio preferences
  • VS Code preferences
  • Preference panels
  • Server settings
  • Authentication preferences
  • Polaris tab
  • Software Risk Manager tab
  • Coverity on Polaris / Coverity Connect tab
  • Black Duck SCA tab
  • Authenticating a server that uses a self-signed certificate
  • Sources configuration
  • General settings panel / Telemetry panel
  • Proxy settings
  • System proxy management
  • Analysis (scan engine) settings
  • Analysis settings for Eclipse, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio
  • Analysis settings for VS Code
  • Troubleshooting / Export Logs
  • Code Sight release notes and known issues
  • Notes for Code Sight 2026.1.0
  • Code Sight known issues
  • Release-notes archive for Code Sight
  • Code Sight version 2025.11.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.10.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.9.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.8.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.7.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.6.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.5.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.4.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.3.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.2.0
  • Code Sight version 2025.1.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.11.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.10.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.9.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.8.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.7.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.6.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.5.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.4.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.3.1
  • Code Sight version 2024.3.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.2.0
  • Code Sight version 2024.1.0
  • Code Sight version 2023.11.1
  • Code Sight version 2023.11.0
  • Code Sight version 2023.10.0
  • Code Sight version 2023.9.0 (all IDEs)
  • Code Sight version 2023.7.1 (JetBrains and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2023.7.0 (Eclipse, JetBrains, and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2023.6.0 (Eclipse, JetBrains, and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2022.8.3 (Visual Studio)
  • Code Sight version 2023.4.0 (Eclipse, JetBrains, and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2023.3.1 (IntelliJ)
  • Code Sight version 2023.3.0
  • Code Sight version 2023.1.0 (JetBrains and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2022.8.2 (Eclipse and Visual Studio)
  • Code Sight version 2022.9.0 (JetBrains and VS Code)
  • Code Sight version 2022.8.1 (Eclipse and Visual Studio)
  • Code Sight version 2022.8.0
  • Code Sight version 2022.6.1
  • Code Sight version 2022.6.0
  • Proxy settings when upgrading to Code Sight 2022.6.0 or later
  • Code Sight version 2022.4.0
  • Code Sight version 2022.1.1
  • Code Sight version 2022.1.0
  • Remove old Sigma (SAST) processes
  • Code Sight version 2021.8.1
  • Code Sight version 2021.8.0
  • Code Sight version 2021.5
  • Code Sight version 2021.3
  • Code Sight version 2021.1
  • Code Sight version 2020.11
  • Code Sight version 2020.8.1
  • Code Sight version 2020.8
  • Code Sight version 2020.6
  • Code Sight version 2020.4
  • Code Sight version 2020.2
  • Code Sight version 2020.1
  • Code Sight version 2019.11
  • Code Sight version 2019.9
  • Code Sigyt version 2019.7
  • Code Sight version 2019.6
  • Code Sight version 2019.4
  • Code Sight version 2019.3: Features of the plug-in
  • General information
  • Black Duck statement on inclusivity and diversity
  • Telemetry in Code Sight
  • Code Sight proprietary statement
  • Code Sight glossary

The pages in this section show the specific settings for different categories of preferences.

To see which IDEs support which particular categories of preferences, please refer to Preference options by IDE.

Server settings

General settings panel / Telemetry panel

Proxy settings

Analysis (scan engine) settings

Troubleshooting / Export Logs

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