Creating Conclusions

Creating Conclusions

A Conclusion in AboutCode Manager refers to the documentation of your analysis and conclusions about the name, version, owner, copyright, license expression and other attributes for a single software package or file or -- if you conclude these attributes are shared by a group of packages and/or files -- for that group of packages/files.

You can record your Conclusions throughout the codebase you're analyzing, at any levels of the codebase (i.e., nodes in the directory tree representing the codebase) you think will best reflect the results of your analysis.

To create a Conclusion, begin by navigating to the Scan Data Table view.

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In the directory tree on the left, choose the directory, package or file you want to annotate, right-click that node, and select Edit Conclusion in the menu that appears. This will display a form with the path to that node displayed at the top of the form, and a series of attribute names (e.g., Status, Name, Version, License Expression, Owner, Copyright) and associated textboxes, dropdowns or radio buttons to record your input.

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Conclusion Definitions

The following fields are available when creating a Conclusion:

(The following is currently being revised)

Component Field	Description
Status	Used to document status of component creation (Analyzed - A component has been created, Needs Attention - A component is flagged for further review, Original Code - A component is from your organization, Not Reporting - A component that will not be reported and can be ignored)
Component	Primary component (usually a file, directory or library name). A Component is any software-related object. Any component can contain one or more subcomponents. Component Name + Component Version must be unique.
Version	Component Version Number
License	This is the License for the Component. A License includes both the facts of a license, primarily the text, as provided by its owner, as well as an organization's interpretation and policy regarding that license.
Owner	An Owner identifies the original creator (copyright holder) of a component. If this component is in its original, unmodified state, the component owner is associated with the original author/publisher. If this component has been copied and modified, the component owner should be the owner that has copied and modified it.
Copyright	The Copyright notice that applies to the Component under the License.
Programming Language	The primary language of the Component
Homepage URL	The Homepage URL of the Component
Notes	Comments that provide additional insight into the findings.