The Parasoft DTP Plugin and the Parasoft DTP Plugin forC/C++ allow you to work with Parasoft DTP Engine from your IDE. This gives you an interface to perform several functions:

• Running local static code analysis, such as:

  pattern-based analysis

  flow-based analysis

  code duplication analysis

  metrics analysis

• Viewing and interacting with analysis findings
• Setting test configurations
• Importing findings from DTP server or an XML file
• Importing unit testing coverage from DTP or an XML file

The Desktop User Guide covers functions and settings available to C/C++test Desktop users. For information about integrating DTP Engine with your build tools and deployment on a server, see Automation User Guide.

You can use C/C++test within Eclipse and Visual Studio IDEs. Except for the installation section, the screenshots in this manual are examples for Eclipse.

Conventions Used in this Guide

The following conventions have been used in this guide:

• [INSTALL_DIR] - Refers to your DTP Engine installation directory. The default name of this directory is cpptest.

• tool - Refers to the Parasoft tool you are using: Jtest DTP Engine, C/C++test DTP Engine, or dotTEST DTP Engine