This topic explains how you can specify settings to control options for reporting, task assignment, licensing, and more. Local settings can be used to share preferences across a team as well as to apply different groups of settings to different projects and test runs.

Sections include:

About Localsettings

Localsettings can control report settings, Parasoft DTP settings, error authorship settings, and more. You may want to create a file with localsettings to:

Configure and use different setting configurations for different projects.
Extend or override team-wide settings as needed (for example, for settings that involve local paths).
Enter GUI-specified and manually-specified settings into Parasoft DTP, which centralizes preference distribution and updating across the team.
Adjust settings without having to open the GUI.

If an option is configured both in the localsettings file and in the GUI, localsettings will override the GUI configuration.

Specifying and Storing Localsettings

There are two ways to specify localsettings:

Enter them manually in a simple text file. There are no name or location requirements.
Export your GUI preferences as described in Exporting GUI Preferences to a localsettings File then adjust or extend them as needed.
Creating a Local Settings (Options) File by Exporting Your GUI Preferences
The fastest and easiest way to create options files is to export your Preferences from the GUI.
1. Choose Parasoft> Preferences.
2. Select Parasoft (the root element in the left tree).
3. Click the share link in the right side of the panel.
4. In the dialog that opens, specify which preferences you want to export to a file.
5. Click the Browse button, then specify the file where you want the settings saved.
6. Click OK.
- - If you select an existing file, the settings will be appended to that file. Otherwise, a new file will be created.
  - Exported passwords will be encrypted.

Localsettings can be stored on Parasoft DTP (where they are automatically applied to connected C/C++test installations) or in a local file (where they can be specified from the command line). For details on how to store and apply localsettings, see C/C++test Configuration Overview.

Additional Information

Each setting should be entered on a single line.
We highly recommend that you use encoded passwords to ensure successful authentication and increase the level of security; see Creating an Encoded Password.
If you are importing preferences from localsettings specified on DTP and you want to override these settings from the GUI, you can clear the Use DTP settings option on the appropriate page, then manually configure the settings.
If any localsettings problems are detected during a test run, details will be reported in the command line output.
If you are running cli mode from a developer/tester desktop (as opposed to from a Server machine), use the tasks.clear=false option to ensure that your results from previous runs are preserved.

Available Settings

Reporting Settings

Setting	Purpose
`build.id=[id]`	Specifies a build identifier used to label results. It may be unique for each build but may also label more than one test sessions that were executed during a specified build. The maximum length for a build ID is 128 characters. The default is `${dtp_project}-${time:yyyy-MM-dd}`. For example, for the ATM project, the build ID included in the report may resemble the following: ATM-2017-07-07. The following configuration specifies the custom build ID that consists of the name of the project and the build number passed via the environmental variable `BUILD`: `build.id=${dtp_project}-${env_var:BUILD}` For the ABC project and the build number 114 on a CI server, this may resolve to `ABC-114`.
`report.active_rules=true\|false`	Determines if the reports contain a list of the rules that were enabled for the test. Default: false
`report.archive=true\|false`	Enables the generation of an additional compressed archive (.zip) file in the specified report location. The ZIP file contains all the files generated to build the report. This option can generate an archive for any report format (e.g., HTML, CSV, PDF, etc.). By generating an archive, you can also perform custom transformations of the report because all of the elements are generated to the specified destination folder. Default: false
`report.associations=true\|false`	Specifies whether the report shows requirements, defects, tasks, and feature requests that are associated with a test. Default: false
`report.authors_details=true\|false`	Determines whether the report includes an overview of the number and type of tasks assigned to each team member. Default: true
`report.contexts_details=true\|false`	Determines whether the report includes an overview of the files that were checked or executed during testing. Default: false
`report.custom.extension` `report.custom.xsl.file`	Specifies the location and extension of the XSL file for a custom format. Used with `report.format=custom` For details and examples, see Configuring Reporting Settings.
`report.developer_errors=true\|false`	Determines whether manager reports include details about team member tasks. Default: false
`report.developer_reports=true\|false`	Determines whether the system generates detailed reports for all team members (in addition to a summary report for managers). Default: true
`report.format=html\|pdf\|sarif\|sate\|xunit\|custom`	Specifies the report format. Default: html
`report.generate_htmls=true\|false`	Determines whether HTML reports are generated and saved on the local file system. XML reports are generated and saved regardless of this setting’s value. Default: true
`report.graph.cs_start_date=[MM/dd/yy]`	Determines the start date for trend graphs that track static analysis tasks over a period of time. See Understanding Reports for more details on these reports.
`report.graph.ue_coverage_start_date=[MM/dd/yy]`	Determines the start date for trend graphs that track coverage over a period of time. See Understanding Reports for more details on these reports.
`report.graph.ue_start_date=[MM/dd/yy]`	Determines the start date for trend graphs that track test execution results over a period of time.
`report.location_details=true\|false`	Specifies whether absolute file paths are added to XML data. This needs to be enabled on the Server installation if you want to relocate tasks upon import to desktop installations. Default: false
`report.mail.attachments=true\|false`	Determines whether reports are sent as attachments. All components are included as attachments; before you can view an HTML report with images, all attachments must be saved to the disk. Default: false
`report.mail.cc=[email_addresses]`	Specifies where to mail comprehensive manager reports. This setting must be followed by a semicolon-separated list of email addresses. This setting is typically used to send reports to managers or architects. It can also be used to send comprehensive reports to team members if such reports are not sent automatically (for example, because the team is not using a supported source control system).
`report.mail.compact=trends\|links`	Specifies that you want to email a compact report or link rather than a complete report. If `trends` is used, the email contains a trend graphs, summary tables, and other compact data; detailed data is not included. If `links` is used, the email contains only a link to a report (which is available on Team Server)
`report.mail.domain=[domain]`	Specifies the mail domain used to send reports.
`report.mail.enabled=true\|false`	Determines whether reports are emailed to team members and to the additional recipients specified with the `cc` setting. Remember that each developer that worked on project code will automatically be sent a report that contains only the errors/results related to his or her work. Default: false
`report.mail.exclude=[email_addresses]`	Specifies any email addresses you do not want to receive reports. This set-ting is used to prevent automated sending of reports to someone that worked on the code, but should not be receiving reports.
`report.mail.exclude.developers=true\|false`	Specifies whether reports should be mailed to any team member whose email is not explicitly listed in the `report.mail.cc` property. This setting is used to prevent reports from being mailed to individual developers. Default: false
`report.mail.format=html\|ascii`	Specifies the email format. Default: html
`report.mail.from=[email_address OR user_name_of_the_same_domain]`	Specifies the "from" line of the emails sent. Default: `<global_user_name>`
`report.mail.include=[email_addresses]`	Specifies the email addresses of team members that you want to receive individual reports. This setting must be followed by a semicolon-separated list of email addresses. This setting is typically used to send individual reports to team members if such reports are not sent automatically (for example, because the team is not using a supported source control system). It overrides team members specified in the 'exclude' list.
`report.mail.on.error.only=true\|false`	Determines whether reports are sent to the manager only if a task is generated or a fatal exception occurs. Team member emails are not affected by this setting; individual emails are sent only to team members who are responsible for reported tasks. Default: false
`report.mail.server=[server]`	Specifies the mail server used to send reports.
`report.mail.port=[port]`	Specifies the mail server host’s port number. Default: 25
`report.mail.security=[SL\| STARTTLS\| NONE]`	Specifies the desired security. Available settings are SSL, STARTTLS, NONE. SSL is not available in Visual Studio.
`report.mail.subject=My New Subject`	Specifies the subject line of the emails sent. The default subject line is ${tool_name} Report - ${config_name}. For example, if you want to change the subject line to "Report for Project A", you would use `report.mail.subject=Report for Project A` Default: `${tool_name} Report - ${config_name}`
`report.mail.time_delay=[server]`	Specifies a time delay between emailing reports (to avoid bulk email restrictions). Default: 0
`report.mail.unknown=[email_address OR user_name_of_the_same_domain]`	Specifies where to mail reports for errors assigned to "unknown".
`report.mail.username=[username] report.mail.password=[password] report.mail.realm=[realm]`	Specifies the settings for SMTP server authentication. The `realm` value is required only for those servers that authenticate using SASL realm.
`report.metrics_details=true\|false`	Determines whether an XML report with metrics summary information (as well as individual class and method detail data where applicable) is produced. This report will be generated only when a metrics-enabled Test Configuration is run. Metrics details will be shown in HTML and PDF reports. Default: true
`report.ref.report.file`=`[path]`	Specifies the path to the location when the reference report file will be created during analysis. See Configuring Task Reporting Preferences.
`report.setup.problems=top\|bottom\|hidden`	Determines whether reports include a section about setup problems. `top` - Adds a "Setup Problems" section to the top of the report. This is the default. `hidden` - Prevents a "Setup Problems" section from being added. `bottom` - Adds a "Setup Problems" section to the bottom of the report. Default: bottom
`report.suppressed_msgs=true\|false`	Determines whether reports include suppressed messages. Default: false
`report.test_params=true\|false`	Determines whether reports include test parameter details. Default: false
`report.ue_coverage_details_htmls=[coverage_type]`	Determines whether a test's HTML report links to another report that includes source code annotated with line-by-line coverage details. The following values can be used for [coverage_type]: LC - for line coverage SC - for statement coverage BCC - for block coverage DC - for decision coverage SCC - for simple condition coverage MCDC - for MC/DC coverage
`session.tag=[name]`	Specifies a session tag used to label these results. This value is used for uploading summary results to Team Server. The tag is an identifier of the module checked during the analysis process. Reports for different modules should be marked with different tags. Default: `${config_name}`
tasks.source.control.details=true\|false	This setting specifies if additional information from source control, such as revisions and comments, is included in the report.

Parasoft DTP Settings

Setting	Purpose
`dtp.enabled=true\|false`	Determines whether the current C/C++test installation is connected to DTP.
`dtp.server=[server]`	Specifies the host name of the DTP server.
`dtp.port=[port]`	Specifies the port number of the DTP server.
`dtp.user=[username]`	Specifies the username for DTP server authentication.
`dtp.password=[password]`	Specifies the password for DTP server authentication. We highly recommend that you use an encoded password to ensure successful authentication and increase the level of security; see Creating an Encoded Password.
`dtp.context.path=[path]`	Specifies the path to DTP. The context path is a relative path from the host name specified with the `dtp.server` setting. This setting should only be configured if DTP is deployed to a location other than the root of the host server, which may be the case if your organization uses a reverse proxy.
`report.dtp.publish`=`true\|false`	Enables or disables reporting results to DTP server.
`dtp.project=[project_name]`	Specifies the name of the DTP project that you want these results linked to.
`dtp.additional.settings=[KEY1\=VALUE1\nKEY2\=VALUE2...]`	Specifies advanced settings for reporting results to DTP.
`dtp.autoconfig=true\|false`	Enables autoconfiguration with C/C++test settings stored on the DTP server

Team Server Settings

Setting	Purpose
`tcm.server.enabled=true\|false`	Determines whether C/C++test is connected to the Parasoft Team Server. Default: false
`tcm.server.name=[name]`	Specifies the machine name or IP address of the machine running Team Server.
`tcm.server.port=[port]`	Specifies the Team Server port number. Default: 18888
`tcm.server.accountLogin=true\|false` `tcm.server.username=[username]` `tcm.server.password=[password]`	Determines whether username and password are submitted to connect to Team Server. Usernames/passwords are not always needed; it depends on your team’s setup. If the first setting is `true`, the second and third settings specify the username and password. Note that Team Server must have the username and password setting already enabled before these settings can be used. tcm.server.accountLogin default: false

Licensing Settings

See Manually Adding the License to localsetttings for additional notes and examples.

Setting	Purpose
`cpptest.license.use_network=true\|false`	Enables or disables retrieving a network license. Example: `cpptest.license.use_network=true` Default: true By default, C/C++test will try to retrieve a license form License Server on the DTP configured as your primary DTP server; see Parasoft DTP Settings. If you want to configure another License Server, enable the `license.network.use.specified.server` option.
`cpptest.license.local.password=[password]`	Specifies the local password that you want C/C++test to use.
`cpptest.license.local.expiration=[expiration]`	Specifies the expiration date of the local license. Default: 0
`cpptest.license.network.edition=[edition_name]`	Specifies the type of license that you want C/C++test to retrieve from License Server. `[edition_name]` can be `automation_edition`. To use a custom edition, do not set anything after the `"=";` simply leaving the value empty. Example: `cpptest.license.network.edition=desktop_edition` `cpptest.license.network.edition=automation_edition` Default: custom_edition
`cpptest.license.custom_edition_features=[feature name]`	Specifies the features you want to enable in the custom edition of the C/C++test license.
`cpptest.license.wait.for.tokens.time=[time in minutes]`	Specifies the time that C/C++test will wait for a license if a license is not currently available. For example to make C++test wait 3 minutes for license tokens, use `cpptest.license.wait.for.tokens.time=3.` Default: 0
`cpptest.license.autoconf.timeout=[seconds]`	Specifies the maximum number of seconds C/C++test will wait for the license to be automatically configured from License Server. Default: 20
`license.network.use.specified.server`=`true\|false`	Enables or disables retrieving the license from a custom License Server specified with the `license.network.host` and `license.network.port` options. Example: `license.network.use.specified.server`=`true` Default: false
`license.network.host=[host]`	Specifies the host name of the standalone License Server, secondary DTP, or legacy License Server that you use to obtain the license. It requires the `license.network.use.specified.server` option set to `true`. Example: `license.network.host=jade.mycompany.com` If you retrieve the license from a standalone License Server that uses the HTTPS protocol, precede the hostname with `https://`.
`license.network.port=[port]`	Specifies the port number that is assigned to License Server specified with the `license.network.host` option. For a standalone License Server: Depends on your Tomcat settings; typically, a HTTP port, for example, 8080. For License Server on secondary DTP: Typically, a HTTPS port, for example 443 or 8443. For legacy License Server: Typically, 2002. Example: `license.network.port=2222`
`license.network.context.path=[path]`	Specifies the path to the DTP License Server. The context path is a relative path from the host name specified with the `license.network.host` setting. This setting should only be configured if DTP is deployed to a location other than the root of the host server, which may be the case if your organization uses a reverse proxy. Configuring the context path is not supported for standalone License Server. Refer to the DTP documentation for additional information about reverse proxy server configuration and context path configuration. Example: `license.network.context.path=/foo/bar`
`license.network.connection.type=[http\|tcp]`	Specifies the connection type if you obtain your license from a custom License Server. `http:` Allows you to obtain the license from a standalone License Server or License Server on secondary DTP. `tcp`: Allows you to obtain the license from Legacy License Server. It requires the `license.network.use.specified.server`, `license.network.host`, and `license.network.port` to be enabled. Example: `license.network.connection.type=http`
`license.network.auth.enabled=true\|false`	Enables or disables authentication on the secondary DTP server specified with the `license.network.host` and `license.network.port` options. It requires the `license.network.use.specified.server` option to be set to `true`.
`license.network.user=[username]`	Specifies the username for authentication on the secondary DTP server specified with the `license.network.host` and `license.network.port` options. It requires the `license.network.use.specified.server` and `license.network.auth.enabled` options set to `true`. Example: `license.network.user`=JohnSnow
`license.network.password=[password]`	Specifies the password for authentication on the secondary DTP server specified with the `license.network.host` and `license.network.port` options. It requires the `license.network.use.specified.server` and `license.network.auth.enabled` options set to `true`, and the the `license.network.user` to be configured. We highly recommend that you use an encoded password to ensure successful authentication and increase the level of security; see Creating an Encoded Password. Example: `license.network.password`=`Wic2019!`

OpenID Connect Settings

Setting	Purpose
`oidc.enabled=true\|false`	Enables or disables user authentication via OpenID Connect. The default is `false`.
`oidc.issuer.uri=[uri]`	Specifies the URI of the OpenID Connect server where your DTP is registered.
`oidc.client.id=[id]`	Specifies the ID registered on your OpenID Connect server.
`oidc.client.secret=[password]`	Specifies the password provided by your OpenID Connect server.
`oidc.keystore=[path]`	Specifies the path to the keystore file that stores the certificate to authenticate the user on the OpenID Connect server.
`oidc.keystore.password=[password]`	Specifies the password to the the keystore file that stores the self-signed client certificate. We highly recommend that you use an encoded password to ensure successful authentication and increase the level of security; see Creating an Encoded Password.
`oidc.keystore.alias=[alias]`	Specifies the alias you want to use to authenticate on the OpenID Connect server. You may need to configure this setting if your keystore file contains multiple entries. Example: `oidc.keystore.alias=grs`
`oidc.callback.host=localhost \| 127.0.0.1`	This setting specifies the local callback host configured in the IDE to communicate with the OpenID Connect server. This is an IDE-related setting and is not intended for command line use. The default is `localhost`.
`oidc.callback.port=0 \| [port number]`	This setting specifies the callback port number configured in the IDE to communicate with the OpenID Connect server. This is an IDE-related setting and is not intended for command line use. `0`: The port will be automatically configured. The default is `0`.
`oidc.callback.timeout=[seconds]`	This setting specifies the maximum time allowed for providing user credentials on the authentication page to authenticate on DTP via OpenID Connect when working with C/C++test in the IDE. This is an IDE-related setting and is not intended for command line use. The default is `60.`

Technical Support Settings

Setting	Purpose
`techsupport.auto_creation=true\|false`	Determines whether archives are automatically prepared when testing problems occur. Default: false
`techsupport.send_email=true\|false`	Determines whether prepared archives are emailed to Parasoft support. If you enable this, be sure to specify email settings from the GUI or with the options in Reporting Settings. Default: false
`techsupport.archive_location=[directory]`	Specifies where archives are stored.
`techsupport.verbose=true\|false`	Determines whether verbose logs are included in the archive. Note that this option cannot be enabled if the logging system has custom configurations. Verbose logs are stored in the `xtest.log` file within the user-home temporary location (on Windows, this is `<drive>:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temp\parasoft\xtest`). Verbose logging state is cross-session persistent (restored on application startup). The log file is a rolling file: it won't grow over a certain size, and each time it achieves the maximum size, a backup will be created. Default: false
`techsupport.verbose.scontrol=true\|false`	Determines whether verbose logs include output from source control commands. Note that the output could include fragments of your source code. Default: false
`techsupport.item.general=true\|false`	Determines whether general application logs are included. Default: false
`techsupport.item.environment=true\|false`	Determines whether environment variables, JVM system properties, platform details, additional properties (memory, other) are included in the archive. Default: false
`techsupport.advanced=true\|false`	Specifies if advanced options will be sent. Default: false
`techsupport.advanced.options=[option]`	Specifies any advanced options that the support team asked you to enter. Default: false
`techsupport.dtp.engine=true\|false`	Specifies if additional data generated during analysis will be sent. Default: false

Authorship/Scope Settings

Setting	Purpose
`authors.mappings.location=team\|local\|shared`	Specifies where the authorship mapping file is stored. This setting defaults to `team` unless `local` or `shared` is specified. If set to `local` (recommended), authorship mappings can be set directly in localsettings. See `authors.mapping` and `authors.user{n}` for details. If set to `shared`, you can store map-pings in a local file using the `authors.mappings.file` option. The `team` and `shared` options are deprecated. Files specified by these options should be in the previously-used format of: `#author to author` `user1=user3` `user2=user3` `#author to email` `[email protected]` Default: team
`authors.mapping{n}=[from_user, to_user]`	Specifies a specific author mapping for `authors.mappings.location=local`, as described above. For example: `authors.mappings.location=local` `authors.mapping1=baduser,gooduser` `authors.mapping2=brokenuser,fixeduser` `authors.mapping3=olduser,newuser`
`authors.user{n}=[username, email, full_name]`	Specifies a specific author name and email for `authors.mappings.location=local`. For example: `authors.user1=dan,[email protected],Dan Stowe` `authors.user2=jim,[email protected],Jim White`
`authors.mappings.file=[path]`	Specifies the location of a "shared" file as described in `authors.mappings.location` above. For example: `authors.mappings.file=/home/user/dev/temp/author_mapping1.txt`
`authors.ignore.case=true\|false`	Determines whether author names are case sensitive. If true, David and david will be considered the same user. If false, David and david will be considered two separate users. Default: false
`scope.sourcecontrol=true\|false`	Determines whether C++test computes code authorship based on a data from a supported source control system. This setting is not needed if you want to use the value specified in the GUI. Default: false
`scope.local=true\|false`	Determines whether C++test computes code authorship based on the local user. This setting is not needed if you want to use the value specified in the GUI. Default: true
`scope.recommended.computation=first\|random`	Determines how C/C++test selects the Recommended Tasks for each team member—it can choose n tasks at random (the default) or select the first n tasks reported (n is the maximum number of tasks that C/C++test is configured to show each team member per day)
`scope.xmlmap=true\|false`	Determines whether task assignment is computed based on XML files that define how you want tasks assigned for particular files or sets of files (these mappings can be specified in the GUI then saved in an XML file). Default: true
`scope.xmlmap.file=[file]`	Specifies the name of the XML file that defines how you want tasks assigned for particular files or sets of files.

Source Control Settings

Defining multiple repositories of the same type

Configuring more tan one repository of the same type requires adding an index (from 1 to n) to the settings that define each repository. For example:

scontrol.rep1.svn.url= svn://buildmachine.foobar.com/home/svn scontrol.rep1.svn.login=admin scontrol.rep1.svn.password=1qa2ws

scontrol.rep2.svn.url= svn://tests.mycompany.com/projects/svn scontrol.rep2.svn.login=lead scontrol.rep2.svn.password=8ik9ol

Git Repository Definition Properties

Property	Description
`scontrol.rep.type=git`	Git repository type identifier.
`scontrol.git.exec=`	Path to Git executable. If not set, assumes git command is on the path.
`scontrol.rep.git.branch=`	The name of the branch that the source control module will use. This can be left blank and the currently checked out branch will be used.
`scontrol.rep.git.url=`	The remote repository URL (e.g., git://hostname/repo.git).
`scontrol.rep.git.workspace=`	The directory containing the local git repository.

Perforce Repository Definition Properties

Property	Description
`scontrol.perforce.exec=`	Path to external client executable (`p4`).
`scontrol.rep.type=perforce`	Perforce repository type identifier.
`scontrol.rep.perforce.host=`	Perforce server host.
`scontrol.rep.perforce.port=`	Perforce server port. Default port is 1666.
`scontrol.rep.perforce.login=`	Perforce user name.
`scontrol.rep.perforce.password=`	Password.
`scontrol.rep.perforce.client=`	The client workspace name, as specified in the P4CLIENT environment variable or its equivalents. The workspace's root dir should be configured for local path (so that files can be downloaded).

Subversion Repository Definition Properties

Property	Description
`scontrol.rep.type=svn`	Subversion repository type identifier.
`scontrol.rep.svn.url=`	Subversion URL specifies protocol, server name, port and starting repository path (e.g., svn://buildmachine.foobar.com/home/svn).
`scontrol.rep.svn.login=`	Login name.
`scontrol.rep.svn.password =`	Password (not encoded).
`scontrol.svn.exec=`	Path to external client executable (`svn`).

Microsoft Team Foundation Server Repository Definition Properties

Property	Description
`scontrol.rep.type=tfs`	TFS repository type identifier.
`scontrol.rep.tfs.host=`	Name of the machine running TFS.
`scontrol.rep.tfs.port=`	TFS server’s port number (optional; when not specified, 8080 is used).
`scontrol.rep.tfs.protocol=`	The protocol used to connect to TFS server. Available values are HTTP and HTTPS.
`scontrol.rep.tfs.url=`	TFS repository URL (for example, `http://localhost:8080/tfs`).
`scontrol.rep.tfs.login =`	TFS username. Ensure you provide the same username that you used to configure the TFS repository on your machine.
`scontrol.rep.tfs.password=`	TFS password.

Settings for Creating or Importing Projects

C/C++test Project Creation and Import Settings

The options for creating or importing projects are valid only when creating or importing the project. They are ignored during subsequent runs.

Settings for Creating BDF-Based Projects

Option	Description
`bdf.import.location=[WORKSPACE\|BDF_LOC\|<path>]`	You can specify an external location, or use the keyword `WORKSPACE`. If `WORKSPACE` is used, projects will be created in subdirectories within the workspace directory. If `BDF_LOC` is used and one project will be created, then it will be created in the exact location as the bdf file. If more then one project will be created, then the projects will be created in subdirectories within the bdf file location. Those subdirectories will be named with corresponding projects names. If an external path is specified, then the project will be created in the specified location. `WORKSPACE` is the default. For details on the available project creation options and their impacts, see Working with C++test Projects.
`bdf.import.pathvar.enabled=[true\|false]`	Specifies if Path Variables should be used in linked folders that will be created in the new projects. The default is false.
`bdf.import.pathvar.name=<name>`	Specifies the name of the Path Variable (if Path Variables are used, per the bdf.import.pathvar.enabled property). The default Path Variable name is `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR`.
`bdf.import.pathvar.value=<path>`	Specifies the value of the Path Variable (if Path Variables are used, per the bdf.import.pathvar.enabled property). The default value is the most common root directory for all linked folders.
`bdf.import.compiler.family=<compiler_family>`	Specifies what compiler family will be used (for example, `vc_6_0, vc_7_0, vc_7_1, vc_8_0, gcc_2_9, gcc_3_2, gcc_3_3, gcc_3_4, ghs_4_0`). For a custom compiler, you need to use the custom compiler family identifier, which is the name of the directory containing gui.properties, c.psrc and cpp.psrc files). If this property is not specified, the default values will be used.
`bdf.import.c.compiler.exec=<exec>`	Specifies the executable of the C compiler that will be used in the created project.
`bdf.import.cpp.compiler.exec=<exec>`	Specifies the executable of the C++ compiler that will be used in the created project.
`bdf.import.linker.exec=<exec>`	Specifies the executable of the linker that will be used in the created project.
`bdf.import.project.<proj_name>=dir1;dir2;dir3`	Specifies the set of folders to link for the project `prj_name`. Folders should be specified as a value list of folder paths, separated with semicolons.

Settings for Importing Green Hills .gpj Projects

Setting	Purpose
`gpj.import.location=WORKSPACE\|ORIG\|<path>`	Specifies the location of the imported projects. If `WORKSPACE` is used, then the project will be created in workspace. If `ORIG` is used, then the project will be created in the `.gpj` project location. If an external path is specified, then the project will be created in the specified location. The default value is `WORKSPACE`.
`gpj.import.linked=true\|false`	Specifies whether the `.gpj` project source folders are linked into the created Eclipse project. The default value is `true`.
`gpj.import.subdirs=true\|false`	Applicable when `gpj.import.location=<path>` Specifies whether the project(s) are imported into subdirectories or directly into the specified location. If you want the project(s) imported into subdirectories created in the specified external location, use true. If you are importing only one project and you want it imported directly into the specified external location, use false. The default value is true (subfolders are created for each project imported into in external location).
`gpj.import.pathvar.enabled=true\|false`	Specifies if path variables should be used when creating linked directories (if the above option is set to true). The default value is `false`.
`gpj.import.pathvar.name=<name>`	Specifies the path variable name. The default value will be used unless you specify a path variable name that points to a different location (for instance, `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR`). If a project with the specified name is already defined in the Eclipse workspace and it points to a different location than the value passed in the `gpj.import.pathvar.location` property, then Path Variable will not be used; full paths will be used instead. Also the default value of `gpjimport.pathvar.name` will always be `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR` if the `gpjimport.pathvar.name` property is not specified. If this property is specified with some `<name>`, then that `<name>` will be used as the Path Variable name. The default value is `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR`.
`gpj.import.pathvar.value=<path>`	Specifies the path variable value. By default, C++test calculates the common root for all linked folders.
`gpj.import.compiler.family=name`	Specifies the compiler family (compiler ID)
`gpj.import.c.compiler.exec=name`	Specifies the C compiler executable
`gpj.import.cpp.compiler.exec=name`	Specifies the C++ compiler executable
`gpj.import.linker.exec=name`	Specifies the linker executable

Settings for Importing IAR Embedded Workbench .ewp Projects

Setting	Purpose
`ewp.import.location=WORKSPACE\|EWP_LOC\|<path>`	Specifies the location of the imported projects. If `WORKSPACE` is used, then the project will be created in workspace. If `EWP_LOC` is used, then the project will be created in the .ewp project location. If an external path is specified, then the project will be created in the specified location. The default value is `WORKSPACE`.
`ewp.import.config=<name>`	Specifies which .ewp project configuration should be used. If the specified configuration cannot be found in the imported project, then the default configuration will be used. The configuration name can be passed in two ways: <project_name> - <configuration_name> or only <configuration_name>. If more then one project is imported, then only <configuration_name> should be entered. This prompts the wizard to search for that configuration in all projects. The default value is the default from .ewp.
`ewp.import.linked=true\|false`	Specifies whether the .project source folders are linked to the created Eclipse project. Default: `true`.
`ewp.import.subdirs=true\|false`	Specifies whether the project(s) are imported into subdirectories or directly into the specified location. Applicable when `ewp.import.location=<path>` is used. Set to `true` to import the project(s) into subdirectories created in the specified external location. Default. Set to `false` to import a single project directly into the specified external location.
`ewp.import.pathvar.enabled=true\|false`	Set to `true` to use path variables when creating linked directories. The default value is `false`.
`ewp.import.pathvar.name=name`	Specifies the path variable name. The default name is `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR` and will be used unless a path variable name that points to a different location is specified.
`ewp.import.pathvar.value=<path>`	Specifies the path variable value. By default, C++test calculates the common root for all linked folders.

Settings for Importing Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 .dsp Projects

Setting	Purpose
`dsp.import.location=WORKSPACE\|DSP_LOC\|<path>`	Specifies the location of the imported projects. If `WORKSPACE` is used, then the project will be created in workspace. If `DSP_LOC` is used, then the project will be created in the `.dsp` project location. If an external path is specified, then the project will be created in the specified location. The default value is `WORKSPACE`.
`dsp.import.linked=true\|false`	Specifies whether the .dsp project source folders are linked into the created Eclipse project. The default value is `true`.
`dsp.import.subdirs=true\|false`	Applicable when `dsp.import.location=<path>` Specifies whether the project(s) are imported into subdirectories or directly into the specified location. If you want the project(s) imported into subdirectories created in the specified external location, use true. If you are importing only one project and you want it imported directly into the specified external location, use false. The default value is true (subfolders are created for each project imported into in external location).
`dsp.import.pathvar.enabled=true\|false`	Specifies if path variables should be used when creating linked directories (if the above option is set to true). The default value is `false`.
`dsp.import.pathvar.name=<name>`	Specifies the path variable name. The default value will be used unless you specify a path variable name that points to a different location (for instance, `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR`). If a project with the specified name is already defined in the Eclipse workspace and it points to a different location than the value passed in the `dsp.import.pathvar.location` property, then Path Variable will not be used; full paths will be used instead. Also the default value of `dsp.import.pathvar.name` will always be `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR` if the `dsp.import.pathvar.name` property is not specified. If this property is specified with some `<name>`, then that `<name>` will be used as the Path Variable name. The default value is `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR`.
`dsp.import.pathvar.location=<loc>`	Specifies what location the path variable points to. By default, the automatically-generated location will be used. This location is the common root location for all linked directories. If it is not possible to find a common location (for example because .dsp projects are on multiple drives) or the specified location cannot be used, then the path variable will not be used. Full paths will be used instead. For example, assume you have the following paths: `path1: c:\a\b\c\proj1` `path2: c:\a\b\proj2` The common root location would be `c:\a\b` The default value is automaticallygenerated.
`dsp.import.config=<name>`	Specifies which .dsp project configuration should be used. If the specified configuration cannot be found in the imported project, then the default configuration will be used. The configuration name can be passed in two ways: `<project_name> - <configuration_name>` or only `<configuration_name>`. If more then one project is imported, then only `<configuration_name>` should be entered. This prompts the wizard to search for that configuration in all projects. The default value is the default from `.dsp`.

For example, if the folder C:\temp\sources should be linked in an imported project and we have defined the path variable DEVEL_ROOT_DIR with the value C:\temp, then that folder will be linked as DEVEL_ROOT_DIR/sources and the DEVEL_ROOT_DIR path variable will be created in the workspace. If such a variable cannot be used (for example, because its value points to another folder not containing C:\temp\sources folder, it is already defined and has different value, or it has an invalid value), then C:\temp\sources folder will be linked using the full path C:\temp\sources.

Settings for Importing Keil uVision Projects

Setting	Purpose
`uv.import.location=WORKSPACE\|ORIG\|<path>`	Specifies the location of the imported projects. If `WORKSPACE` is used, then the project will be created in workspace. If `ORIG` is used, then the project will be created in the original project file location. If an external path is specified, then the project will be created in the specified location. The default value is `WORKSPACE`.
`uv.import.linked=true\|false`	Specifies whether the `uVision` project source folders are linked into the created Eclipse project. The default value is `true`.
`uv.import.subdirs=true\|false`	Applicable when `uv.import.location=<path>` Specifies whether the project(s) are imported into subdirectories or directly into the specified location. If you want the project(s) imported into subdirectories created in the specified external location, use `true`. If you are importing only one project and you want it imported directly into the specified external location, use `false`. The default value is `true` (subfolders are created for each project imported into in external location).
`uv.import.pathvar.enabled=true\|false`	Specifies if path variables should be used when creating linked directories (if the above option is set to `true`). The default value is `false`.
`uv.import.pathvar.name=<name>`	Specifies the path variable name. The default value will be used unless you specify a path variable name that points to a different location (for instance, `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR`). If a project with the specified name is already defined in the Eclipse workspace and it points to a different location than the value passed in the `uv.import.pathvar.location` property, then Path Variable will not be used; full paths will be used instead. Also, the default value of uv.import.pathvar.name will always be `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR` if the `uv.import.pathvar.name` property is not specified. If this property is specified with a `<name>`, then that `<name>` will be used as the Path Variable name. The default value is `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR.`
`uv.import.pathvar.value=<path>`	Specifies the path variable value. By default, C++test calculates the common root for all linked folders.
`uv.import.config=<name>`	Specifies the name of the build configuration to use.

Settings for Importing Renesas High-performance Embedded Projects

Setting	Purpose
`hew.import.location=WORKSPACE\|ORIG\|<path>`	Specifies the location of the imported projects. If `WORKSPACE` is used, then the project will be created in workspace. If `ORIG` is used, then the project will be created in the original project file location. If an external path is specified, then the project will be created in the specified location. The default value is `WORKSPACE`.
`hew.import.linked=true\|false`	Specifies whether the `HEW` project source folders are linked into the created Eclipse project. The default value is `true`.
`hew.import.subdirs=true\|false`	Applicable when `hew.import.location=<path>` Specifies whether the project(s) are imported into subdirectories or directly into the specified location. If you want the project(s) imported into subdirectories created in the specified external location, use `true`. If you are importing only one project and you want it imported directly into the specified external location, use `false`. The default value is `true` (subfolders are created for each project imported into in external location).
`hew.import.pathvar.enabled=true\|false`	Specifies if path variables should be used when creating linked directories (if the above option is set to true). The default value is `false`.
`hew.import.pathvar.name=<name>`	Specifies the path variable name. The default value will be used unless you specify a path variable name that points to a different location (for instance, `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR`). If a project with the specified name is already defined in the Eclipse workspace and it points to a different location than the value passed in the `hew.import.pathvar.location` property, then Path Variable will not be used; full paths will be used instead. Also the default value of `hew.import.pathvar.name` will always be `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR` if the `hew.import.pathvar.name` property is not specified. If this property is specified with a `<name>`, then that `<name>` will be used as the Path Variable name. The default value is `DEVEL_ROOT_DIR`.
`hew.import.pathvar.value=<path>`	Specifies the path variable value. By default, C++test calculates the common root for all linked folders.
`hew.import.config=<name>`	Specifies the name of the build configuration to use.

Miscellaneous Settings

Setting	Purpose
`report.rules=[url_path_to_rules_directory]`	Specifies the directory for rules html files (generated by clicking the `Printable Docs` button in the Test Configuration’s Static Analysis tab). For example: `report.rules=file:///C:/Temp/Burt/parasoft/xtest/gendoc/` `report.rules=../gendoc/` Default: none
`tasks.clear=true\|false`	Clears existing tasks upon startup in cli mode. This prevents excessive time being spent "loading existing results." Default: true
`console.verbosity.level=low\|normal\|high`	Specifies the verbosity level for the Console view. Available settings are: `low`: Configures the Console view to show errors and basic information about the current step’s name and status (done, failed, up-to-date). `normal`: Also shows command lines and issues reported during test and analysis. `high`: Also shows warnings. Default: low
`cpptest.custom.rules.dir=[directory]`	Indicates where user-defined rules are saved.
`cpptest.custom.configs.dir=[directory]`	Indicates where user-defined Test Configurations are saved.
`custom.compilers.dir=[directory]`	Overrides the custom compiler directory settings (found in Parasoft> Configurations> Custom compilers) and uses the defined directory to search for custom compilers.
`exec.env=[env1; env2; ...]`	Specifies a list of tags that describe the environment where a test session was executed. Tags could describe an operating system (e.g. Windows, Linux), an architecture (e.g. x86, x86_64), a compiler, a browser, etc. These tags describe a complete test session; more environment details could be also added at the test suite, test, or test case levels via the services API.
`issue.tracking.tags=[value]`	Specifies custom issue tracking tags. Multiple tags can be separated by a comma. For example: `issue.tracking.tags=@custom,@pr ,@fr` For more details, see Associating Tests with Development Artifacts.
`parallel.mode=Manual\|Auto\|Disabled`	Determines which of the following modes is active: Auto: Allows C/C++test to control parallel processing settings. Manual: Allows you to manually configure parallel processing settings to suit your specific needs. Disabled: Configures C/C++test to use only one of the available CPUs. For more details on this and other parallel processing options, see Configuring Parallel Processing. Default: Auto
`parallel.max_threads=<number>`	Specifies the maximum number of parallel threads that can be executed simultaneously. The actual number of parallel threads is determined based on the number of CPUs, available memory, and license settings. Default: [available_processors]
`parallel.free_memory_limit=[percentage]`	Specifies the amount of memory that should be kept free in low memory conditions (expressed as a percentage of the total memory available for the application). This is used to ensure that free memory is available for other processes. Default: 25
`parallel.no_memory_limit=true\|false`	Indicates that you do not want to place any restrictions (beyond existing system limitations) on the memory available to Parasoft Test. Default: false
`cpptest.fail.setup.problems`=`true\|false`	Enables or disables returning the `0x40` exit code, which indicates that setup problems were reported when the process failed; see Command Line Exit Codes for details. Default: false
`cpptest.advanced.settings.file=[path]`	Specified the path to the advanced settings file; see Configuring Advanced Options.
`usage.reporting.enabled=true\|false`	Enables or disables collecting anonymous usage information and sending it to Parasoft. Read our privacy statement to learn more at https://www.parasoft.com/privacy-policy. Default: false

Using Variables in Local Settings (Options) Files

The following variables can be used in report, e-mail, Parasoft DTP, Team Server, and license settings.

The session tag value must not contain any ':' characters.

env_var

example: ${env_var:HOME}

Outputs the value of the environmental variable specified after the colon.

project_name

example: ${project_name}

Outputs the name of the tested project. If more than one project is provided as an input, it first outputs the tested project name, then "..."

dtp_project

example: ${dtp_project}

Outputs the name of the project on DTP that corresponds with the tested project.

workspace_name

example: ${workspace_name}

Outputs an empty string.

config_name

example: ${config_name}

Outputs the name of executed test configuration; applies only to report and email settings.

analysis_type

example: ${analysis_type}

Outputs a comma separated list of enabled analysis types (for example: Static, Generation, Execution); applies only to reports and email settings.

tool_name

$ example: ${tool_name}

Outputs the tool name (for example: C/C++test).

time

example: ${time}

Outputs the current time. The default is yyyy-MM-dd. You can customize the format, for example: ${time:yyyy-MM-dd-HH.mm}

Examples

Example 1

# Report settings
report.developer_errors=true 
report.developer_reports=true 
report.format=html
session.tag=<project name>
 
# Mail settings:
report.mail.enabled=true
report.mail.cc=<[email protected];[email protected]> 
report.mail.server=mail.company.com
report.mail.domain=company.com
report.mail.subject=<Static Analysis results on Project X> 
report.mail.attachments=true

Example 2

# Parasoft DTP settings   
dtp.enabled==true
dtp.server=server1.mycompany.com
dtp.port=32323
dtp.user=smith
dtp.password=?1q2W3e4R5t6Y7u8I9o!  

# Mail settings
report.mail.enabled=true
report.mail.server=mail.mycompany.com   
report.mail.domain=mycompany.com   
report.mail.cc=project_manager   
report.mail.subject=Coding Standards

Example 3

# REPORTS
 
#Determines whether reports are emailed to developers and to the additional recipients specified with the cc setting.
#Remember that if the team is using CVS for source control and each developer's email address matches his or her CVS username + the mail domain, each developer that worked on project code will automatically be sent a report that contains only the errors/results related to his or her work.

report.mail.enabled=true
 
#Exclude developers emails (true/false) 
report.mail.exclude.developers=false
 
# Append developers errors to manager emails (true/false) 
report.developer_errors=true
 
# Send reports to developers (true|false) 
report.developer_reports=true
 
# Append suppressed messages (true|false) 
report.suppressed_msgs=false
 
#Determines where to mail complete test reports.
#This setting is typically used to send reports to managers or architects.
#It can also be used to send reports to developers if developer reports
#are not sent automatically (for example, because the team is not using CVS). 
[email protected]; ${env_var:USERNAME} @domain.com
 
# mail target for unknown developer errors 
[email protected]
 
#Specifies the mail server used to send reports. 
report.mail.server=mail_server.domain.com
 
#Specifies the mail domain used to send reports. 
report.mail.domain=domain.com
 
#Specify mali from 
report.mail.from=nightly
 
#Specifies any email addresses you do not want to receive reports.
#This setting is used to prevent from automatically sending reports to someone that worked on the code, but should not be receiving reports. This setting is only applicable if the team is using CVS for source control and developer reports are being sent automatically.
report.mail.exclude=developer1;developer2
 
# Specifies the subject line of the emails sent.
report.mail.subject= ${tool_name} Report - ${config_name}
 
# Report test params include (true|false) 
report.test_params=true
 
# Team Server
 
#Determines whether the current installation is connected to the Team Server. 
tcm.server.enabled=true
 
#Specifies the machine name or IP address of the machine running Team Server. 
tcm.server.name=team_server.domain.com
 
#Specifies the Team Server port number. 
tcm.server.port=18888
 
tcm.server.accountLogin=true 
tcm.server.username=user 
tcm.server.password=password 
session.tag= ${config_name}
 
 
# SCOPE
 
#code authorship based on CVS 
scope.sourcecontrol=true
 
#code authorship based on author tag 
scope.author=false
 
#code authorship based on local user 
scope.local=false
 
# LICENSE

#network license retrieved from DTP
dtp.enabled=true
dtp.server=onya.mycompany.com
dtp.port=443
dtp.user=user1
dtp.password=mypassword
cpptest.license.use_network=true
 
# SOURCE CONTROL
 
scontrol.rep1.type=cvs
scontrol.rep1.cvs.root=:pserver:developer@cvs_server.domain.com:/home/cvs/scontrol.rep1.cvs.pass=mypassword

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