The Multiple Library Versions Report
Overview
The Multiple Library Versions Report enables you to view information about the different release versions of a library. You can easily see the libraries for which a newer version is available, and the release dates of the original and latest versions.
When you have a large number of projects with a large number of libraries, a large quantity of multiple library version alerts can be generated from the many projects. This report helps you to implement the best practice of version uniformity, by making sure that all projects in a product have the same version for each library. By minimizing the number of different versions that require managing, it is easier to upgrade all instances of a library to the same version and potentially reduce the number of different vulnerabilities that would otherwise be introduced.
Accessing the Report
From the main menu, select Reports > Multiple Library Versions. The Multiple Library Versions page is displayed.
Select the scope for which the report should be created, as follows:
Open the dropdown menu next to Product and select the product on which you want to base the report.
Next to Project the All Selected option is enabled by default, allowing you to generate a report for all projects in the selected product.
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If you want to base the report on specific projects in the product, click the edit link to open a dialog in which you can select one or multiple projects with specific values on which to base the report. Click Filter and then OK.Click Apply and wait for the data to load into the report preview table.
To further filter the report in order to view the data according to specific property settings with a specific value, do as follows:
Expand the Filter area, select a property, and enter the value by which to filter.
The property options are: Library (default), Project, Library (Latest Version) and Project (Latest Version).Click Filter.
After defining all the relevant filters, the Multiple Library Versions report is displayed showing details of all the library versions for the selected product and projects.
Understanding the Report Data
The Multiple Library Versions report displays the following information per library:
Library: Name of the open source library. Click the library name in order to be forwarded to its Library Details page.
Release Date: The date when the library was released.
Project: Name of the project associated with the library.
Library (Latest Version): The latest version of the library.
Release Date (Latest Version): The date that the latest version of the library was released.
Project (Latest Version): The latest project version associated with the library.
Days Between Versions: The number of days that elapsed between the release of the first and last version of the library.
Exporting the Report
To export the report, click the Export dropdown menu at the top right corner of the report, and select the required export format:
Excel
XML
The exported report will reflect the selected scope (Product and Project) and filters.
For examples of exported report types, see Working with Reports | Exporting-a-Report.