Creating Conclusions
A Component is a set of software packages or files that share a name, version, owner, license and copyright. A Conclusion in AboutCode Manager refers to documentation of your conclusion about the owner, copyright, license expression and other attributes for a single 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. To create a Conclusion:
There are two ways to create a component:
- In the Node View, you can select the file name. A form will appear where you can fill in concluded information.
- In the directory tree on the left, right click on the file. Then, select
Edit Component. The form will appear when you can fill in the concluded information.
The following fields are available when creating a component:
| 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. |