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Start PyCharm.
From the menu bar, select File > Settings. The Settings screen is displayed.
From the left sidebar, click Plugins.
In the Search box, enter whitesource and then press Enter from your keyboard. The WhiteSource Advise plugin information is displayed.
Click Install and then click Restart IDE.
In the pop-up dialog box, click Restart.

Activating WhiteSource Advise

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Option

Description

Default Setting

Only show issues for direct dependencies

When enabled, WhiteSource Advise will only return vulnerabilities for direct dependencies defined in your dependency file.

Unselected (not checked)

Minimum vulnerability severity level

Alert only on detected vulnerabilities satisfying a Low/Medium/High minimum severity level.

Low - Vulnerability alerts for all severities (Low, Medium, High) are displayed.
Medium- Vulnerability alerts only for Medium or High severities are displayed.
High - Vulnerability alerts only for High severities are displayed.

Low

Scanning a Project for Security Vulnerabilities

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