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The old plugin version of WhiteSource Advise is deprecated.

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WhiteSource Advise for IntelliJ IDEA supports Java, Kotlin and Scala projects using Maven (pom.xml dependency files), and supports Java projects using Gradle (build.gradle dependency files).

NOTE: Gradle Kotlin projects are not supported in WhiteSource Advise.

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  1. Start IntelliJ IDEA.

  2. From the menu bar, select File > Settings. The Settings screen is displayed.

  3. From the left sidebar, click Plugins.

  4. In the Search box, enter whitesource and then press Enter from your keyboard. The WhiteSource Advise plugin information is displayed.

  5. Click Install and then click Restart IDE.

  6. In the pop-up dialog box, click Restart.

Activating WhiteSource Advise

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To configure WhiteSource Advise, do as follows:

Info

Changes made to the WhiteSource settings will only apply after running the next scan.

  1. From the menu bar, select File > Settings. The Settings screen is displayed.

  2. Select Tools> WhiteSource.

  3. In Scan Results Settings, review the options and modify if necessary. See here for complete a list of all options list.

Options Table

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)

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  • From the menu bar, select Tools > WhiteSource Advise

  • From the top toolbar, click the WhiteSource icon Image Removed

  • Do as follows:

    1. From the sidebar on the right, click WhiteSource.

    2. From the top, click Advise.

    3. Click Run WhiteSource Advise.

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