Configuration files that you can import into integration projects
You can upload files up to 2 GB in size.
| File name | Description | Purpose of file |
|---|---|---|
| .h | macro override file for C/C++ | suppresses the expansion of specified macros, or replaces undesired macro definitions with more suitable ones |
| .jkb | Java knowledge base file | tunes Validate issue detection to your Java software project |
| .kb | C/C++ knowledge base file | tunes Validate issue detection to your C/C++ software project |
| .mconf | metrics thresholds configuration file | changes the thresholds at which Validate reports issues |
| .pconf | checker configuration file | allows you to enable, disable and organize checkers |
| .sow | source ownership file | associates the name of a person or group with a file or class of source code. Only one .sow file is used for an analysis. An .sow file can only be imported into a project; it cannot be imported into the projects_root directory. |
| .szt | size-of-types file | specifies the size of bytes of your built-in types, so that the "bytes of" metrics are correctly calculated |
| .tconf | taxonomy configuration file | allows you to add new custom checkers to taxonomies or categories and to add reference information to existing checkers |
| .tpl | build specification template file | a version of build specification that uses variables for any paths that may differ on local machines where the analysis is run |
| .ume | user-defined metrics file | allows you to define your own metrics, apply them to a specific source file or class, and report on them in Validate |
HelixQAC configuration files you can import
| File name | Description | Purpose of file |
|---|---|---|
| .rcf | rule configuration file |
allows you to enable and disable rules and/or messages for your Helix QAC configuration preferences. Note: You can disable rules but still have the related rules and messages mapped. In this case, they are grayed out to show they have been disabled. |
| .qacz | Helix QAC zip file | zip file containing your other QAC configuration information. Note that this file cannot be uploaded from Validate and must be imported from a Helix QAC project. |