Getting started with the Klocwork tools

This section describes what you need to do to get started with the Klocwork tools for the first time. More in-depth details are available from our product documentation found online and from within our tools.

Install the Server package that is appropriate for your platform. For more information on specific platforms, see the online help.
Set up an integration project and run an analysis. This process includes making sure Klocwork recognizes your compiler, capturing your build specification, creating an integration project and running the integration build analysis.
Install the desktop plugins that are relevant for your development team. For Visual Studio or IntelliJ IDEA, download and install the appropriate desktop plugin. For Eclipse, install the plugin from the Eclipse update site. The Downloads section will not appear in the portal until the Administrator has deployed the plugins. For more information, see Deploy the desktop analysis components.
Connect to the integration project. You get the most from desktop static code analysis when you connect a local project to a project on the Server. The local project is analyzed quickly while incorporating Klocwork knowledge bases generated on the server where additional source files were analyzed (for example, shared libraries). If you are a Visual Studio user, Klocwork Desktop Analysis displays detected issues as developers work.