Viewing or Editing Inventory Copyrights and Usage Information from the Analysis Workbench

Copyrights information outlines the legal ownership and licensing details of the OSS or third-party component. It usually specifies the copyright holders, applicable licenses and ensures compliance with the legal terms under which the components are used. Copyrights field displays open-source or third-party copyrights for component versions of inventory items and also those related to its associated files. Additionally, this field allows users to manage them as needed.

Usage information aids users in determining how closely to monitor inventory items for intellectual property (IP) and security risk and in taking appropriate action to approve or reject inventory, create tasks for remediation, and issue alerts and notifications pertaining to the item. Usage fields can determine whether the item should be included in Third-Party Notices and what steps need to be taken to satisfy license obligations and conditions of use. They can also help to identify license conflicts and compatibility issues.

The following procedure describes how to view and edit (when necessary) the copyrights and usage fields of a given inventory item selected in the Analysis Workbench.

1. Open the Analysis Workbench for the desired project. (For instructions, see Opening the Analysis Workbench.)

2. From the Inventory Details tab for a selected inventory item in the Analysis Workbench, select the Copyrights and Usage tab.

3. View and, if necessary, edit the copyrights and usage fields.

   For details about the these fields and how they are used, see Inventory Copyrights and Usage Information.

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   When you save edits made to usage fields for a published inventory item, an automatic review of the inventory can be triggered. See Automatic Review Triggered When Saving Existing Inventory in the Analysis Workbench for more information.