Scan Engine Properties are not working as expected

[Lakshmi Naraga]

There is an option in the Scan Engine properties called “Exclude Suggestion Finding.”
As per the documentation , when this option is enabled, real-time messages for Suggest level findings should not be displayed.
I tried it, but I believe its not working as expected. 

[pr8172510]

Hi @Lakshmi Naraga,

the “Exclude Suggestion Finding” property does not always behave as strictly as the documentation suggests, especially in real-time scenarios.

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🔹 Expected behavior (as per docs)

When enabled:

• Suggestion level findings should be hidden in real-time
• Only:
  • Review
  • Warning
  • Error
    should be visible

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🔹 What actually happens (in practice)

Even after enabling:

• Suggestion messages may still appear in some cases

This usually happens due to:

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🔹 Possible reasons

1. Session caching issue

• Property changes are not applied immediately
• Try:
  • Logout/login
  • Clear cache (cache.do)

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2. Real-time scan already initialized

• If the editor session was already open:
  • Old scan behavior may persist

Open a new form/script editor session and test again

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3. Not all suggestion messages are treated equally

• Some “suggestions” may internally behave like:
  • Review-level findings
• These can still appear depending on rule definition

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4. Property scope limitation

• This property only affects:
  Real-time scanning UI

It does NOT affect:

• Background scans
• On-demand scans
• Existing findings already generated

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5. Definition-level configuration

• Some Scan Engine rules may override behavior
• Suggestion-level classification can vary per definition
  

  🔹 Recommendation

  • Re-test after:
    • Cache clear
    • New session
  • Validate on fresh script changes only
  • Cross-check with Scan Engine Definitions for severity mapping

[Lakshmi Naraga]

Hi  pr8172510, 

Thanks for the response. I did try all the options and in multiple instances, but its the same case.

[Anton42]

Just raise a case with SN. They need to fix it

[Lakshmi Naraga]

Yes, i created. But its been a week. They are still analysing.