Activate Scan Engine and review settings

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • Use Impact Guided Setup to set up the minimum required configuration options in order to run the first system scan.

    Before you begin

    Assign users to Platform Health groups before beginning this task.

    Note:
    You can complete the configuration steps directly in the Guided Setup interface, or can configure the properties using the indicated navigation steps.

    Role required: impact app admin or admin

    Procedure

    1. Configure Instance Scanning and allow application access.
      1. Navigate to All > Impact > Guided Setup > Impact Platform Health > Activate Scan Engine & review settings.
      2. On the Scan Engine Properties form, an SE Error banner displays.
        The banner to select to activate application access.
      3. Select the sys_update_version link to navigate to the Tables page.
        The Table updated versions page with the Application Access tab and the Can read check box selected.
      4. Select the Application Access tab.
      5. Select the Can read checkbox.
      6. Select Update.
    2. Navigate to All > Impact > Configuration > Scan Engine Properties > .
    3. Configure Scan Engine Properties to customize and enable as depicted in the table.
      Field Value Description
      Activate Scan Engine Select the checkbox to set the value to true. Turns on the Scan Engine feature.
      Run scheduled scan Select the checkbox to set the value to true. Used to schedule a daily scan to run based on the configured scan time and time zone of the settings selected.
      Average Developer Rate Set an hourly rate in the selected currency. Default preferred developer hourly rate in the selected currency to be used for reporting the ROI (return on investment) calculated with the quantity of reduced technical issues.
      Configure Platform Health Scan Engine properties Review each tab to understand the default defined behavior or opt to reconfigure settings. Review and adjust settings, as each tab has default settings that can be adjusted. See Configure Scan Engine properties for more information.
    4. Select Run your first scan to enable the next step.
      Important:
      The initial setup configures the minimum required options to run the first system scan.

    What to do next

    Run your first scan with the Scan Engine