Tutorial 2: Excluding issues in test code from view

If your project contains test code, you likely don't want your developers to worry about issues detected in that code. You can create a module for the directories containing the test code and then edit the default view to exclude the module.

Create a module for the test code

1. If you're not already viewing the Projects list, click Projects at the top left.
2. Click your project in the list. The project details appear.
3. Click Modules in the project details.
4. Click Create a new module.
5. In the Module name field, enter Test Code.
6. If access control has been set up, you will see additional fields related to permissions; just leave the defaults, because you don't need to worry about who has access to test code.
7. In the Path patterns field, enter the absolute path to your source files, or a path pattern.
   Tip: You can use asterisks as wildcards (necessary if the path to your source files changes from build to build). A single asterisk matches one directory level; two asterisks match any part of a path. For example:

   */test/*
   

   **/test/*
   

8. Click add if you want to add more file paths to this module.
9. Use the tags field to add information that will be helpful for filtering later.
10. Click Create to save your new module.

For more details on creating modules, see Organizing your code into modules.

Edit the default view

1. Go back to the Projects list by clicking Projects at the top left.
2. Click the project you want to edit.
3. The project details appear on the right. Click Views in the project details.
4. Click the edit icon to the left of the view labeled *default*.
5. In the Search field, enter:

   -module:"Test Code"
   

6. Click Save.

Test the default view

1. Click the New or Open issues link for the default view.
2. You should not see issues found in code that's part of the Test Code module.