Use the Home menu

You can use the API Scan Home menu to create, edit, run, and export API messages.

API Scan Home menu

The Home menu provides the following options:

Option	Description
File	Scan an API definition based on files from a file system (see chapter "Scan a file").
URI	Scan an API definition based on files from a URI (see chapter "Scan a URI").
Save as	Save the API Scan project. In the subsequent Save as dialog, enter a file name and click Save. Alternatively, you can click the Save icon in the top left corner or press CTRL+S. If you have already saved your project previously, API Scan saves it to the same file automatically.
Open	Open an API Scan project.
Close	Close the current API Scan project.
Duplicate	Duplicate the selected folder or message. Also available in the context menu.
Delete	Delete the selected folder or message. Also available in the context menu.
Rename	Rename the selected object in the project tree. Also available in the context menu.
Manage	Open the API Connection Manager.
Create	Create a connection from API Scan to the API Connection Manager (see chapter "Manage API connections").
API TestCase	Export selected messages to Tosca Commander (see chapter "Export messages to Tosca Commander").
Scenario	Export selected messages directly to OSV as a Scenario (see chapter "Export messages to OSV").
Update	Update Modules in Tosca Commander when messages change (see chapter "Update API Modules with API Scan").
Request	Show the request of the selected message.
Response	Show the response of the selected message.
Cookies	Show cookies, i.e. the domain, name, and value of all stored cookies (see chapter "Display cookies").
Add Files	Add a file directly to the message payload or as an attachment (see chapter "Send attachments").
Search in Payload	Search the message payload (see chapter "Search the payload").
Validate	Validate the XML structure in the payload (see chapter "Validate messages").
Pretty Print	Format the visible message in the Payload tab.
Word Wrap	Break long text and wrap it into the next line.
Record	Record API messages with the Message Recorder feature.
Run	Run a message and show the corresponding response.