Commit acad7016 authored by Russell Dickenson's avatar Russell Dickenson

Merge branch 'docs-depend-list-update' into 'master'

Minor style updates to Dependency list page

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!56687
parents 4c6e9e98 350825c1
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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# Dependency List **(ULTIMATE)**
# Dependency list **(ULTIMATE)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/10075) in [GitLab Ultimate](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 12.0.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/10075) in GitLab Ultimate 12.0.
The dependency list allows you to see your project's dependencies, and key
details about them, including their known vulnerabilities. To see it,
navigate to **Security & Compliance > Dependency List** in your project's
sidebar. This information is sometimes referred to as a Software Bill of Materials or SBoM / BOM.
Use the dependency list to review your project's dependencies and key
details about those dependencies, including their known vulnerabilities. To see the dependency list,
in your project, go to **Security & Compliance > Dependency List**.
This information is sometimes referred to as a Software Bill of Materials or SBoM / BOM.
## Requirements
## Prerequisites
1. The [Dependency Scanning](../dependency_scanning/index.md) CI job must be
configured for your project.
1. Your project uses at least one of the
[languages and package managers](../dependency_scanning/index.md#supported-languages-and-package-managers)
supported by Gemnasium.
To view your project's dependencies, ensure you meet the following requirements:
## Viewing dependencies
- The [Dependency Scanning](../dependency_scanning/index.md) CI job must be
configured for your project.
- Your project uses at least one of the
[languages and package managers](../dependency_scanning/index.md#supported-languages-and-package-managers)
supported by Gemnasium.
![Dependency List](img/dependency_list_v12_10.png)
## View a project's dependencies
Dependencies are displayed with the following information:
![Dependency list](img/dependency_list_v12_10.png)
GitLab displays dependencies with the following information:
| Field | Description |
| --------- | ----------- |
| Component | The dependency's name and version |
| Packager | The packager used to install the dependency |
|-----------|-------------|
| Component | The dependency's name and version. |
| Packager | The packager used to install the dependency. |
| Location | A link to the packager-specific lock file in your project that declared the dependency. It also shows the [dependency path](#dependency-paths) to a top-level dependency, if any, and if supported. |
| License | Links to dependency's software licenses |
| License | Links to dependency's software licenses. |
Dependencies shown are initially sorted by the severity of their known vulnerabilities, if any. They
Displayed dependencies are initially sorted by the severity of their known vulnerabilities, if any. They
can also be sorted by name or by the packager that installed them.
### Vulnerabilities
If a dependency has known vulnerabilities, you can view them by clicking the arrow next to the
If a dependency has known vulnerabilities, view them by clicking the arrow next to the
dependency's name or the badge that indicates how many known vulnerabilities exist. For each
vulnerability, its severity and description then appears below it.
vulnerability, its severity and description appears below it.
### Dependency Paths
### Dependency paths
The dependency list shows the path between a dependency and a top-level dependency it's connected
to, if any. There are many possible paths connecting a transient dependency to top-level
dependencies, but the UI only shows one of the shortest paths.
dependencies, but the user interface shows only one of the shortest paths.
![Dependency Path](img/yarn_dependency_path_v13_6.png)
![Dependency path](img/yarn_dependency_path_v13_6.png)
Dependency Paths are supported for the following package managers:
Dependency paths are supported for the following package managers:
- [NuGet](https://www.nuget.org/)
- [Yarn 1.x](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/lang/en/)
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/10536) in GitLab Ultimate 12.3.
If the [License Compliance](../../compliance/license_compliance/index.md) CI job is configured,
the [discovered licenses](../../compliance/license_compliance/index.md#supported-languages-and-package-managers) are displayed on this page.
[discovered licenses](../../compliance/license_compliance/index.md#supported-languages-and-package-managers) are displayed on this page.
## Downloading the Dependency List
## Downloading the dependency list
Your project's full list of dependencies and their details can be downloaded in
`JSON` format by clicking on the download button.
You can download your project's full list of dependencies and their details in
`JSON` format by selecting the download button.
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