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Viewing Component Information

Once you locate a component via a search and select it in the list, you see the component information. An example is displayed in Figure: “Example for Component Information and List of Associated Assets”.

The information displayed includes the name and format of the repository that contains the component as well as the component identifiers Group, Name, and Version. The most popular version contains the version number of the same component that is most popular in its usage within a specific group and name. Popularity shows a relative percentage of popularity between the displayed component against all other versions of this component. A value of 100% signals this version to be the most popular. 50% means that the specific version is half as popular as the most popular version. Popularity data is provided by the Sonatype Data Services based on requests from the Central Repository and other data and is not available for all components. Age shows the age of the component.

None of the popularity or age data is viewable without Repository Health Check enabled, as lightly touched on in Managing Repositories and Repository Groups.

A list of one or more assets associated with the component is shown below the component information. Click on the row with the Name of the asset you want to inspect to view the asset information documented in Viewing Asset Information.

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To delete a component press the Delete component button. A modal will pop up to confirm the deletion. You can only delete components from hosted and proxy repositories. A deletion of a component triggers the deletion of all its associated assets, in most repository formats.

In some repository formats assets are shared across components. They remain after a component deletion. For example, while a Docker image is a component and can be deleted, the layers that make it up remain after its deletion as these assets are potentially shared with other Docker images.

To analyze an application, press the Analyze application button. A form will pop up to request further information from you: email address, report password, a list of proprietary packages for the application, and a name for the report. Once you provide this information, press the Analyze button as shown in Figure: “Analyze Application Form”. Your report link will be emailed to you as soon as it is finished.