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In order to do global configuration, it is necessary to be logged in as a global administrator.
Plugin Mechanism
Sonar has been designed to be extensible. Since we believe in the 'eat your own food' philosophy, Sonar is a suite of plugins that use the extension mechanism.
In order to configure those plugins, log in as an administrator, go to Configuration > Global Settings.
See detailed explanations on:
See also Plugin Versions Matrix.
Backup / Restore
The whole Sonar configuration can be backed up and restored. This includes : Quality profiles (rules + alerts), manual metrics, events categories, global settings section (plugins) and customization.
| WARNING When restoring , it will wipe ALL existing configuration No information about project configuration gets backed up (exclusions, links, quality profile associated...) |

