Inspections

File | Settings | Editor | Inspections for Windows and Linux
IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences | Editor | Inspections for OS X
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Use this page to customize inspection profiles, configure inspection severities, disable and enable inspections, and configure inspections for different scopes. The page is divided into the following areas:

• Profile management
• Toolbar
• Inspection severity and scopes
• Options

Profile management

Toolbar

Item	Tooltip and Shortcut	Description
		Use this text box to search through the list of inspections. In the search field, start typing the desired inspection name, or any characters contained in the inspection name or description. IntelliJ IDEA shows the list of matching occurrences. As you type a search string, the matching inspections are highlighted. To finalize the search, press Enter. The used search strings are memorized in the history list. : Click this button to reveal the history list. : Click this button to clear the search history.
	Filter Inspections	Click this button to show the list of available filters: Click the desired filters to reduce the list. The command Reset Filters becomes available, if some of the filters are checked.
/	Expand All/Collapse All Ctrl+NumPad Plus Ctrl+NumPad -	Click these buttons to have all inspection nodes expanded/collapsed.
	Reset to Empty	Click this button to have all the check boxes of the profile cleared and thus disable all the profile inspections.
	Advanced Settings	Click this button the show the menu with the following check commands: Disable new inspections by default: select this check box, if you don't want the new inspections that appear after IntelliJ IDEA update, to become available. Reset to Default settings: select this check box to discard all changes.

Inspection severity and scopes

Item	Description
Description	This read-only field shows the description of the selected inspection.
Inspection severity	From this drop-down list, select the desired severity to assign to the current inspection. Refer to the section Configuring Inspection Severities for details.
Scopes	Click this drop-down list to reveal the list of available scopes: Clicking a scope in the list results in showing the scopes toolbar: Alt+Insert Click this button to specify the scope for the selected inspection. Alt+Delete Click this button to delete the selected scope for the current inspection. Choosing the option Edit Scopes Order results in showing the Scopes Order dialog box, where one can change the order of scopes using the up and down arrows ( ) or keyboard shortcuts (Alt+Up/Alt+Down). It is possible to select several inspections and add/remove scopes for the entire selection.

Options

This area is only available for some types of inspections, provided that an inspection of this type is enabled (the check box next to it is selected). Use the controls in this area to re-configure the default inspection settings.