# Example of a Snyk task to test a node.js (npm)-based application

The following shows examples of Snyk Security Scan task configurations and parameters for testing a Node.js (npm) application using software component analysis (SCA) to review open-source packages in use by your application.

The configuration panel appears as follows:

<figure><img src="https://2533899886-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MdwVZ6HOZriajCf5nXH%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-4510f9c7143ba7b6c6a4e0c015075d741910ddab%2Fmceclip0-24-.png?alt=media&#x26;token=6dc24ca0-7e81-46a1-80d7-af8a4f54fb76" alt="Snyk Security Scan configuration panel" width="375"><figcaption><p>Snyk Security Scan configuration panel</p></figcaption></figure>

Click **add** and the task is added to your pipeline as follows:

![Snyk Security Scan task added to a pipeline](https://2533899886-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MdwVZ6HOZriajCf5nXH%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cce3e0326d30a0f07e67aef8f68e0b95c85a5a3b%2Fmceclip1-15-.png?alt=media\&token=7bb26430-e27b-43ac-82c6-a855449cd497)


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