# Use the Snyk plugin to secure your Eclipse projects After the Eclipse plugin is downloaded and authentication is complete, the plugin starts the workspace scan. You may notice a confirmation that a workspace scan is starting. Alternatively, you can trigger a workspace scan from the context menu of your Project, or from the Snyk View.

## Issues are displayed in the Eclipse plugin All of the issues found by Snyk are now integrated natively with Eclipse flows. Issues are shown in the **Problems** tab, as illustrated in the following screen image. There is a squiggly line indicating the issue while you code, along with gutter icons to indicate where the issue is.

In addition, starting with version 3+, Snyk provides a custom UI in the Snyk Tab, that displays issue details:

## Severity filtering Filter issues by severity level to reduce noise and focus on high-severity issues. To hide low-severity issues, navigate to **View > Severity** and clear **Low Severity**. Select **Show All Severities** to enable or disable all severity filters.

## Issue View Options [Code Consistent Ignores](https://docs.snyk.io/manage-risk/prioritize-issues-for-fixing/ignore-issues/consistent-ignores-for-snyk-code) filters issues to help teams focus on critical tasks. After you create an ignore, Snyk applies it to all tests and branches. {% hint style="info" %} These filters do not apply if you disable **Code Consistent Ignores** for the Organization. {% endhint %}

Issue View Options alongside the Net New filter in the View menu

## Net new issues versus all issues Starting with version 3.1.0, it is possible to see only newly introduced issues. This functionality reduces noise and allows you to focus only on current changes. This helps prevent issues early, thus unblocking your CI/CD pipeline and speeding up your deliveries. The logic uses your local Git repository or any folder to compare the current findings with those in a base branch or reference folder. Net new issues scanning (delta scanning) shows you the difference between the two branches or folders, highlighting only the new issues. To apply the filter and see only the new issues, use the **total**/**new** toggle in the summary panel, or apply the **Show only Net New Issues filter** from the **View** menu (under **Issues Status**).

Net new issues filter enabled after clicking on the total/new issues toggle

Activate Net new issues in the dot menu of the Snyk View

For newly created feature branches, there will be no reported issues. That is an intended state that developers would aim for, as illustrated in the screen image that follows:

No new issues introduced in a newly created branch

The base branch is usually automatically determined for each Git repository. You may change the base branch or base folder by following these steps, as illustrated in the screen image that follows: 1. Toggle the **total**/**new** filter in the summary panel. 2. Click on the top-level node in the Issues tree to change the branch or directory. 3. Use the dropdown selection to choose any branch or reference folder.

Changing reference branch or reference directory for calculation net new issues

\ Continue by following the instructions on the page for the type of scan you are doing: * [SAST scanning results (SAST, Snyk Code)](https://docs.snyk.io/developer-tools/snyk-ide-plugins-and-extensions/eclipse-plugin/sast-scanning-results-sast-snyk-code) * [Misconfiguration scanning results (Snyk Infrastructure as Code)](https://docs.snyk.io/developer-tools/snyk-ide-plugins-and-extensions/eclipse-plugin/misconfiguration-scanning-results-snyk-infrastructure-as-code) * [Third-party dependency scanning (SCA, Snyk Open Source)](https://docs.snyk.io/developer-tools/snyk-ide-plugins-and-extensions/eclipse-plugin/third-party-dependency-scanning-sca-snyk-open-source) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.snyk.io/developer-tools/snyk-ide-plugins-and-extensions/eclipse-plugin/use-the-snyk-plugin-to-secure-your-eclipse-projects.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.