Understanding project metrics in SonarQube Cloud

Overview

This course provides a high-level overview of the key metrics in a SonarQube Cloud code analysis report. You'll learn how to interpret your project scan results so you can continuously improve the quality and security of your code.

Learning objectives

After completing this course, you’ll be able to:

• Recall the types of key metrics in a SonarQube Cloud analysis.
• Explain at a high level what each metric represents.

Key topics

• Issues: Security, Reliability, and Maintainability
• Issue ratings
• Code coverage

• Dependency risks
• Duplications

• Quality gates

Target audience

• Administrator
• DevOps engineer
• Developer
• Engineering leader
• Analyst
• Stakeholder

Prerequisites

• Access to a SonarQube Cloud analysis report

• SonarQube Advanced Security product add-on (optional)