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title: "Creating New Impact Analysis"
slug: "how-to-create-a-new-impact-analysis-for-a-salesforce-component"
updated: 2026-10-05T15:26:44Z
published: 2026-10-05T15:26:44Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating New Impact Analysis

## Define components for an **ad-hoc analysis**

Good to Know![Install the ForeSight Chrome Extension](/v1/docs/how-to-install-panayas-foresight-extension) and launch both the [Search & Analyze and Text Search](/v1/docs/how-to-analyze-components-directly-from-your-salesforce-lightning-org) directly from within Salesforce

1. Click on the **Menu button** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685347751714.png) and select a **Project**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685347731833.png)
2. Click on the **New Analysis** button  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685347813280.png)
3. Click on **Search & Analyze**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685347863934.png)  
Are you **searching for a text** in your Org? [Click here](/v1/docs/searching-for-a-textstring-within-your-salesforce-org)
4. The **Add & Analyze** dialog box will appear.  
Select the Type of component you wish to analyze and type the name of the component in the name search box, then hit **Enter**.  
[Click here if you want to search by text strings within your org](/v1/docs/searching-for-a-textstring-within-your-salesforce-org).  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685348013059.png)
  - You can **use * as a wildcard search** to get results that contain your text in addition to exact matches.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1761651186767.png)
5. **Select the components** from the results list, and click on **Add & Analyze** or **Add**.  
Note: Components can be selected from multiple pages in the results list and aggregated in the Total Items Selected area, from which they can be deselected.NoteYou can select up to **120** components at a time for analysis.
  - **Add**  
Will display the [**Scope Impact Summary**](/v1/docs/the-scope-impact-summary)  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685348107983.png)
  - **Add & Analyze**  
Will redirect you to the dynamic [**Graph view**](/v1/docs/dynamic-graph-view-for-sfdc-impact-analysis) and [**List View**](/v1/docs/how-to-review-your-foresight-analysis) of your analysis  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685348155421.png)
6. **Save** the Analysis  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685348184077.png)
7. Fill in the mandatory fields and click on **Save & View** or **Save & New**.  
Upon saving, your analysis will be given an **Analysis ID**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685348227270.png)

## **Define the scope** for a new or **existing Feature / Analysis**

1. Select the **Workspace tab**
2. [Create a new Feature / Analysis in your Workspace](https://success.panaya.com/v1/docs/how-to-add-a-new-requirement)
3. Select the new **Feature** or an existing feature from the list  
[Click here to learn how to sort, filter, and group items in your Workspace](/v1/docs/how-to-sort-filter-group-development-activities)
4. Select the **Impact Analysis tab**.  
In the **Scope section**, click on **Add Scope Item** to search and select components for analysis and **proceed as described in step 4 in the section above**.  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685348297663.png)  
Alternatively, you can use a Package XML file to **Import Scope Items**

NoteYou can import many scope items but afterwards you can only select up to **120** components at a time for analysis.

[Learn more about Package XML](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.api_meta.meta/api_meta/manifest_samples.htm)

## Related

- [The Graph View](/dynamic-graph-view-for-sfdc-impact-analysis.md)
- [ForeSight Analysis Options](/how-to-review-your-foresight-analysis.md)
- [Scope Impact Summary](/the-scope-impact-summary.md)