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title: "Creating New Impact Analysis"
slug: "how-to-create-a-new-impact-analysis-for-a-salesforce-component"
updated: 2026-03-16T09:43:54Z
published: 2026-03-16T09:43:54Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# 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 i**n 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)

1. **Save**the Analysis

![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1685348184077.png)

1. 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)