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title: Launch Scan
description: "A scan is a unique time Quality Clouds runs the quality checks of a SaaS platform instance or Git repository. Only certain roles can launch scans. You can also [set up schedules](https://qualityclouds.com/documentation/qc/admin-portal-overview/schedules/) to run scans automatically. Click [here](https://qualityclouds.com/documentation/qc/admin-portal-overview/schedules/) to learn how.…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qc/admin-portal-overview/launch-scan/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: "Get Started / Quality Clouds Portal and Admin Portal / Admin Portal - Overview"
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# Launch Scan

A scan is a unique time Quality Clouds runs the quality checks of a SaaS platform instance or Git repository. Only certain roles can launch scans.

You can also [set up schedules](https://qualityclouds.com/documentation/qc/admin-portal-overview/schedules/) to run scans automatically. Click [here](https://qualityclouds.com/documentation/qc/admin-portal-overview/schedules/) to learn how.

## What can you do in the Launch Scan section?  

The Launch Scan section enables users to launch scans manually for ServiceNow, Salesforce and Office365 instances.

![](https://qualityclouds.com/documentation/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Screenshot-2024-03-07-at-12.57.57-1024x563.png)

## How to launch a scan manually?

1. [Log in](https://bi.qualityclouds.com/) in Quality Clouds platform.
2. Go to **Launch Sca**n section.
3. Select the **platform**in which you want to launch a scan.
4. Find your **instance**.
5. Select the type of scan you want to launch: **full scan, profiling or operational.**
6. Click the launch scan icon. An email notification will be sent to you once the scan is launched.
7. Wait for the scan to be completed.
8. View the **results** of the scans in the Quality Clouds portal within the views.

![](https://qualityclouds.com/documentation/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/launch-scan.gif)

Once finished, you should be able to see the results on the views, and the scan information on the **[History](https://qualityclouds.com/documentation/docs/qc/admin-portal-overview/history/)** tab.