10.7 Static Analysis
Static analysis involves the examination of the static structures of executable and nonexecutable files with the aim of detecting error-prone conditions. This analysis is usually done automatically and the results are reviewed by a person to eliminate false positives or errors that are not real.
Static analysis can be applied to the following situations:
Intermediate documents, to check for completeness, traceability, and other characteristics. The particular check applied will depend on the document and how structured it is. At the most basic level, if you are dealing with unstructured data such as word-processing documents, you can verify that it follows a certain template, or that certain words do or do not appear.
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