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# Setting up project analysis

Setting up a project analysis in SonarQube Cloud includes defining a analysis scope, managing long-lived branches, learning about quality gates and profiles, setting your new code definition.

If you don’t use [Automatic analysis](/sonarqube-cloud/analyzing-source-code/automatic-analysis.md), you must configure a CI-based analysis with a SonarScanner before setting up a project analysis. If needed, see the [Overview of integrated CIs](/sonarqube-cloud/analyzing-source-code/ci-based-analysis/overview-of-integrated-cis.md) page to learn about CI integrations.

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[Analysis scope](/sonarqube-cloud/managing-your-projects/project-analysis/setting-analysis-scope.md)
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[Long-lived branch pattern](/sonarqube-cloud/managing-your-projects/project-analysis/long-lived-branch-pattern.md)
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[Quality gate](/sonarqube-cloud/managing-your-projects/project-analysis/changing-quality-gate.md)
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[Quality profile](/sonarqube-cloud/managing-your-projects/project-analysis/quality-profile-association.md)
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[New code definition](/sonarqube-cloud/managing-your-projects/project-analysis/configuring-new-code-calculation.md)
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## Related pages

* Set and adjust your [Analysis scope](/sonarqube-cloud/managing-your-projects/project-analysis/setting-analysis-scope.md). To get started with understanding your analysis scope, see the section's [Introduction](/sonarqube-cloud/managing-your-projects/project-analysis/setting-analysis-scope/introduction.md) page.
* Enrich you analysis results with test coverage, external analyzers, and branch analysis. See the [Concepts](/sonarqube-cloud/analyzing-source-code/concepts.md#enriching-your-analysis) page.
* Disable or enable [Automatic analysis](/sonarqube-cloud/analyzing-source-code/automatic-analysis.md).
* Define a [Long-lived branch pattern](/sonarqube-cloud/managing-your-projects/project-analysis/long-lived-branch-pattern.md).


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