<version>0.2</version>
      <scope>system</scope>
      <systemPath>${basedir}/lib/a.jar</systemPath>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>test</groupId>
      <artifactId>b</artifactId>
      <version>0.1</version>
      <scope>system</scope>
      <systemPath>${project.basedir}/lib/b.jar</systemPath>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

      <version>0.2</version>
      <scope>system</scope>
      <systemPath>should-use-variables-and-not-hard-code-this-path</systemPath>
    </dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>test</groupId>
      <artifactId>b</artifactId>
      <version>0.1</version>
      <scope>system</scope>
      <systemPath>${java.home}/lib/good.jar</systemPath>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

            return addDependency(groupId, artifactId, version, scope, systemPath, null);
        }

        public ProjectBuilder addDependency(
                String groupId,
                String artifactId,
                String version,
                String scope,
                String systemPath,
                Exclusion exclusion) {

  <dependencies>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>com.sun</groupId>
      <artifactId>tools</artifactId>
      <version>1.4.2</version>
      <scope>system</scope>
      <systemPath>${jre.home}/../lib/tools.jar</systemPath>
    </dependency>
  </dependencies>

  <build>
    <plugins>
      <plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.maven.its.plugins</groupId>

        if ("system".equals(d.getScope())) {
            String systemPath = d.getSystemPath();

            if (systemPath == null || systemPath.isEmpty()) {
                addViolation(
                        problems,
                        Severity.ERROR,
                        Version.BASE,
                        prefix + "systemPath",
                        d.getManagementKey(),

                "'dependencies.dependency.scope' for test:a:jar declares usage of deprecated 'system' scope");
        assertContains(
                result.getWarnings().get(1),
                "'dependencies.dependency.systemPath' for test:a:jar should use a variable instead of a hard-coded path");
        assertContains(
                result.getWarnings().get(2),

        File basedir = new File("/test/path");
        Model model = Model.newBuilder()
                .dependencies(Collections.singletonList(Dependency.newBuilder()
                        .systemPath("${basedir}/artifact.jar")
                        .build()))
                .build();

        ModelInterpolator interpolator = createInterpolator();

            | TODO: how can we document it?
            |-->
          <!-- defaultValue>compile</defaultValue -->
        </field>
        <field>
          <name>systemPath</name>
          <version>4.0.0+</version>
          <description>
            <![CDATA[
            FOR SYSTEM SCOPE ONLY. Note that use of this property is <b>discouraged</b>