CAST Report Generator - Release Notes - 1.29

Content matrix

Version	Summary of content
1.29.0-funcrel	Support for CAST Imaging 3.4.0-funcrel or higher. Updates for Text components. Customer bug fixes.

Compatibility matrix

This release of Report Generator GUI and for Report Generator for Dashboards functions with the following:

CAST RestAPI	≥ 2.12.6 CAST Imaging ≥ 3.4.x-funcrel	Mandatory. Note that RestAPI URL structure differs as follows: 2.x - use /rest 3.x (available from 3.4.x only) - use /dashboards/rest
MIPS Reduction Index (com.castsoftware.mips-redux-index)	≥ 20200518	These extensions are required for Compliance Report generation. Depending on what "standard" you are targeting in your Compliance Report, you can install a combination of extensions: To generate Compliance Reports for MIPS standards, you MUST always install the MIPS Reduction Index (com.castsoftware.mips-redux-index). To generate Compliance Reports for CISQ, ISO-5055 and Security standards, you can install either the CISQ, ISO-5055 and Security Standards extensions or the Quality Standards Mapping extension. If the CISQ, ISO-5055 and Security Standards extensions and the Quality Standards Mapping extension are installed, data is automatically taken from the CISQ, ISO-5055 and Security Standards extensions at all times. If you are using CAST Console ≥ 1.14.0, the Quality Standards Mapping extension is installed with all new source code versions, however, you should ensure that the correct release of the extension is used. If you are using CAST Console ≥ 1.24.0, the ISO-5055 extension is installed with all new source code versions, however, you should ensure that the correct release of the extension is used.
CISQ Index (com.castsoftware.cisq-index)	≥ 20250221.0.0-funcrel
ISO-5055 Index (com.castsoftware.omg-ascqm-index)	≥ 20250224.0.0-funcrel
Security Standards (com.castsoftware.owasp-index)	≥ 20250221.0.0-funcrel
Quality Standards Mapping (com.castsoftware.qualitystandards)	≥ 20250526.0.0-funcrel
OMG Technical Debt (com.castsoftware.omg-atdm)	≥ 2.0.0-funcrel
.NET SDK	≥ 8.0.410	-

Component documentation

Components documentation for Report Generator 1.29

1.29.0-funcrel

New Features

Summary	Details
Support for CAST Imaging v3	It is now possible to use Report Generator with CAST Imaging v3 (3.4.0-funcrel or higher). Access is granted using a CAST Imaging v3 API key. See https://doc.castsoftware.com/install/report-generator/.

Feature Improvements

Summary	Details
Updates for Text components APPLICATION_RULE/APPLICATION_METRIC and METRIC_EVOLUTION	Text components APPLICATION_RULE/APPLICATION_METRIC and METRIC_EVOLUTION have been updated with a new option: “COMPLIANCE=true/false”. This option is only useful when the metric ID is for a BC or a TC. When used, the compliance score is used instead of the grade for calculations. See https://doc.castsoftware.com/export/DOCCOM/Text+components+available+for+Report+Generator+1.29.

Resolved Issues

Customer Ticket Id	Details
53036	Fixes an visible issue when generating Excel reports for the rule “Avoid cyclical calls and inheritances between packages” in component LIST_RULES_VIOLATIONS_BOOKMARKS_TABLE.

Known Issues

Internal Id	Details
IMAGKSL-3306	An error “Error execution : The remote server returned an error: (403)” may be encountered on random occasions when attempting to generate a report. This is a known issue and will be fixed in a future release.

Components documentation for Report Generator 1.29