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Summary: this page describes the new features and bugs that have been fixed in the CAST Report Generator 1.6.x.

Release 1.6.1

Resolved issues

The following bugs have been fixed in this release:

Internal IDCall IDDescriptionAffects Version
REPORTGEN-32311774ReportGenerator - CLI - Fatal Error - Cast.Util.Log.LogHelper :An exception occured : System.ArgumentException:1.6.0
REPORTGEN-32411405Random when generating a report with report generator 1.5.1 and AED RESTAPI 8.2.51.5.1
REPORTGEN-349-RG hangs when create a portfolio report on a central domainInternal

Release 1.6.0

New features

New templates for generic graphs and tables - Portfolio level

Two new templates have been provided in both Word and PowerPoint format. These templates provide multiple example configurations that provide a means to generate reports based on generic graphs and tables. These graphs and tables are completely flexible and can be filled with custom data that meets the requirements. All details are provided in the templates themselves:

  • Portfolio Generic Table Definition.pptx / Portfolio Generic Table Definition.docx
  • Portfolio Generic Graph Definition.pptx / Portfolio Generic Graph Definition.docx

New components added for templates

Action Plan Violations component

Available only when a Dashboard Service schema is configured for use. Available for Excel, Word or PowerPoint templates - provides the ability to fetch violations that have been added to the Action Plan:

  • Block Name = ACTION_PLAN_VIOLATIONS
  • Options:
    • COUNT=N|ALL where N indicates the top N number ; default value = 10; ALL for listing all violations in Action Plan
    • NAME=SHORT|FULL for short or full component name ; default value = FULL
    • FILTER=ADDED|PENDING|SOLVED|ALL for filtering the action plan list by status ; default value = ALL

Generic Action Plan related data

Available for both Dashboard Service and Measurement Service schemas

  • Some generic components can be configured to access the following "count" metrics:
    • 67216 (pending Action Plan values)
    • 67217 (solved Action Plan values
    • 67218 (active Action Plan exclusion values)

List of violations for a Health Factor

Available for Excel, Word or PowerPoint templates - provides the ability to fetch a list of violations for a specific Health Factor:

  • Block Name = VIOLATIONS_LIST
  • Options :
    • BCID=60011|60012|60013|60014|60016|60017 one or several ; default value = 60016 (Security)
    • COUNT=N|ALL where N indicates the top N number ; default value = 10 (ALL for all violations)
    • NAME=FULL|SHORT to display short name or full name of objects (full name by default)
    • FILTER=ADDED|UNCHANGED|UPDATED|ALL to filter the list by the violation status; default is ALL
    • VIOLATIONS=CRITICAL|ALL by default, only CRITICAL violations are listed
    • MODULE=ModuleName, parameter used to restrict the list for one module, by default violation are listed for the application
    • TECHNOLOGIES=techno1|techno2, parameter used to restrict the list of violations, by default all technologies

Resolved issues

The following bugs have been fixed in this release:

Internal IDCall IDDescriptionAffects Version
REPORTGEN-31911020All the rules are not generated from the RULES_LIST block1.5.0