| Field Name | Description |
| ruleID | The ID of the rule which is a combination of the repository name and the rule number separated by a colon |
| ruleTitle | The name of the rule |
| ruleStatus | Identifies whether it is an existing rule, a new rule, or a removed rule |
| ruleRepository | The bucket Sonar groups the rule in |
| ruleTypeBefore | The rule's type in the version you are updating from (the version of your instance) |
| ruleTypeAfter | The rule's type in the version you are updating to (the latest 2025.1 LTA) |
| ruleTypeChanged | TRUE if the rule type changed between versions and FALSE if it did not |
| defaultSeverityBefore | The default severity in the version you are updating from (the version of your instance) |
| defaultSeverityAfter | The default severity value in the version you are updating to (the latest 2025.1 LTA) |
| defaultSeverityChanged | TRUE if the default severity changed between the two versions and FALSE if it did not |
| codeAttribute | The code attribute of the rule |
| softwareQualityImpacts | The software qualities of the rule (can have more than one) and the impact level of each software quality |
| before | Sonar’s analysis of the number of issues for the rule in the version you are updating from (your actual number of rules may vary) |
| after | Sonar’s analysis of the number of issues found for the rule in the version you are updating to (2025.1 LTA) (your actual number of rules may vary) |
| issueDiff | Sonar’s analysis of the increased or decreased number of issues based on the update (an increase means a higher true positive and a decrease means a lower false positive) |
| issueTrendRatio | Sonar’s analysis of the ratio of the changed issues based on the update (an increase means a higher true positive and a decrease means a lower false positive) |
| issueTrendExpectation | Sonar’s analysis of the expected impact on the issues that will change based on the update |
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Details of data fields
This table covers all the fields in the spreadsheet including an explanation.