NQE Updates for 25.5.0

Release Date: May 20, 2025

We’re happy to announce the latest enhancements to NQE as part of release 25.5.0.

For platform-wide updates, see the full Forward Enterprise 25.5.0 Release Notes.

What’s New

• A new field cloudSetupId has been added to the CloudAccount model.

• withInfoStatus is now available as a built-in function.

Improvements

• The support field of DevicePart can now be present for the vendor PALO_ALTO_NETWORKS.

• The error message produced when using the ipSubnet function with incorrect argument types has been made more accurate and precise.

Command Changes

• For devices running PAN_OS, the BGP_PEERS command has been updated to include show advanced-routing bgp peer detail in the command outputs.

• The ROOT_CONTEXT_CONFIG command is now supported for devices running ASA, providing the response from show running-config.

Deprecations

Certain fields and functions remain deprecated and will be removed in a future major release.

Deprecated Fields

• CloudAccount

  • publicUnallocatedIps

• Cve

  • criteria

  • description

  • severity

• Ethernet

  • negotiatedPortSpeed

• ExternalSources

  • cliSources

  • httpSources

  • snmpSources

• System

  • uptimeSeconds

• VpcData

  • cloudType

Deprecated Functions

The following built-in functions are deprecated and will be removed in a future major release. Use the corresponding versions without the _alpha1 suffix:

• blockDiff_alpha1

• blockMatches_alpha1

• hasBlockMatch_alpha1