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PINNED Terminal emulator support on Docker image
Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149

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Provide artifact store for IBM Java libraries

IBM Semeru for Z ships with a number of Z specific libraries that can be used to interface with traditional Z subsystems like RACF, or that have useful utilities like the JZOS library. The problem is that, when developing an application to run on ...
1 day ago in Java Runtimes (Semeru, OpenJDK) 1 Submitted

Database Migration Tool

As we move to a cloud deployment to EKS we want to move our On-Prem DB into the cloud as well. This will help to ensure the best performance that we can get. As part of this effort, we want to switch database technologies for cost savings. We bega...
5 days ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1 Under review

Allow Annotations and Customizations in helm charts for kubernetes deployments

Many companies have annotations that are required when deploying applications in Kubernetes. It would be helpful if the helm charts supported this without having to customize the charts. In addition to annotations, there are some values that are h...
6 days ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1

Add branch control capabilities to ClearTeam Explorer Version Tree.

On UNIX/Linux, the native Motif based Version Tree browser had the capabilities to create/remove branch types, as well as, the ability to attach and remove branch instances. Base ClearCase users found this to be useful where they wanted to create ...
14 days ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Submitted

SSL Handshake should not fail if CRLDP present in certificate is not reachable

We have observed one behavior in WAS traditional after enabling CRL. When any certificate presented to WAS for authentication and having CRLDP which is not reachable then SSL HANDSHAKE failed with below exception.Caused by: javax.naming.Communicat...
16 days ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Under review

SSL Handshake should not fail if CRLDP present in certificate is not reachable

We have observed one behavior in WAS after enabling CRL . When any certificate presented to WAS for authentication and having CRLDP which is not reachable then SSL HANDSHAKE failed with below exception.Caused by: javax.naming.CommunicationExceptio...
16 days ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Under review

Java - Support AES key from ICSF for encryption

We aim for an encryption with an AES key stored in CKDS dataset, hence protected with ICSF. The targeted flow would be as follows: 1. Create an AES key in CKDS2. Create a Java application that can read the key and perform encryption and decryption...
21 days ago in Java Runtimes (Semeru, OpenJDK) 1 Submitted

To Add "Group Owner email" Field in Urbancode Deployment

I would like to propose an enhancement to the UrbanCode Deployment (UCD) tool. Specifically, I suggest adding a new field called "Group Owner email" beside the existing "Group" field. Path: Settings -> Authorization (Groups) -> Groups Curren...
22 days ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3 Functionality already exists

enhance inheritance of transformation configurations in DevOps Model RealTime

we have a matrix of builds, compilers, targets, library versions the option to inherit the UNION of all (non blank) inherited values (at any level), for the final .tcjs (that gets generated) the option to combine a final (override value) with inhe...
23 days ago in DevOps Automation / Model RealTime 0 Submitted

integrate IBM Velocity approval gates with an outside source through a REST API

At our last IBM UCD/Velocity lab advocate meeting, we discovered that there is no way to integrate IBM’s approval gates with an outside source through a REST API (or any other means it sounds like) so that we can plug in the Approval Gateway Tool ...
26 days ago in DevOps Automation / Velocity 1 Submitted