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ClearQuest

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Do not install Microsoft Access database engine when installing ClearQuest

ClearQuest clients are deployed on end users' Windows PC. The Microsoft Access database engine is automatically installed when the CQ client is installed, but it clashes with the installed MS Office, making it impossible for MS Office to operate p...
21 days ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Under review

Ensure ClearCase CtCmd functions with CQPerl by bundling it with ClearQuest

Since ClearCase and ClearQuest are now "debundled," there is the possibility that CQ Perl Hooks, etc., that perform ClearCase operations using CtCmd will fail if ClearCase and ClearQuest Perl versions diverge. We have already seen issues where add...
13 days ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 0 Under review

Automatically update CQ OSLC provider with schema revision

The ClearQuest OSLC provider within the CQ CM server (cqwebprofile) is used by ClearCase CMI integration to query about schema information. Currently the cqwebprofile needs to be restarted in order to reflect the change after a user DB upgrade int...
9 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

ClearQuest Web Server Using Tomcat Implementation

Implement ClearQuest web services using Apache Tomcat, including the companion Report Launcher. (1) ClearCase and ClearQuest are often deployed together and should offer parallel implementation solutions. In 2018, the ClearCase/ClearQuest roadmap ...
over 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 3 Future consideration

ClearQuest install should check for existence of dependent libraries and error or warn if they're not present

Our ClearQuest prerequisites mention this requirement, but the ClearQuest install is allowed to complete (without any error or warning), even when these dependent libraries are not present. This yields errors when running the product after the "su...
over 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Implement ClearQuest User Account Password Management

Implement ClearQuest user account password management including: user must change password on next login, password expiration, account lockout from failed login attempts, user self-request for a password reset and tool provides reset link/method. ...
3 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 0 Future consideration

Modernize / Update the ClearQuest User Admin Tool window and offer a web version.

Modernize / Update the ClearQuest User Admin Tool window and offer a web version. Its functionality feels like old Win NT style app with old limitations. It is clunky and frustrating to use. From a marketing perspective, it appears to be old, stal...
3 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 0 Future consideration

Implement Command Line Version of ClearQuest Maintenance Tool Export/Import Profile Functions.

Implement Command Line Version of ClearQuest Maintenance Tool Export/Import Profile Functions. We have many ClearQuest profiles across multiple sites and hundreds of users that must be maintained. We have hundreds of CQ schema and user databases. ...
3 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 0 Future consideration

Sorting of ClearCase Labels displayed in ClearQuest OSLC Links tab (CMI integration)

While testing ClearCase-ClearQuest CMI integration using the ClearQuest "OSLC Links" schema package version 2.1, we discovered this creates a new tab in the ClearQuest form named "Links" and by default displays three columns of data: Label, Link T...
7 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 0 Future consideration

Support background license checks in ClearQuest.

In environments using a central (or regional) IBM License key server, ClearQuest login times are proportional to the amount of time it takes to check out ClearQuest (and potentially ClearQuest MultiSite) licenses. This also directly impacts the pe...
4 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 2 Not under consideration