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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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increase "Local Epoch" limit

The current "Local Epoch Num" is reported by 'lsepoch' command. The maximum for that number in a clearcase database is 2147483648. This request is to increase that limit significantly to allow more durable replicas.
about 1 month ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Under review

Add a "configure account later" option for ClearCase installs.

In environments where key credentials are never written down in normal-user-accessible files, even as "encrypted" strings, storing the albd account credentials in a response file is not considered secure enough. Prior to the latest releases, the i...
about 2 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 1 Under review

API(s) to get {taskId} using only applicationProcessRequest Id

Email approvals do not work outside private network. I want to use APIs to create a mobile approval process by sending the requests to a broker installed in the private network. All I have to work with is the applicationProcessRequest ID for which...
about 2 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

"Remember Repository" option in Clearquest Login for SSO authentication

With SSO authentication, "Remember User ID" saves login name but still require user intervention to select Repository in case there are multiple repositories. The requirement is to add another option "Remember Repository" so that users can logon t...
about 2 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 0 Under review

Ability to create Snapshot without environment via Jenkins UCD plugin

We want to create a snapshot that only includes the components we are deploying, we don't want to include the components which are already deployed in the environment. Its helpful since now developers has to manually remove the unwanted components...
about 2 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

CMI Integration - Restricting the end user to select only tasks that are mastered locally, now it is allowing to select tasks mastered in any site

With current configurations in CMI, with custom query, it was listing all the tasks to select even though mastered in other site in multisite environment for associating tasks in ClearCase operations, which is not correct. A single element version...
about 2 months ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Under review

Be able to fill Secure Values with properties and make them visible

There are some step fields asigned as Secure Values, so when we fill them we just see dots and they are seen as * when exporting the process. For example the Download Artifacts for ZOS External Repo, values Repository Password and Artifactory api ...
2 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

Improve the Environment Inventory view

For incremental deployments the environment inventory is not very useful in its current form. It lists the versions deployed some deployment information and its status and compliance in the environment. Some examples of things that i think could b...
2 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

Update Environment Inventory statuses from the component template processes

In order to properly convey information to the users about a deployments status, especially after a failure, we need to be able to update Environment Inventory statuses from within the component template processes. Its in the component process whe...
2 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Under review

REST API support for "Forget Agent Certificate" in UCD

There is an existing API in the UCD UI that offers the ‘Forget Agent Certificate’ option for agents. We want this API to be part of the list of supported APIs so that we can utilize it and raise a product case if any issues arise. This feature is ...
3 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review