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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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"Download All" button to download version placed in an external repository

UCD displays a "Download All" button to downlad the zip version file and be able to inspect it, but it only works if the version is stored in Codestation. When the version is stores in an external repository, it only downloads an xml metadata file...
11 days ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 0 Under review

UCD agent last contact date for offline agent should show when it went offline

The last_contact displayed in UI is always updated based on Agent status, UI reports the current time as the last connect time while the agent is online but reverts to the "last connect time" saved in the DB when it is offline. In this case if an ...
about 2 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

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...
about 1 month 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...
23 days ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 0 Under review

Pass the proxy config with webhook in urban code to integrate with MS Teams

We have been trying to integrate urban code webhook with our Microsoft teams which will us to receive notification in MS Teams about the deployment progress. But we are unable to do that as we need to go through the network proxy and we have no wa...
about 2 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Under review

Enhance Application Process Required Role

Currently application processes can be configured so that a required role is needed to run the process. Unfortunately this is limited to a single role. We currently have a range of platform roles for seniority in platform teams that work across mu...
5 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Under review

Status of tasks with manual tasks on dashboard

Hello, when the process has some manual tasks and it wait for this manual task, its status on deshboard is shown as running instead of "waiting for manual task". It is confusing and you have to check details. It would be nice to see actual state o...
about 1 month ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

Allow Agent Groovy management via UCD UI

Following the successful implementation of java management via the UCD UI, it would be good to also allow groovy to be upgraded via the UI for agents. We have recently found issues for groovy-3.0.10 compatibility with java 17, which means we can't...
5 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Under review

Introduce timeout for process steps

- We recently saw a case where a deployment process was stuck at one particular step for 3+ hours due to some issues. - It's a good idea to introduce a new step property "timeout" that can kill the step that is stuck after the mentioned timeout pe...
about 1 month ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

Logs For Encryption Keyrotation

With Urbancode Deploy v 7.2.3.1 a new utility is provided keyrotate which can be used to rotate encryption keystore for UCD. When running this utility no logs are generated, it only gives a summary of the key rotation at the end of the keyrotation...
8 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review