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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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Upgrade RFT eclipse to support Java 11

We need to move our framework to java 11 to take advantage of the improvements but having RFT still on Java 8 is a hindrance.
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Future consideration

Create option to open browser in incognito mode using startBrowser

Create option to open browser in incognito mode using startBrowser
9 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

RFT version 10.2.2 does not support the pdf document open with edge browser ( Reading pdf content, save pdf files, pdf content verification point)

RFT version 10.2.2 does not support the pdf document open with edge browser ( Reading pdf content, save pdf files, pdf content verification point) - Whenever RFT is dealing with pdf , RFT hungs - RFT never works for pdf file with IE and Edge - We...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Not under consideration

Make RFT recognize a file dialog using simplified script and Edge in both recording/playback

[Environment]RFT 10.2.1(RFT perspective and simplified script) + Chronium Edge [Description]We migrated to RFT 10.1.2 to verify Edge because IE will EOS in June 2022.A file dialog which is recognized in IE is not recognized in recording/playback o...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Make RFT recognize two submit buttons with the same name on Edge

[Environments]RFT 10.2.1(RFT perspective and simplified script) + Chronium Edge [Description]We migrated to RFT 10.1.2 to verify Edge because IE will EOS in June 2022.Following exception occurs in web application page which has two submit buttons ...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Functionality already exists

RFT supports for Microsoft Edge with IE mode

Now, we are using Microsoft Edge but web application designed for IE is still remaining. Therefore, we request RFT supports Edge with IE mode.
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Planned for future release

Verification point comparator should be opened from "View Results" of test log in Edge as the same as IE

IE11 goes out of support on 15th June 2022 so we are thinking to use Edge instead but in Edge, verification point comparator doesn't open from "View Results" in the HTML and XML test log like IE. We request that verification point comparator is op...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Functionality already exists

Connecting real mobile devices to system wirelessly, when the device and system is connected over the same network

In our organization we are not allowed to connect real mobile device to our system using USB. This is due to strict security protocol and no exceptions will be allowed, if requested. Therefore, we are trying to communicate between the mobile devic...
11 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Future consideration

feature to differentiate each image VP captured on a control by setting different name

Image verification points created on the same page have the same display(control) name in a simplified script and it makes difficult to differentiate each VP. If a user tries to change the control name of one VP to something (for example "A"), ...
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Future consideration

navigateur embarqué dans une application java swing

voir ticket TS012966608 Notre logiciel qui est développé en angular : l'application sur laquelle nous faisons les tests est un exécutable lancé sur notre machine windows. Celui ci est développé en java swing et en ce qui concerne angular, c'est un...
11 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Not under consideration