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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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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...
almost 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Add function to adjust the width of the table cell showing VP comparison result in unified report

In Details pane of unified report, tables showing data grid VP result display actual/expected data in fixed-width cells. Long data cannot be fully displayed in a cell, and short data has too much space. Both cases degrade readability.
almost 3 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 ...
almost 3 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.
almost 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Planned for future release

RFT should Accessing embedded Windows PowerBI report

We created the IBM Case TS006713298 in the past concerning a website including WindowsPowerBi. We want to be able to acess the control behind the root tag Even with WebUiEngine we cannot find anything in the code (In Internet Explorer it was acces...
almost 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

RFT WebUI automated script should support actions on the HTML page located locally while recording

Case number TS006982051 1. Launch IBM-RFT2. Open the existing Web UI Project3. Create a new test4. Select the “Test from Recording”5. RFT launches the selected browser – Chrome6. Enter the HTML file location - file://mndeeddom.deed.state.mn.us/dat...
about 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Planned for future release

Add Support for PowerBuilder 2019R3

Our application under test is coded using PowerBuilder 12.5 and there is a wish to upgrade it to PB2019R3, however; support for RFT stops at 12.6.
about 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Not under consideration

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...
about 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Functionality already exists

Icon images of xml test log in Microsoft Edge should be appearred like IE

IE11 goes out of support on 15th June 2022 so we are preparing to use Edge instead but icon images of xml test result are not be appearred on Edge like IE and it is very hard to see. See attached image files:- XML_Test_Log(IE).png- XML_Test_Log(Ed...
about 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Functionality already exists

Not having access to perform action on print screen in Edge

RFT is not able to access any element from print popup in Edge. - Launch the edge browser- Click Print link from Setting or press ctrl + P
over 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Planned for future release