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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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Unmanaged applications not needed

If a Mobile and Web UI application "must be managed", why bother about the option. Just ALWAYS manage these applications and hide this option.
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Delivered

Printout of WebUI tests for compliancy documentation

I want to have a print-out (e.g. a PDF) of the WebUI test(s) and result(s) for documentation reasons. These pdfs might be used in compliancy reporting.
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 2 Delivered

RTWW - To integrate RTWW & RFT with RTCP to make use of Multiple functionality

Currently we do not have a centralized scheduling for RTWW & RFT scripts. We need to depend on the Windows scheduler / jenkins integration. Since RTW is sold as a single product, If we can provide integration to RTCP, then we can make use 1. S...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 2 Delivered

RTWW - Add data to DataPool, while creating a data pool reference

Currently in RTWW product, when user is associating the test script data to newly created DP,a variable is created but the data is not copied to the datapool. Because of this after creating the DP, user need to manually enter the data by copying i...

Test log icon based on overall verdict

In the WebUI change the icon of the test log based on the pass/fail verdict. So add a green check or a red cross to the icon.
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Delivered

RTWW - Test data generation for functional testing

IN Rational test manager, we had the feature of Test data generator that is helpful for generating test data for the users. Would be nice to have this feature sin RTW, where this can be used to generate data for all the RTW tools.http://sce.uhcl.e...
almost 8 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 6 Delivered

Error Management does not work

As a user I want to be able to control what to do when a error occurs at a given step of a given test script. For example I want to be able to stop the test execution if an error occurs.
almost 8 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Delivered

Handling unexpected popup feature needs to be implemented

Today, RTW Web UI does not support a JavaScript Alert popup. But, we can add Navigation Action and then select Alert in the Object Type.But there is nothing to handle unexpected PopUp for playback.Imagine: A user has unexpected Windows on his appl...
about 10 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 6 Delivered

RFT:Chrome browser deletecookies and deletecache API

Deletecookies() deletes all of the browser's cookies. However, there is no similar method available in RFT to clear browser cache.Also the browser-level deletecookies() API is not supported in Chrome testing. Cookies need to be deleted manually.As...
over 10 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 5 Delivered

RFT - cannot clear browser cache with script - need programatic function to do so.

Rational Functional Tester has an intermittant capability to navigate the menu items and dialogs of Internet explorer. This is a known issue. We have provided the "clear cookies" function because of this issue.The client requires a "clear cache" f...
over 18 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 5 Delivered