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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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Capability to recognize controls with Drag Hand Selection method in RFT in Linux

Currently the capability to recognize controls with Drag Hand Selection method in RFT in Linux is not available. Have to use either TestObject Browser method and Time Delayed Selection method for object capture.
over 4 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Not under consideration

Improve reporting when a failure happens inside a method being called by another script

Lets assume there are two scripts Script 1 and Script 2. Script 1 is calling a method in Script 2 where a failure happens on line number "x" in the method. When report is generated, the line number at which the failure happened is being shown as t...
about 5 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Not under consideration

RTW compound Test : User scenario enhancement

When user need to execute a compound test user1. add multiple scripts in to the compound tests2. user need to modify multiple parameters from the script 2 to script n....before the execution of the script.i had added a sample list of parameters ( ...
over 6 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Performance Tester / Workbench 4 Not under consideration

Spécifications du plugin RTW pour Dynatrace

nous avons besoin d'un plugin pour Dynatrace, en pièce jointe les spécifications
over 6 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 3 Not under consideration

[RTWW and RPT] Standardizing the Datadriven approach

currently there are 2 different types of approaches in handling data driven testing approach. in RTWW : if there are 10 data entry fields in a UI screen and user enters data to 1 field and leaves 9 fields empty. During the test generation, RTWW wi...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 2 Not under consideration

RTWW - intoducing delay between every character ( SAP HANA)

In SAP HANA, for the customer fields , SAP allows users to enter character by character.As soon as the user is entering one character, then there is a search conducted in the DB by adding a star to the end of the characters.there is a delay becaus...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 3 Not under consideration

RTWW - Option to modify the "value" of properties by "custom value"

This has a major impact on displaying Reports----------------------------------------In RTWW, we have peoperty values that are automatically captured during the recording. How ever these values are not human readable / easily identifyableEx: ID Pa...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 8 Not under consideration

RTWW - Need option to customize the page headings

This scenario explain the lack of functionality between RTWW & RPT recording.1. User makes a recording in RPT.2. After the recording he modify / customizes the heading title ( pic 1)3; Execute the rpt test and validate the tests ( Pic 2)4. gen...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 5 Not under consideration

Better insight what steps and code is executed

Now in RTW we have the ability to run Javascript and Java. Both are very sensitive to versions and need a lot of debugging. With that you want to have better debugging support than none. E.g. ability to print out values to a console ranging up to ...
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 2 Not under consideration

Navigate to next should start searching from selected node

When selecting a node in a log file and select "Navigate to next" it should start searching from the selected node and not from the first.
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 2 Not under consideration