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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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Using RFT 3270 scripts with Jenkins

We are unable to start RFT playback triggered from a Jenkins server, when Jenkins is running as a Windows service on the Jenkins node. However this works fine when Jenkins node is connected running a JNLP file in a browser or via CLI.
about 4 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Future consideration

providing a way to add Reference to .NET assemblies from RFT Project on VS instead of editing file manually

provide a way to add Reference to .NET assemblies from RFT Project on VS instead of editing file manually Other assemblies can be added by placing in the RFT customization folder and would be more convenient if all assemblies were handled in same ...
over 4 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Future consideration

Improve the datapool efficiency when using with multiple scripts

Lets assume there are two scripts Script 1 and Script 2. Both of there scripts are using the common data pool. When Script 1(iterate until done) calls Script 2 on first iteration (while the first row is fetched from the data pool) and if Script 2 ...
about 5 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Planned for future release

Support for RFT playback with different zoom levels in Firefox web browser

Support for RFT playback with different zoom levels in Firefox web browser.Currently playback fails with 120 % or more zoom levels in Firefox web browser
about 5 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Not under consideration

How to export test script screenshots in sequential order in RTW generated in results file

How to export test script screenshots in sequential order in RTW generated in results file
over 6 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 3 Not under consideration

Rational Function Tester support of ADOBE Reader DC

We upgraded all our systems and products to use Adobe Reader DC and we are not able to update the objects for the new version of the Reader which were earlier recorded and stored in our object library, of Rational Functional Tester. The recorded t...
about 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Not under consideration

RFT support for MS Word and Excel

Need RFT support in recording MS word and Ms excel operations for Techmahindra customer.
over 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Planned for future release

Importing and exporting a set of test scripts from command lines

I want to be able to deploy RTW test scripts generated on a "test development lab" to test execution machines (test execution lab). For that purpose I need some command line capabilities to export test scripts then to import test scripts on the te...
almost 8 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Not under consideration

Upper Case / Lower Case verification

As a user I want to be able to distinguish Upper Case / Lower Case verification. So that I will be able to have a script failure when the text verified is upper case instead of lower case for example.
almost 8 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Planned for future release

Allow verification points of variables

It would be great to allow verification points to be logged with a pass/fail against variables when validating the contents of a variable.
almost 8 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Planned for future release