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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

Functional Tester

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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

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

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

Evaluating Automation tool which supports WPF telerik controls

We are trying to evaluate Automation tool which supports WPF telerik controls
over 9 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Not under consideration

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

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...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Not under consideration

Request to Create API to Delete browser cache for IE

System:IBM Kenexa Brassring on Cloud. Actor: Automation Team requiring this feature.We are currently using SILK Test and Planning to migrate to RFT. In SilkTest we have something like BrowserPage.Flushcache () in- built. We would like to see simil...
over 10 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 5 Not under consideration

TS005183340 Case TS005170944 : Object location to move in center of screen

We are looking for a change in object recognition method, current method is able to find the object but object remains behind the task bar and took tries to perform action on that, which does not happen. If something can be done like before perfor...
over 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Not under consideration

le projet GIT doit contenir le workspace RTW et les composants en dépendance hors du workspace

seul le workspace RTW fait partie du projet GIT , il faudrait pouvoir embarquer les dépendances qui sont en dehors du workspace (application)
almost 4 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 1 Future 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