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UCD Plugin for GHA is missing a feature to upload files from runner path location to a new component version. This functionality is in the existing jenkins plugin.

After you compile your code you want to push it to code station. Right now you plugin doesn't cover that functionality. Reference your jenkins plugin. You need fields for "Base Artifact Directory",Include, exclude, and Version Properties
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Delivered

Manual Tasks/Approval tasks should support use of properties in comment prompt

Currently Manual Tasks/Approval tasks do not support use of properties in comment prompt. If we can pass properties then it will be easy to identify for which version/snapshot the approval is needed. We understand that in the notification template...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Delivered

SQL JDBC plugin can be enhanced to support inline SQL instead of SQL script file

Currently the SQL JDBC plugin step "Execute SQL script" does not support inline SQL. Instead we have to provide the script in a file. So there is a overhead to create the file and then delete the script file after execution. Hence it will be easie...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3 Delivered

Add support for tolerations in Liberty Operator

Environment: Websphere Liberty on Openshift We need our Liberty pods to run on dedicated nodes in our clusters and crucially keep all other pods away from these nodes. (The Liberty pods are just a small part of our total number of pods in the clus...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Delivered

Version control for processes

Ability to version control processes with a version control system, i.e. Git. This would allow for better tracking of changes and a better experience for developers.
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Delivered

adjust file permissions for the secured-installed.properties file on the deploy server

The `/<UCD_INSTALL_HOME>/conf/server/secured-installed.properties` file permissions is to open, at 0644. Changing this to 0600 or 0640 ends up reverting back to 0644 once the server or the deploy server application is restart. Since this fil...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3 Delivered

Deployment tracking on history page

Deployment tracking on history page The scenario involves an application team working on deployments, particularly in larger teams with members operating in different shifts. The goal is to enhance visibility and accountability by capturing the re...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 6 Delivered

DevOps Test Integrations and APIs plugin for Jenkins integration should support Java17

Currently Rational Integration Tester (abbr. RIT) plugin for Jenkins integration cannot work with Java 11 or Jave 17 which runs Jenkins above it. When running RIT tests by using the plugin in Jenkins, Jenkin server log has below error and the test...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Test Workbench 1 Delivered

Option to import/export specific component or application process

Currently UCD provides functionality to export/import component or application as a whole. However, in real use case, after the UCD application is setup in PROD environment initially the further changes will be gradual and mostly in few applicatio...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3 Delivered

Secure DevOps Buildchain / Deployment Artifact Validation

Before deploying packages to systems, it should be verified validate that release artifacts to be deployed are the same artifacts that were built via the build chain. Artifacts are looked up via their fingerprint (e.g. binary checksum) and verifie...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Delivered