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Pinned ideas

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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Support .NET Core 6.0 Desktop Applications and WPF in Rational Functional Tester

Currently RFT supports .NET applications until the .NET 4.6.1 version of Desktop Applications. Such .NET version is obsoleted from Microsoft in mid 2022 and Microsoft encourages to migrate applications on .NET Core 6.x applications. So new Desktop...
over 3 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 3 Future consideration

AI Extension to different models like Copilot, Gemini

Need to have the AI extension for Devops Deploy to other models like Copilot and Gemini. We use Copilot inside organization and this will help us explore the feature and benefits integrated. Thanks
3 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3 Under review

Provide SRFM option for checkout in CTE

This request is to add a checkout option in ClearTeam Explorer (CTE) for synchronous request for mastership (SRFM): https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/how-set-clearcase-synchronous-request-mastership That would allow the user to checkout immediatel...
about 1 year ago in Heritage / ClearCase 0 Under review

Create a new ROLE in the Admin Centre

Currently, there are only two roles - ADMIN - access everythingREADER - BROWSECould you create a new role, to allow application developers the access to STOP/START the micro-services only. This would remove any intervention required by the CICS Te...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

For WebSphere Application Server to support LDAP Channel Binding for end user authenticaion

Using Enble the LDAP Channel binding will help us to end user authention in IBM Websherer Application Server and its proves more secure in centralized authentication mechanism.
almost 2 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

Remove broken references on model level

For broken references that have no supplier, it should be possible to remove them on a model level, instead of having to remove them one by one.
3 months ago in Heritage / Model RealTime 0 Submitted

Allow liberty to resolve domain names via DNS

Currently we are providing domain name resolution via the hosts file in the liberty path. But this requires manual changes every time a domain name is added.
3 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 3 Functionality already exists

Terminate the Liberty server when a stop server request is received while MDB application has been running longer than the configured timeout value.

Backgrounds Customer is migrating from WAS for z/OS traditional to WAS for z/OS Liberty. During the migration, many incompatibilities have been identified between WAS for z/OS traditional and WAS for z/OS Liberty. We understand that WAS for z/OS t...
3 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Under review

Implement a function to detect hanging MDB applications and interrupt their execution.

Backgrounds Customer is migrating from WAS for z/OS traditional to WAS for z/OS Liberty. During the migration, many incompatibilities have been identified between WAS for z/OS traditional and WAS for z/OS Liberty. We understand that WAS for z/OS t...
3 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Under review

DR1: Restrict access to Preferences page to Keycloak admins only

In Design Room ONE, is should be possible to restrict access to the Preferences... page to Keycloak admins only
9 months ago in Heritage / Software Architect Designer 0 Submitted