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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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Do not allow in deployment page to select multiple full versions for a single component

Deployment multiple full versions at once does not make sense and can cause unexpected behaviors.
3 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Needs more information

Add a mechanism to allow users to access directly to a deployment page with all the wanted deployment values pre-selected

We want developers to be able to deploy their changes with the minimum possible effort and to reduce posible human errors. We want to be able to redirect them from the build tool directly to a deployment page, with all the required information pre...
3 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 4 Under review

Fix behavior of Terminate Threads setting

Setting the Terminate Threads setting to Yes (default is No) is described as having the following effect: "Determines when a threaded step fails. All other active thread blocks in the same project are stopped", which is what we want to happen. Ref...
5 months ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 0 Future consideration

Add the ability to install Quarterly Fixpacks to the menu choices in the WebSphere Automation tool.

90% of our application maintenance activities are updating WebSphere products via Fixpack upgrade. We do not install fixes unless there is the rare emergency. So the product does not provide enough bandwidth to be considered as a viable new produc...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

Administration and application traffic on different ports

For better security, an application server's application traffic can be initiated from the web server in the DMZ, but it should not be possible for administration traffic. For Liberty profile, it is difficult to achieve.
over 8 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Provision for Configure Automated Emailer for Audit Reports generation in PDF Format and Manual Export of Report in PDF

Provision for Configure Automated Emailer for Audit Reports generation in PDF Format and Manual Export of Report in PDF. Audit Team doesn’t accept the CSV based reports as those are editable so it would be better if the Audit Reports generation ha...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

Need capability for restarting the failed process from the plugin step which actually failed

Currently when we repeat the failed process, it starts another run altogether and hence starts from begining again. Instead we want a capability of restarting from the failed step similar to what a mainframe JCL offers. This functionality is very ...
3 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Under review

Create documentation for UCD plugins for z/OS

The documentation of the UCD plugins for z/OS is very poor, so we need to create our processes on try-and-error basis. The videos placed on the community are very good but, the plugins should have its own complete documentation, otherwise we are p...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Future consideration

API for generating reports

We would like to have API option to generate deployment reports and dashboard. This would help organizations to generate timely report and dashboard of releases getting deployed to various environments. Details expected from these are mainly appli...
3 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Needs more information

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.
6 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Needs more information