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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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inter-project deliver should ignore RO components

Inter-project deliver should skip any component that is read-only in both source and destination projects. Currently the deliver will fail with that error: There are changes from the source stream "Project02_Int"'s foundation in component "CompA"....
over 4 years ago in Heritage / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

CTE in full LAN client should allow "disconnected use" using web/Automatic views.

CTE, on a host running the "Full" LAN client, will attempt to connect to the LAN-based ClearCase environment (License/registry/vob/etc. servers) when connecting to a WAN server or listing the user's views. This can cause the UI to stall, report li...
over 4 years ago in Heritage / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Visualize Asset Color Selection

Within Visual Browse, we would like to have the capability to assign specific colors to specific asset types. It would be nice to have the ability to always use the same color for the same asset type.
almost 9 years ago in Heritage / Asset Manager 0 Future 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...
almost 9 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 2 Not under consideration

Missing source IP in SMF record type 80 when accessing with Liberty Server

Liberty Server need to add the source IP address to SMF type 80 records to enable identification of security breaches and also to enable the use of conditional access based on source IP address.
over 4 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Improve Usability of "Select Event for Message" Dialog

Extend the „Select Event for Message“ dialog with an additional option: “Show only connected ports” When this option is enabled:1. Hide all ports from the “From Port” list, that are not already connected to one port of the “To Port” list (and vice...
almost 9 years ago in Heritage / Software Architect Real Time Edition 2 Not under consideration

setLockTimeout in client for writes

The ObjectMap.setLockTimeout method only applies to get operations; it does not apply to write operations. Write operations always use the configured lock timeout. We would like the ability to use the setLockTimeout method for write operations in ...
almost 9 years ago in WebSphere eXtreme Scale 0 Not under consideration

Allow different port ranges for each destination in ClearCase MultiSite

We want to be able to use a single “proxy” host for CCMS routing but have different port ranges for each destination. In other words, to support a route line like below with a “proxy” host and 3 destination hosts but the host proxy can be configur...
almost 9 years ago in Heritage / ClearCase 1 Future consideration

keyboard hot-key for the ACS launch actions like"Launch Run SQL Scripts"

Product: IBM Rational Developer for i Currently there is no keyboard hot-key for the ACS launch actions like "Launch Run SQL Scripts" . Now , this is a way to right click at object in remote system explorer and click "Launch Run SQL Scripts". I us...
over 4 years ago in Heritage 1 Not under consideration

Default value for "Detect membership conflicts"

Introduce a key in $CCM_HOME/etc/ccm.properties, that permits to set a default value for "Detect membership conflicts after updating projects".E. g.:detect.membership.conflicts = true
over 13 years ago in Heritage 4 Not under consideration