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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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"GIT views" for base clearcase

Provide "GIT views" feature for teams working with base clearcase.
3 months ago in DevOps Automation / Code 0

LTPA token timeout should respond to user activity

This is a requirement for ISO 27001 certification. This type of functionality is required by many security teams, and it is really hard to justify, explain, and get security deviations. It would be useful because users would not be harassed by fre...
over 4 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Future consideration

Control over Scheduled Processes Calendar

Hello, We have very specific deployment windows. For production, we only allow deployments to be scheduled on Sundays at 00:00. However, we want developers to be able to deploy to non-production environments during regular working hours. It would ...
3 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Under review

Proxy needed for Oracle Forms 12c

Since the AppPoint Oracle Forms proxy is no longer supported by IBM (as of January 1, 2017) - we are requesting a proxy be built into RFT to allow the automation of Oracle Forms. Right now RFT's object inspector can't recognize Oracle forms embedd...
over 8 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 2 Not under consideration

Enable WebSphere ND "Test Connection" to Support Custom LoginModule via J2C-JAAS

Idea Summary: Enhance the WebSphere ND administrative console's "Test Connection" function so that it leverages the same internal logic path used by application code, enabling support for custom credential retrieval mechanisms implemented via a cu...
7 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Support for the SAN attribute in the CSR request when using wsadmin or the WAS admin console.

We want to be able to use the SAN attribute in PKI keys/certificates. This is needed to pass host verification during the TLS handshake if the certificate is to be used by processes on different hosts, e.g., multiple WAS application server process...
over 8 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

Plugin Mongo DB for UCD Deploy

Our application teams would like to have possibility to deploy SQL files to MongoDB database. Plugin should work similar to MSSQL, Sybase, Oracle plugins that already exist in UCD.
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Needs more information

VET Change Websphere security configuration to allow non-Security Admin managers to generate heapdump/javacore/core files

Websphere 8.0 introduced new functionality that allows administrators to generate heapdumps/system dump/java cores on demand.This is very useful for administrators investigating particular problem types. The default Websphere configuration means t...
almost 7 years ago in WebSphere traditional 4 Functionality already exists

The stopServer and startServer script and the wsadmin tool cannot handle passwords containing special charachters

When stopping and starting the WebSphere server, or when using the wsadmin tool the user would like to copy paste the password from their password store (for example Keepass). This is not working when the string contains special characters. To be ...
7 months ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Not under consideration

SSL Certificate Management for Liberty Profile. Certificate expiry Alerting and Certificate Renewal

WAS Liberty Profile requires SSL expiry monitoring and alerting. SSL Certificates are usually valid for many years, and the expiry dates of certificates are often missed, until the system fails due to expired certificates.
over 9 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration