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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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Segregation of Duties - User Admin role needed

Segregation of Duties: Splitting the user administrator privileges from the system administrator.
over 5 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Rational Functional Tester Reports

Since, IBM RFT supports Integration with Appium (open source) Mobile Automation Platform. With Eclipse Integration one can use it as standalone for Appium as well. But it doesn't support the default report for standalone appium execution which is ...
over 5 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Future consideration

Merge Manager should run XML Diff Merge

Merge Manager fails to start XML Diff Merge to resolve conflicts. When the files are TXT, TXT Diff Merge starts for unresolved conflicts but the same does not occur for XML files and XML Diff Merge. XML Diff Merge should run if the conflicts in XM...
over 5 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Store collapse/expand section behavior through user preferences

Having CR forms comprised of multiple sections it would be very useful if a section_start attribute could be defined as a user preference attribute. This way a user could define (=control) the default behavior for what to show collapsed or expanded.
over 11 years ago in Rational Other / Change 4 Not under consideration

Priority of tokens are configurable when mixed authentication are enabled

When Liberty is configured to accept both LTPA tokens and JWT tokens, Liberty uses JWT tokens by default. LTPA token is ignored by the server. We would like to open this requirement that allow administrator set which SSO token is used for server a...
over 5 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Rational Asset Manager - having the related assets section opened automatically

It would be useful to have the Related Assets Section opened automatically without the need to click on the triangle icon next to the relationship. It would be great to have a configuration option to enable/disable the auto-expand the related asse...
over 5 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 1 Future consideration

Build Forge v8.0.0.3 Fails to Start When non-owner (even root) user do the start

BF v8.0.0.3 can only be started by the instance files owner user. If other user - event root is trying to start it, it will get the following error and the Perl Engine will fail to start:"Starting Build Forge Management ConsoleCan't load 'auto/Sys...
over 5 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 1 Not under consideration

ClearCase4Cadence: display "eclipsed" data in Library manager automatically

System:ClearCase 9.0.1.5, with Cadence Integration Actor: need a new icon in library manager for "eclipsed" situation. To help the designer recognize problematic situations it would be very helpful, if for Clearcase *eclipsed* data the "Library Ma...
almost 6 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Not under consideration

Add descriptions to imported versions from Jenkins Pipeline for Docker Source Config Plugin

The Jenkins Pipeline plugin provides the "Trigger Version Import" step.https://developer.ibm.com/urbancode/plugindoc/ibmucd/jenkins-pipeline-formerly-jenkins-2-0/2-2/jenkins-pipeline-syntax-overview/ Under the "Trigger Version Import", we can use ...
almost 6 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Not under consideration

CR opens in edit mode (with link on homepage) in Rational Change

We use IBM Rational Cange (Release 5.3.1.1 Build 1026) If a CR will be opened with a Querry (Browse) the "Change Request Information" will be shown in "non editable mode".If a CR will be opened with a CR-Link (CR-Nummer-Link) over the homepages it...
almost 6 years ago in Rational Other / Change 5 Not under consideration