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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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Request that CTE preserve filename extension when comparing or merging files

When comparing multiple or arbitrary versions of a file element, ClearCase, and CTE in particular, should preserve the extension of hte file being compared. The current behavior is to append ".contrib.#" to the file name, and this can cause some m...
almost 6 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Buildforge job monitoring tool

I would like to have a job monitoring tool for the buildforge. here is what we are looking for 1. Is anyway to setup a job minostoring tool so that when the job run more than 3 days it will automatically send the email to the owner of the job as w...
over 11 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 3 Not under consideration

Built-in retries for obtaining a license

IBM Rational Asset Manager (RAM) should implement a built-in retry for acquiring a license, if licenses are already in use.
almost 6 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

If floating licenses are all in use, allow users with Authorized User license to use an available Authorized User license

If all IBM Rational Asset Manager (RAM) floating licenses are consumed, but an Authorized User (AU) license is still available, then a RAM user with an AU license should be allowed to obtain the AU license directly.
almost 6 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

Ability to change high level settings at the same time

Currnet version of Build Forge does not provide ability to change high level settings at the same time.
almost 12 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 3 Not under consideration

Improvement of selector flexibility is necessary

It is currently not possible to use selector flexible during a deployment. E.g. once you start a project you define an environment to deploy to (ENV1) which then filters available servers to all of the ones belonging to that environment. Later you...
almost 12 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 5 Not under consideration

Make IIS Config & IIS AppCmd plugins compatible with each other

We are using IIS Configuration plug in version 10.918427 to auto discover our IIS WebServer properties. We are also using IIS AppCmd 2.423623 for deployments. There are several process steps in the AppCmd plug in that have a default Command Path s...
almost 6 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Not under consideration

web applications within an EAR should be treated as single entities with regards to changes

If I make changes to a web application that is contained within an EAR the Liberty profile will consider that as a change on the EAR level instead of the web application level and restart the entire EAR instead of the affected ServletContext.This ...
almost 12 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Not under consideration

BPM Plugin Generate Offline Package Step fails if Snapshot exists

BPM plugin step Generate Offline Package only works if the snapshot doesn't exist in process center. We'd like to Generate Offline Package to store existing snapshots in UCD even if the snapshot DOES exist in process center.this is not possible wi...
almost 6 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

Request information on stereotype keywords

Request info on all available stereotype keywords (like abstract, frequent, ...) and their meaning.
almost 6 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 1 Functionality already exists