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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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Version statuses update restriction

Our process make use of setting version statuses which later are used in the Environmental Gates to protect environments. In order for users to run processes that sets these version statuses the user needs a role with permissions that allows them ...
3 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 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 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 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 7 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

Rest API and download option for Java packages from UCD UI

As Java are managed on UCD UI, if we have a rest api to download. this will give us an option to download and use java wherever we want.Also, if we can download option on UCD UI for Java to be downloaded
6 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

UUCD 7 UI has a lot of white space and less information can fit in a window

We're updating from UCD 6.2 to 7.1. The UI has changed a lot and we are still getting used to it, but there are a few things worth mentioning. In this case it's about how much information can fit in a window. Not as much as in 6.2! I think the wor...
over 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Deploy data sets to multiple target PDS

For deployment to production of our online load modules we have a situation where two different target PDS are involved, one for runtime (GITZ.PR2.ONLINE.LOAD)(and on for nightly deployments (GITZ.PR2.NEW.ONLINE.LOAD). When deploying to PR the use...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Planned for future release

Industry standard issue tracker for Rational Developer

Rational Developer (for i, z) is a great tool, and like all similar applications, RDi continually has a host of minor defects and possible enhancements. Opening an APAR with IBM for this sort of thing is overly complex and an antiquated sort of us...
about 3 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Application Developer 5 Not under consideration

Docker Build Fails Due to Feature install , Docker Build on N/W

We are using a Full Liberty image as base image to build our Applicaiton Docker image, However when the configure.sh script is excecuted the Build fails as it cannot connect to the feature repo URL while on Office N/W due to proxy and firewall rul...
6 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Under review

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 8 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Provide Transaction Propagation on Remote EJB Calls on Liberty

Provide transaction propagation over IIOP so that remote EJBs can participate in the same global transaction as their caller.
over 9 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Future consideration