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Rational Analysis, Design & Construction

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Limit content, description, categories, related assets included automatically when duplicating an asset

Give user control over what is included in copy when duplicating a specific asset, specifically contents, description, categories, related assets. In a pop up dialog box, ask user if they want to duplicate the contents, description, categories, an...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

More granular authority needed for CA role

IBM Internal Client RAM users designated as Community Administrators (CA) have a lot more authority than desired in our environment. We need an enhancement to either be able to restrict some of that default CA authority or be able to grant additio...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

Provide Admin capability to change Master Administrator e-mail address (admin@somwhere.com)

RAM has a "Master Administrator" account defined with a default e-mail address admin@somwhere.com which is not a valid e-mail address. When a user selects "Request access" from somewhere on the RAM server browser interface, an e-mail is sent to th...
almost 7 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

Error when moving clearcase controlled file to view private folder

Improve error message displayed to the user when moving a source controlled file to a view private directory. Ideally, it would have the option to add the directory to source control, and allow the refactor to continue.
almost 14 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Designer for WebSphere 1 Future consideration

rebuild index job should start from the latest created assets

When a rebuild index is started, the first assets you have available to search are the oldest one, the newest created assests become available to searched when the job is reach its end.We would like to have a parameter to start indexing the latest...
about 7 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

Add a drop down selection list for label in RAM

Currently in Rational Asset Manager, when submitting an asset and adding artifacts there is a label field that is a text field, we would like to have the option to edit the label field to make it a drop down selection field so we can add governanc...
about 7 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

Allow only users defined in RAM the ability to register in RAM

Any user in the RAM network domain is able to register in RAM and browse assets. The goal is to limit users to only those users already added to the community. We want RAM to check for users in the communities and or groups before it lets a user r...
about 7 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

Provide configuration for user session timeout

RAM should allow the System or Repository Admin to configure a user session timeout. When the user session is inactive for the specified period of time, the user should be logged out of RAM.
about 7 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

RAM and RTC Clients need to support smart cards (CAC)

The RAM and RTC clients, both Ecli[pse based, do not support smart card authentication.
over 7 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

Hide list of communities before login

Rational Asset Manager displays a list of communities even before the user logs in. Although the communities are grayed out, and users cannot download assets from them, before logging in, the names of the communities are visible.
over 7 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 1 Future consideration