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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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Update tool to integrate provide API or Log forwarding to SIEM tooling

Many enterprises are shifting towards centrally monitored Security Information and Event Management tools like DEVO. Currently DoD Audit logs are stored in a DB format and are not generally consumable by tools SIEM tools. In order to better integr...
4 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Needs more information

Adding Snapshot and Description of the deployment request process columns in the Reports- Deployment Detail

Our External audit team needs proof of deployments where they verify the snapshot deployed in QA environment of an application is the same deployed in Production environment. Also, we always input the change ticket number in the description sectio...
9 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2

WebSphere should offer StartTLS support when connecting to LDAP server for authentication

When configuring WebSphere for LDAP authentication, if you select "use SSL", this forces WebSphere to establish an LDAPS connection with the LDAP server (port 636 by default). This is an outdated mechanism. LDAP v3 defines the StartTLS extension, ...
about 9 years ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration

UCD application approval email notification user need to approve by replying to email

UCD application approval email notification user need to approve by replying to email not clicking a link which is given in email.
over 4 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 9 Not under consideration

Including Installation Manager updates

When patching WebSphere environments with Installation Manager there is an option to check for IM updates, there doesn't appear to be an option for that in WSA. It would be beneficial to have the option to update the Installation Manager software ...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

CVEs page also displaying associated PH

The PH fix or fixpack information isn't displayed until a person clicks on a particular CVE from the CVEs page, then selects a server to fix, clicks on "Prepare Fixes", select either Fix or Fixpack and then it is displayed what will be installed. ...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Future consideration

UCD Packaging v2 vs UCD Packaging v1 (Creating sidefiles for Fault Analyzer for Assembler-modules, UCD Package format V2 not working properly)

When running UCD packaging v1 the variable file mentioned above (sidefile) is taken care of properly, gets copied to zOS the correct way and can be used as is. When running UCD packaging v2 the variable file mentioned above (sidefile) is NOT taken...
about 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1 Under review

Python 3.7.6 Cloud Pak System Supported

Supportability for Python 3 on PureApps/Cloud Pak Systems to execute cli commands to integrate with upstream and downstream products is currently unsupported.
over 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Future consideration

Support non-default SSL configuration on unmanaged JAX-WS client

For Liberty managed instances of the JAX-WS client, you can configure the ssl-ref with configuration below <webservices-bnd> <port name=“SayHelloPojoPort” namespace=“http://ibm.com/ws/jaxws/transport/security/” ssl-ref=“customizeSSLConfig...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Process Execution for managed Liberty servers to customize umask, runtime user & group definitions

Traditional WAS allows process execution panel to customize Umask settings (eg: 027) , "Run As User" (eg: runtime service id) & "Run As Group"(primry group for rutime service ID), MoRE doesn't have the feature for managed Liberty server, leavi...
5 months ago in Modernized Runtime Extension for Java 0 Planned for future release