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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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WASPreUpgrade command allowed on the same version

Currently the WASPreUpgrade command is not allowed on the same version, so we must have two different versions installed on the same server or IBM i and run the command from the new version, entering the old version as a parameter. In scenarios of...
over 2 years ago in WebSphere Migration Toolkits 2 Submitted

Include attachments in the send email step.

I would like to have a process that generates a report (perhaps a .csv) and sends it to my team. If the send email step could include attachments located on the agent's file system, the process would be simple to create. My team frequently generat...
5 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Needs more information

In DevOps Test UI - Desktop and Web Application Improvement

Implement Page Object Model (POM). Introduce reusable component libraries. Enable parallel test execution where feasible. Avoid relying on index-based locators Implement descriptive naming conventions for UI objects.
5 months ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 0 Needs more information

Extend Compact Agents to AIX

Managing Agents and keeping them up-to-date is hard when requirements change (like switch from Java 8 to 11). So central management of Java versions for Agents without impacting Java installations used by other applications is an essential feature...
over 3 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Host an IBM-per-Customer Maven-Repository to download the WLP license files

Currently, downloading the WLP license files (base/core) requires manual steps: Logging in to IBM Browsing through Download Central Clicking through a set of sites Downloading the license Verifying the signature Re-Uploading to our internal reposi...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

ClearCase installation should display how much space is required

ClearCase 2025A fixpack installation/update will stop with an error "Available disk space at <filesystem> is insufficient" when such condition occurs. However it doesn't tell how much space is required. It would be more useful that Installat...
over 1 year ago in Heritage / ClearCase 3 Under review

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...
almost 5 years ago in Heritage / Application Developer 5 Not under consideration

Managed Liberty Server Automatic Startup

Currently, there is no way to have a managed Liberty server automatically start when the node agent is started after a host server reboot for example. In WebSphere Traditional, this can be accomplished by setting the "Node Restart State" to either...
5 months ago in Modernized Runtime Extension for Java 0 Future consideration

Add the hability to filter by application components in the main Calendar windows

Despite it is possible to see each componente calendar inside the process menu, it would be useful to be able to filter by component also in the main calendar
5 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Under review

Websphere Liberty Password Encoding with AES need to add tags like {aes256} to differentiate passwords from {aes} which is aes128

Websphere Liberty Password Encoding with AES need to add tags like {aes256} to differentiate passwords from {aes} which is aes128 All the users who are using websphere liberty will benficial as its easiest way to differentiate the aes passwords fr...
10 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration