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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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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 This is an outdated mechanism.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, ...
almost 8 years ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration

API(s) to get {taskId} using only applicationProcessRequest Id

Email approvals do not work outside private network. I want to use APIs to create a mobile approval process by sending the requests to a broker installed in the private network. All I have to work with is the applicationProcessRequest ID for which...
4 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

New /F display modify command for z/OS on request print out current active security provider list

In our business our applications can set their own security provider list dynamic throu code. In a problem determination situation we need a way of getting this information in order to help our developers and business. Moving from Java8 to Java11 ...
4 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Allow OutboundIp / Outbound Interface for IHS liberty plugin

General Description It is common for reverse proxies to use a specific outbound interface for communications to upstream, which is not the default route. IHS with the websphere plugin is the only reverse proxy which does not support this very comm...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Support JDBC 4.2 in WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5

WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5 supports Java SE 8. It should support JDBC 4.2 in accordance with specification of JSE 8 (https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=337). However, the latest system requirement of WAS 8.5.5 only states support of JDBC up ...
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration

Provide mTLS support in web utilities plugin for REST HTTP calls

currently web utilities plugin supports basic authentication only for HTTP calls and this does not meet our security standards for automation.
about 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Planned for future release

Provide the ability to assign "All Teams" to an object in UrbanCode Deploy

Our team uses UrbanCode Deploy for software deployments. However, we have several components and templates that are 'shared' among all users of the product. With current functionality, every team that wishes to consume one of these objects must be...
over 5 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Not under consideration

Plugin Generation Utility implement File Serving Enabled/Disabled feature that mimics traditional websphere

This is useful when we have multiple web application modules in a EAR application and want to designate one of them as a default application by providing / as webcontext.
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Not under consideration

Liberty on z/OS - 64 bit support for WOLA

Request that the Liberty WOLA adapter provide a 64 bit API. Traditional WAS already has this WOLA 64 bit support i.e. the BBGA* modules. An AMODE 64 assembler interface module for Machine Learning for IBM z/OS® (MLz), needs to build a structure wi...
4 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Option to import/export specific component or application process

Currently UCD provides functionality to export/import component or application as a whole. However, in real use case, after the UCD application is setup in PROD environment initially the further changes will be gradual and mostly in few applicatio...
8 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2