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Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149

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Pass the proxy config with webhook in urban code to integrate with MS Teams

We have been trying to integrate urban code webhook with our Microsoft teams which will us to receive notification in MS Teams about the deployment progress. But we are unable to do that as we need to go through the network proxy and we have no wa...
7 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 5

Increase filtering options in the UI

Hi, In our infrastructure, we have 5 cell names, each name represent all the environments of each one, I mean, the cell name 90app_cell ( for example ) is the same for each environment ( DEV/INTG/QA/PROD), and we maintain the same instance name in...
11 months ago in WebSphere Automation 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.
almost 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Planned for future release

Manual Tasks/Approval tasks should support use of properties in comment prompt

Currently Manual Tasks/Approval tasks do not support use of properties in comment prompt. If we can pass properties then it will be easy to identify for which version/snapshot the approval is needed. We understand that in the notification template...
4 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Under review

SQL JDBC plugin can be enhanced to support inline SQL instead of SQL script file

Currently the SQL JDBC plugin step "Execute SQL script" does not support inline SQL. Instead we have to provide the script in a file. So there is a overhead to create the file and then delete the script file after execution. Hence it will be easie...
4 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

Allow remote source when debugging in RDi

Provide the ability for a system definition in RDi to reference another system for source code. A possible implementation would be to associate a debug configuration with a system definition.
over 3 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Application Developer 0 Future consideration

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

Fix the issue that's causing stuck of the JWT tokens from the z/OS Liberty server

A JSON Web Token(JWT) can get stuck. It manifests as /zosmf/services/authenticate endpoint issuing a JWT with success RC that is not valid for api calls, resulting in 401 rc. This is a persistent condition. We are tracking two cases where it happe...
almost 3 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Future consideration

Requesting a Linux/s390x build of the Packaging Utility for Installation Manager

We are interested in setting up local Installation Manager repositories that can be accessed over http/https to provide updates for WebSphere Liberty ND and IBM HTTP server products as described in the documentation: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/in...
8 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration