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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

Rational Automated Software Quality

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Add SAML / OID authentication to RIT / RTCP portal

Direct access to central authentication servers using ldap/s protocol will not be allowed in many companies in the near future. Authentication must be possible using SAML and/or OpenID/OAuth. Same auth info might also be used for GIT/Repo Access A...
12 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Virtualization Server 1 Future consideration

Deliver signed eclipse.exe with Rational test tool packages

Security policies on government provided laptops allow only approved applications to be run elevated. The eclipse.exe delivered and installed as part RPT is unsigned. Every time a new, unsigned version of eclipse.exe is included in a tool upgrade,...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 1 Future consideration

I want an RPT setting to exclude statistics for a given Request or Page from the reports.

I want an RPT setting to exclude statistics for a given Request or Page from the reports. Use case is to provide a mechanism to exclude statistics for Pages/Request used for polling (heartbeat), setup, teardown, etc. Specific use case: The solutio...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 1 Future consideration

Want to name VP steps in a WebUI script and show them on Unified Report.

[Environment] RFT10.5.1(WebUI perspective) [Description] Want to name VP steps in a WebUI script and show them on Unified Report. For example, in case of Unified Report in English, a VP step starts from "Verify" word so it could be easy to find th...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Future consideration

Default browser in playback for the first time should show the same browser as recording

[Environment] RFT 10.5.1(WebUI perspective) [Description] Default browser in playback for the first time should show the same browser as recording(RTW_WebUI_Browser_Selection setting). Actual behavior: For example, when try following steps, (1) St...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Upgrade RFT eclipse to support Java 11

We need to move our framework to java 11 to take advantage of the improvements but having RFT still on Java 8 is a hindrance.
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Future consideration

Allow specifying a resolution for RPT Citrix-recording via Web

Currently you have to start the remote desktop session with the same resolution that you want the Citrix recording to happen at. When recording via ICA file you can already choose the resolution. It's very inconvenient to have to log off and log b...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 0 Future consideration

feature to differentiate each image VP captured on a control by setting different name

Image verification points created on the same page have the same display(control) name in a simplified script and it makes difficult to differentiate each VP. If a user tries to change the control name of one VP to something (for example "A"), ...
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Future consideration

Option to display stub parameters in report

We have no possibility to display in report the stub parameters in report when calls are compliants with expected values. During audits not all information are displayed in report then Authorithies shall understand the PTU file to audit the tests,...
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / RealTime 2 Future consideration

Creating JDBC requests in Rational Performance Tester

RPT should support creating a JDBC requests to perform the database testing plan unline how Jmeter support it. Ref: https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/build-db-test-plan.html
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 2 Future consideration