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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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Deployment stats to various platforms

Require stats on number of deployment to various platforms (cloud, mainframe, windows, linux, zlinux, aix) over a specified period of time. Stats can be available via API call or by reading from UCD database.
over 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Not under consideration

Get file size for a file object

Users cannot get the file size before copying an object to filesystem. This can be a problem especially for files with big sizes.
about 6 years ago in Rational Other / Synergy 6 Not under consideration

Create Version step to add Full/Incremental version type option

Create Version step is very useful when using UCD to create versions and upload files into CodeStation (i.e. using the tool to build the artifact). However, the step only creates versions of the FULL type. Because versions can be full or increment...
about 6 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

Confirmation dialog box before stopping an cluster in console

In the WAS console, when we try to stop a cluster(s), we select the cluster, and click on Stop, and BOOM, the cluster stop gets initiated and there is no way for us to stop that process in case we have stopped it by mistake. In the case of Applica...
about 6 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Allow folder and script file name changes in IBM Rational Functional Tester (RFT)

We adopted IBM RFT for our functional test use. This tool is based on Eclipse. For regular Eclipse Java related project, it is very easy to make changes on Folder/File name changes. Since during the development, it is very common for the team to a...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Not under consideration

Reference UCD properties in application process properties for consumption

During the application process wizard, you often need to choose certain options. An example is the environment in which you want to deploy to (out-of-the-box field). It would be useful to be able to reference these ucd properties inside other appl...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 4 Not under consideration

64-bit JRE support

Upgrade the embedded JRE to Java 1.8 64-bit.
almost 8 years ago in Rational Other / Synergy 8 Not under consideration

Disable cleanup of Audit log of UCD

For Audit and Security compliance we want to disable the cleanup log button for Audit log in the UCD settings tab
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

Allow comparing unrelated model fragments.

Propose to enhance the compare tool to support comparing unrelated model fragments.Now, when comparing 2 model fragments (even when they inherit from the same parent) you get:Models with different root objects are not supported.Only versions of th...
almost 5 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 1 Not under consideration

MC feature: response file

When running MC with a huge amount of tc we encountered "Command line to long"We're now working around this, but it would be great if MC would accept a response file.(Or through the --options file)
almost 5 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 1 Not under consideration