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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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Manifest Tab to show Components in Alphabetical Order

When viewing a deployment log for a UCD job, when selecting the 'Manifest' Tab - components should be sorted alphabetically - current ordering is random
over 4 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Streamlining the distribution of a custom provider in CTE

When want a custom provider for merges/compares in CTE We have 50+ clients with ClearCase Manually creating the provider via settings dialog in CTE for every client costs a lot of time and is errorprone So the idea would be to distribute the custo...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Adding group permission to newly created View using CM API

Setting View permission when a view is created dynamically using CM API
about 7 years ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Change wording for "Reset Latest to This Version"

When trying to revert a configuration file template or a process to a previous version, the UI wording is confusing. The text "Reset Latest to This Version" is unclear. It should be something like "Revert to this version" or "Revert to version X"....
almost 5 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Add "No Filter" option to the Component Environment Properties drop down box

When viewing the Component Environment Properties at the application level, there is a drop down box to filter by component. However, you cannot "unfilter" once you have chosen a component to filter. You have to click on a the Basic Setting and th...
almost 5 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Future consideration

ClearCase4Cds: check "checkedout but removed" files before check-in

In ClearCase Cadence integration, we are using ClearCase GUI to check-in Cadence library, cell, views. Some of Cadence tools remove files in a cellview with unix remove command and not use the DM remove. A check for check-in is needed: If there ar...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Configuration File Templates: This configuration is not available in the component template

Configuration File Templates: This configuration is not available in the component template. Only on the component level it is possible to create a configuration file template. This is very inconvenient.
almost 5 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Future consideration

hide database password in migrate_database.sh

We are getting the db password on screen while using migrate-database.sh, for instance: [echo] Enter the database username. [Default: ibm_ucd] [echo] Enter the database password. [Default: password]sdfsdf <-- The value of DB password typed By t...
almost 5 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Fully Support Windows API GetFileInformationByHandleEx() Call in MVFS

Certain tools that use the current CLANG toolset use this call to get a unique file ID (to avoid scanning the same file multiple times.
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Allow the startup behavior of ClearCase Doctor to be set at install time

By default the CC doctor runs at startup. For enterprise wide installs of CC this is not necessary. Allowing a response file to have the desired CC Doctor start-up behavior pre-set would be helpful for enterprise wide installs.
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / ClearCase 0 Future consideration