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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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API to manage Maintenance Mode

We have the ability to create blackouts within UCD as part of the API offering. When setting a blackout period maintenance mode is automatically enabled, however when the blackout ends the maintenance mode is left on. I agree with this approach in...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3 Functionality already exists

Allow Agent Groovy management via UCD UI

Following the successful implementation of java management via the UCD UI, it would be good to also allow groovy to be upgraded via the UI for agents. We have recently found issues for groovy-3.0.10 compatibility with java 17, which means we can't...
over 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3 Not under consideration

Automatically update CQ OSLC provider with schema revision

The ClearQuest OSLC provider within the CQ CM server (cqwebprofile) is used by ClearCase CMI integration to query about schema information. Currently the cqwebprofile needs to be restarted in order to reflect the change after a user DB upgrade int...
about 2 years ago in Heritage / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Integrate with DynaTrace for health data

Integrate with DynaTrace for health data
over 3 years ago in WebSphere Automation 4 Not under consideration

We need to change Component Version Status on deploy, but do not allow user to change it

We want each component version to be deployed to all environments: DEV, INT, AUS, PRO. Therefore, users cannot deploy to INT if the version was not previously deployed to DEV. To do that we use the version status. After deployment to DEV, we add a...
5 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3

Prevent duplicate instance of UrbanCode Deploy server process startup

UrbanCode Deploy server if started while a process is already it will start another process and then keep going down. Prevent duplicate instance of UrbanCode Deploy server process startup
5 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3

SERVERWLM Support for z/OS Connect

In order to achieve high availability in z/OS Connect, the product documentation (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos-connect/zosconnect/3.0?topic=availability-sysplex-distributor) recommends use of a DVIPA to distribute workload between multiple LPAR...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Resurrect the IBM UrbanCode Deploy and Release Mobile App

In our environment, we had used the IBM UrbanCode Release and Deploy App and it was well received. Since it was retired, I receive contact feedback about how much of a "pain" it is for approvers to have to either log into UrbanCode Deploy to execu...
about 3 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1 Not under consideration

Add a mechanism to allow users to access directly to a deployment page with all the wanted deployment values pre-selected

We want developers to be able to deploy their changes with the minimum possible effort and to reduce posible human errors. We want to be able to redirect them from the build tool directly to a deployment page, with all the required information pre...
11 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 6

Using another functionality instead of XMIT when doing a Backup during Deploy Data Set

in general, the XMIT function is not allowed on production Z/OS systems due to security reason A deployment of a new member in a data set with backup configured is using XMIT to generate the backup information. com.ibm.ucd.plugin.zos, version: 92,...
5 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Functionality already exists