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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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Introduce timeout for process steps

- We recently saw a case where a deployment process was stuck at one particular step for 3+ hours due to some issues. - It's a good idea to introduce a new step property "timeout" that can kill the step that is stuck after the mentioned timeout pe...
9 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2

New category 'Technical' for application processes to remove exposure to the user

Designing the processing for our Cobol pipeline we have ran into situations when we need to start a process in another environment then the one that was requested by the user. For example when we deploy to PR we need to start a process in a test e...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Needs more information

Application processes only runable in certain environments

Our setup of UCD for Cobol system deployments we have some application processes that only should be run in the PR environment. It is a problem that these processes are available as a choice when deploying to a test environment because the users m...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 5 Under review

Allow authentication with a certificate

In UrbaCode deploy there are two possible ways of authentication:userid/password and token Both authentication mechanisms are not considered secure enough to trigger deployments from an external pipeline.
about 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Future consideration

Add a Coverage justification in Devopps Test Embedded

Users need an additional option to add justification for unreachable code. The justification shall not be based on code modification but on external data secured by file checksums.
5 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / RealTime 1 Future consideration

UCV executor plugin to return valid http status code

This plugin returns 200 every single time, even if the deployment can't be started or if there's something wrong with the json data that gets passed. The plugin is supposed to respond with an error if the incorrect data gets passed (e.g. pipeline ...
9 months ago in UrbanCode / Velocity 3 Under review

Toggle to Hide Skipped Steps in Deployment Log

Add a toggle option to hide deployment steps that haven't been executed for any reason (versions/flow design/components/etc) at the top of the deployment log page. Additionally, store this as a user preference so customers don't continuously need ...
about 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Include requestor or requestor's group to cc line in email notification

We currently have the notification setup in UCD for approvers to receive notifications for approval on mail. These notifications sent to the approvers are sometimes missed out and requestor are not sure if the approvals are sent as they are not pa...
over 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

RDi - add proc interfaces to editor's filter view

Add proc interfaces to available filter views in the editor. Currently, the filter views are date, code, comments, control, procs, etc. When procs are chosen the dcl-proc and end-proc statements in RPGLE are shown. Add a view for proc interfaces t...
over 3 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Application Developer 1 Future consideration

OpenTelemetry integration for the IHS WebSphere plugin

OTEL is the new standard for telemetry data like traces, logs, metrics and events to be shipped to any external systems for enhanced visibility. Datadog currently does not have an integration for IHS plugin, hence the idea here is if IBM can build...
10 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration