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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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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

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

Pass the proxy config with webhook in urban code to integrate with MS Teams

We have been trying to integrate urban code webhook with our Microsoft teams which will us to receive notification in MS Teams about the deployment progress. But we are unable to do that as we need to go through the network proxy and we have no wa...
10 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 5

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

Expose or change CritRsctProtMethod in RSCT/TSA for Db2 HADR deployments

When deploying Db2 HADR on PureApplication, IBM TSA automatically gets installed and setup to handle the automatic failover of Db2. TSA is built on RSCT, which is configured with a recommended/default CritRsctProtMethod of 3. This default ensures ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Future consideration