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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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Allow to rename WebSphere traditional server-name

The renaming of WAS server-name is not support, the rename in WAS of hostname, Cell and node is supported. A reason that need to rename server name: There are times that there is a mistake in WAS server-name that it was built and a rename of serve...
6 months ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Not under consideration

Including Installation Manager updates

When patching WebSphere environments with Installation Manager there is an option to check for IM updates, there doesn't appear to be an option for that in WSA. It would be beneficial to have the option to update the Installation Manager software ...
about 2 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

CVEs page also displaying associated PH

The PH fix or fixpack information isn't displayed until a person clicks on a particular CVE from the CVEs page, then selects a server to fix, clicks on "Prepare Fixes", select either Fix or Fixpack and then it is displayed what will be installed. ...
about 2 years ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Not under consideration

MoRE support for tWAS on z/OS

MoRE support to tWAS to z/OS to help ease the transition to Liberty z/OS.

Allow custom process/request properties to be injected into inProps for any step

Currently in IBM DevOps Deploy, step scripts (such as Groovy steps) can only access properties provided in inProps by the plugin infrastructure. Properties from other scopes (process, request, or previous step outputs) are not available unless the...
6 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Under review

Liberty zOS SAF delegation switch

In WAS z/OS traditional cells, we are using the paramters: com.ibm.security.SAF.authorization = false and com.ibm.security.SAF.delegation = false.The developers use the application-bnd.xml files to map J2EE roles to a bind-able referenced role in ...
over 5 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Not under consideration

Custom filtering or grouping of systems

Provide custom filtering of systems so they can be grouped as business needs or organizational needs dictate.(
over 5 years ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Future consideration

UI improvements to help connect deployments to versions

Our users have compained about it being hard to see which version is being processed in a deployment. This of course can be found in the Manifest tab but it would be better to see it at the top of the deployment log tab. It would also be good to b...
about 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 7 Future consideration

SAML does not send LOGOUT request from SAML SP to SAML IdP

Background, this is for IBM Connections customers using SAML. Currently, when SAML customers try to logout of Conncetions they can't because SAML does not send LOGOUT request from SAML SP to SAML IdP. . Find ,spec here section 4.3 of http://docs.o...
about 12 years ago in WebSphere traditional 3 Not under consideration

Crystal Reports and "Print Record" button functionality in ClearQuest 9.1.0 64-bit client

As a follow up to case number TS004629636, we would like to submit the following Request for Enhancement. Our organization primarily uses the native 'ClearQuest for Windows' client. We use the "CrystalReportsRuntimeForRational.msi" and the 32-bit ...
over 5 years ago in Heritage / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration