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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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Improve error reporting for creating objects without teams

When a user tries to create an object within UrbanCode Deploy without permissions to view it after creation they get the following error template: User '$user' does not have $permission_name permission to a $object In the case where no teams are a...
almost 5 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

All comments should be retained when the 'Save Edit Mode' feature is enabled

If the 'Safe Edit Mode' and the 'Require a Comment For Process Design Changes' setting is enabled, it is necessary to comment each process change (in the Draft Process). We usually save the Draft Process more than one time before it gets promoted....
over 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Display the compute nodes with their FQDN in vCenter instead of their IP

Since v2.3.3.2 of Cloud Pak System, BigFix entitlement is no longer included. Our organization is transitioning to Flexera FNMS (FlexNet Manager Suite), an IBM-certified alternative to BigFix/ILMT as described here (https://www.flexera.com/blog/it...
about 2 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0

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 ...
11 months ago in UrbanCode / Velocity 3 Under review

Switch option to finish searching all repositories in the federated repositories right after user is found.

In customer's WAS 8.5.5.x system, many base entries for each CN entries in customer's LDAP are registered to the federated repositories. In current design, search results for user are returned after all repositories are searched. Federated reposit...
almost 2 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Enhance filtering in the dashboard

On the WSA dashboard, 'Servers' tab, the filter is by cell name, CVE, and WAS version only, my customer prefers to have filtered by server name as well.On the 'Notification configuration', there is no filter to choose under what criteria to send n...
about 3 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Future consideration

Change variables values when applying efix at Virtual System Instance

At classic instances we could change the variables values defined at the service.xml when you applied the emergency fix At the vnext virtual system instance this doesn't work anymore.
over 7 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

API(s) to get {taskId} using only applicationProcessRequest Id

Email approvals do not work outside private network. I want to use APIs to create a mobile approval process by sending the requests to a broker installed in the private network. All I have to work with is the applicationProcessRequest ID for which...
6 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review

New /F display modify command for z/OS on request print out current active security provider list

In our business our applications can set their own security provider list dynamic throu code. In a problem determination situation we need a way of getting this information in order to help our developers and business. Moving from Java8 to Java11 ...
6 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under 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...
11 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration