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Pinned ideas

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

All ideas

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.
almost 6 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3 Future consideration

Liberty should support AT-TLS "awareness"

Liberty profile JVMS should support AT-TLS "awareness" at the same level that other products like CICS do.
over 7 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Future consideration

Cache support/implementation in RIT/RTVS for repeated requests to improve performance virtualization

Current Environment Deployment: Rational Test Virtualization Server (RTVS) with Agents and RTCP Primary Use Case: Performance virtualization and high‑volume performance testing Business Problem In the current setup, during performance and load tes...
7 months ago in DevOps Automation / Test Virtualization 0 Future consideration

Add Docker for Windows support for MVFS based ClearCase views

Please support ClearCase dynamic views to be mounted in Docker for Windows containers, e.g. binding a folder on an MVFS drive to a container directory / drive when starting the container or install a component within the container, which can start...
over 6 years ago in Heritage / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

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 ...
almost 6 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Failure reporting enhancement

DevOps Deploy 8.1.2 - In Reporting I can get a report of failed deployments, more information would be very helpful
7 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Not under 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 9 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

Enhance plugin to use t3 and also t3s as protocols to form the server URL in OSB plugin

it will be useful to deploy over SSL port, not all companies enable non-ssl ports, for security reason and best practices, most communication is done on SSL port itself.
7 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 5 Under review

Support for custom URL Resource Providers in WebSphere Liberty Profile

Within our company we use WebSphere Liberty Profile during development since it greatly improves the performance. Unfortunately there is some disconnect between full-blown WebSphere and WebSphere Liberty Profile in the area of configuration. The f...
over 12 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Future consideration

UCD Settings - Mainframe Pipeline Admin - Server Configuration - possibility to set different settings in Manage Security, like viewing the settings set. Now you are able to change them ALL!

We as Pipeline Admins as well as our Security department is interested in limiting the risk of people having to many privileges in UrbanCode Deploy. Today you see this if you toggle the Manage security setting on/off:Manage Security - gives you th...
about 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4