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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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RSARTE: do not redefine member variabels in subclass

Static code checkers like cppcheck give warnings on rsarte generated code for redefining member variables in subclass (like rtg_parent_state andrtg_class). This makes it very difficult to use RSARTE i.c.w. static code checkers.
almost 5 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 0 Future consideration

Snapshot Description

It would be nice to have the component description carry over to a column on the Snapshot/Component Versions tab.
about 5 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Customize Search Columns Results in clearquest web

HI, Using the full search text feature of ClearQuest return results using pre-defined columns, but the request to be able to customize the columns of the results, if we have in common a field across the multiple record types we should be able to d...
about 5 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

xscmd Ehancements

Customers should be able to use the xscmd command to help provide better insight of errors across many grids and to utilize the command for improved recovery for many grids that may have issues.
almost 7 years ago in WebSphere eXtreme Scale 0 Future consideration

expoprt and import security configuration by application

Be able to have an option export and Import security definitions, i.e. groups, teams , roles etc associated to an application.
almost 7 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Future consideration

improve rcleartool performance

Find a solution to speed up rcleartool execution, for example by reusing the same java environment. When sitting in rcleartool shell, the first command is slow (because of java overhead) but subsequent commands are faster.Unfortunately "rcleartool...
almost 7 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Allow certificate authentication in Rational Asset Manager

Please allow smart card authentication, aka certificate authentication, into the RAM application. I have been able to successfully accomplish this with both RTC and JTS applications running on WebSphere, but RAM will not allow users into the appli...
over 8 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 0 Future consideration

Please change the icon for Rational Developer for i (RDi)

Please change the icon for Rational Developer for i (RDi). The current one is horrible and looks like a fuzzy dark meaningless spot. When this icon was originally changed about 2 years ago I called support thinking there was a problem with my inst...
over 3 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Application Developer 0 Future consideration

Allow mail notification scheme to send a mail to the person who triggered the deployment process

Currently, UCD only allows you to specify the recipient as a notification scheme through the roles. There are a couple of different use cases that require additional freedom: The option to specify that the mail should only be sent to the person wh...
over 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Future consideration

To update work item attributes after UCD deployments

We are unable to update attributes of RTC Work Item after successful or failed deployments. In addition, we have integration with RQM to perform Sanity Test after deployments and would be helpful if we can update custom RTC attributes related to D...
about 5 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Future consideration