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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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Provision for Configure Automated Emailer for Audit Reports generation in PDF Format and Manual Export of Report in PDF

Provision for Configure Automated Emailer for Audit Reports generation in PDF Format and Manual Export of Report in PDF. Audit Team doesn’t accept the CSV based reports as those are editable so it would be better if the Audit Reports generation ha...
almost 3 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

Add zstd http channel output compression

Zstd is currently the best compression available: zstd is supported for a year now in all major browsers zstd uses less CPU It achieves better or on-par compression than brotli and gzip It uses way less real time to achieve better compression Hint...
almost 2 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under 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

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

Trigger type management in ClearTeam Explorer

This request is to add trigger type management in ClearTeam Explorer (CTE).Currently CTE has label and branch type browsers where you can view/add/remove a type but not for trigger.
over 2 years ago in Heritage / ClearCase 1 Future 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

Resurrect the IBM UrbanCode Deploy and Release Mobile App

In our environment, we had used the IBM UrbanCode Release and Deploy App and it was well received. Since it was retired, I receive contact feedback about how much of a "pain" it is for approvers to have to either log into UrbanCode Deploy to execu...
about 4 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1 Not under consideration

API to manage Maintenance Mode

We have the ability to create blackouts within UCD as part of the API offering. When setting a blackout period maintenance mode is automatically enabled, however when the blackout ends the maintenance mode is left on. I agree with this approach in...
over 3 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3 Functionality already exists

Support for SAML authentication

Direct access to central authentication servers using ldap/s protocol will not be allowed in many companies in the near future. Authentication must be possible using SAML and/or OpenID/OAuth
over 5 years ago in Heritage 1 Not under 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....
about 6 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Future consideration