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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 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

Have ability to store UCD database password in CyberArk

UCD server uses Functional account to connect to Oracle database. The password must be known by an individual and is stored in properties file and encrypted after restart. This request is to have the password stored in CyberArk.
about 5 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Set Branch name with a property on a Git Source Component

For a Git Source Component or Component Template, it would be great to set the branch name of the repository depending on some property. I would like to change the branch depending on the environment. Now I have the same component replicated for e...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 5 Future consideration

Deliver signed eclipse.exe with Rational test tool packages

Security policies on government provided laptops allow only approved applications to be run elevated. The eclipse.exe delivered and installed as part RPT is unsigned. Every time a new, unsigned version of eclipse.exe is included in a tool upgrade,...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 1 Future consideration

Licensing Fault does not specify if relays or application servers are losing license connectivity.

If you have 600 agents, an admin cares more if the application server or the agent relays cant connect to the license server. Now if one agent looses license the error message makes the tool look unstable. It needs more detail. Needs more granular...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Post approval processes

UCD currently provides two ways to give a pre-approval: Manual pre-approval External process approval Ideally, we could also have the same as post-approvals. Similar to Azure Devops (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/...
over 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Future consideration

Add a parameter to BBOC START_SRVR commands to define the BBO$ user id for CICS WOLA Link Server Task

We are using BBOC START_SRVR commands to start the WOLA Link Server Tasks (BBO$) in our CICS regions. Currently, there is no parameter to define the user id, under which BBO$ is running. So, if we start the Link Server Task during the CICS startup...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Update status of TEMCLIENT role on VSI does not always happen correctly

Update status of TEMCLIENT role on VSI is not correct. We found an issue using the IBM Endpoint Manager (IEM) pattern type with updating the status of the TEMCLIENT role on a Virtual System Instance when unlinking the IEM shared service from the e...
about 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Future consideration

eXtremeScale Liberty deployment, does not allow individual TTL for maps

eXtremeScale liberty deployment in its currently release does not allow the deployment of maps with different TTL's. We would like to be able to upload a grid template, containing different map definitions with different TTL's. The lab has advised...
almost 7 years ago in WebSphere eXtreme Scale 0 Future consideration

Allow encryption algorithm to be AES-256 in GCM mode for JAX-WS and JAX-RPC security runtime.

We have recently upgraded to AES-256 in CBC mode on JAX-WS and JAX-RPC security runtime for our application servers, however we are required by our cryptography standards to move to the preferred GCM mode before the end of 2021. This option does n...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 3 Future consideration