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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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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

Move application data ("var" directory in particular) to \ProgramData on Windows...

The standard location for transient application data on Windows is the "\ProgramData" directory. This was a change made some time ago to improve application security. ClearCase still stores data in \Program Files\... In many cases, "hardening" too...
7 months ago in Heritage / ClearCase 0 Submitted

Adding Snapshot and Description of the deployment request process columns in the Reports- Deployment Detail

Our External audit team needs proof of deployments where they verify the snapshot deployed in QA environment of an application is the same deployed in Production environment. Also, we always input the change ticket number in the description sectio...
about 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2

Add a feature to allow connection between UCD and a suitable data warehouse to archive and retrieve history table.

Add a feature to allow connection between UCD and a suitable data warehouse to archive and retrieve history table. We don’t want to perform archive outside UCD interface (meaning directly from UCD DB to Solix), as data once moved out – auditors qu...
over 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

SOAP Call (JAX-WS) with LTPA from Liberty

We need support for LTPA when calling a SOAP Service from an application running on Liberty (please see use case below).
about 11 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Not under consideration

Object Archival

This idea is to allow the archival of objects in UrbanCode such as, Applications, Environments, Components and Resources. We often get requests from users to remove objects that are no longer required however these objects need to be maintained du...
about 3 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 5 Future consideration

In Test Hub, save user-defined filters created on the Advanced tab of the Executions, Results, and Progress pages

Test Hub currently provides an option to create and apply rules that filter which assets appear on the Executions, Results, and Progress pages. These filters are useful for users with a large number of test assets in their environment. Constructin...
8 months ago in DevOps Automation / Test Hub 0

In AMA Dev Tools, support multi-module projects with no defined "application root"

This has come up a few times, nost recently with CE in this thread: https://ibm-cloud.slack.com/archives/C07S61EMFKP/p1747943622417809 In AMA Dev tools, the application root is defined as the ear or war for the project. There must be exactly 1 war...
about 1 year ago in App Runtime Tooling 0 Future consideration

API Endpoint to Get list of all Component Processes for a given Component

We have a requirement to get all Component Process list for a given Component. Can we have an API endpoint that we can use to get this info? For Example - If a component has 5 processes, then API endpoint should return 5 process names regardless o...
8 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1 Under review