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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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Connect in/out component should support additional network interfaces

Pattern development currently supports firewall configuration through the CONNECT IN/OUT component. This component does not support multiple network interfaces.
about 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

Fix Activation Spec status display in Admin Console

The status reported in the Admin Console for Activation Specs is broken - we had a stopped Activation Spec and it showed as "green" (Active). Admin Console should reflect accurate status information to benefit all systems programmers and applicati...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Problem determination log in webui shouldn't be generated When change problem determination log level to "none"

We are using WebUI perspective(RFT10.5.2). One day, we noticed document_root size is 1.39GB and workspace size is 1.85GB. 75% is being used by document_root. Default problem determination log level was "warning" so I changed it to "none" but log f...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Fail Fast External Approval Process

In our testing of the External Approval Process we have seen that it waits until the scheduled deployment time to execute the External Approval Process. We would like to be able to configure it so that the External Approval Process executes immedi...
over 2 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Planned for future release

Liberty on z/OS - Reduce the size of the SMF 120 subtype 11 User Data section when there is only 1

Today the SMF 120 subtype 11 record is approximately 630 bytes. When a customer or program product writes to the User Data section then the record grows in size by 4.5x as the User Data section has a fixed length of 2048 bytes regardless of how mu...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

API(s) to get {taskId} using only applicationProcessRequest Id

Email approvals do not work outside private network. I want to use APIs to create a mobile approval process by sending the requests to a broker installed in the private network. All I have to work with is the applicationProcessRequest ID for which...
7 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2

New /F display modify command for z/OS on request print out current active security provider list

In our business our applications can set their own security provider list dynamic throu code. In a problem determination situation we need a way of getting this information in order to help our developers and business. Moving from Java8 to Java11 ...
7 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Support FIPS 140-2 for Websphere Liberty (Java 17 or later) on Windows OS

Support FIPS(The Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 for Websphere Liberty with IBM Semeru Runtime Java 17 or later on Windows OS. Liberty has already supported it on RHEL platform, but not on Windows. If not, Liberty cannot win all pla...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Future consideration

Provide a shared service for Flexera FNMS (as an alternative for BigFix/IBM Endpoint Manager Service)

Since v2.3.3.2 of Cloud Pak System, BigFix entitlement is no longer included. Our organization is transitioning to Flexera FNMS (FlexNet Manager Suite), an IBM-certified alternative to BigFix/ILMT as described here (https://www.flexera.com/blog/i...
over 2 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 1 Future consideration

Provide list of deleted resources with Environment Delete Option

Hi team, With the new feature - UCD v7.3.2 of 'Enable Deleting Resources From Environment Resource Tree' We would like to also see which resources are being deleted if we enable the 'Enable Deleting Resources From Environment Resource Tree option'...
about 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Needs more information