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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

Rational Automated Software Quality

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Implement CICS virtualization to Rational Test Automation Server

Mainframe customers need this capability. Without this capability, mainframe customers will not look at RTAS
12 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Test Automation Server 2 Future consideration

RTCP - Restrict Result Databases for each user

As per our current RTCP version 10.1, any RTCP logged in user is able to see the results from other users as well who published the data to RTCP. This is kind of a security concern and we would like to restrict the data shown to RTCP logged in use...
almost 4 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Virtualization Server 1 Future consideration

RIT Database DB2 Mutual SSL / Certificate Authentication

When defining a database connection in Physical View for a z/OS DB2 database, it's currently not possible to configure Mutual SSL / Certificate Authentication as described for example on this page: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=sudsdj...
12 months ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Workbench 1 Future consideration

feature to differentiate each image VP captured on a control by setting different name

Image verification points created on the same page have the same display(control) name in a simplified script and it makes difficult to differentiate each VP. If a user tries to change the control name of one VP to something (for example "A"), ...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Future consideration

Creating JDBC requests in Rational Performance Tester

RPT should support creating a JDBC requests to perform the database testing plan unline how Jmeter support it. Ref: https://jmeter.apache.org/usermanual/build-db-test-plan.html
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 2 Future consideration

Support drop down list in recording of Edge(Chrome)

When record selecting an item in drop down list, following coment is added in a script and you need to add java snippet in the script. // Ignoring the dropdown click, manually add statement for selecting item, use click(atText"item name"); We hope...
over 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Future consideration

Create option to open browser in incognito mode using startBrowser

Create option to open browser in incognito mode using startBrowser
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Mixed mode support in RTW

Sometimes applications use Windows common dialogs and mixed domains. Rational Functional Tester natively supported this, and this feature should be put into Rational Test Workbench so that these dialogs can be accessed, and not blindly via keystro...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Workbench 2 Future consideration

Make a link which has 2 lines and the second line is shorter than the center correctly clicked in playback

When a link has 2 lines and the second line is shorter than the center, the link is not correctly clicked in playback. Request to make the link correctly click in playback. [Environment] RFT 10.2.1(RFT perspective + RFT Extention on MS-Edge)
almost 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Future consideration

Connecting real mobile devices to system wirelessly, when the device and system is connected over the same network

In our organization we are not allowed to connect real mobile device to our system using USB. This is due to strict security protocol and no exceptions will be allowed, if requested. Therefore, we are trying to communicate between the mobile devic...
over 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Future consideration