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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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for relations of type aggregation, consider adding references

for A ref B we can get composite --- A: { B b; } or shared --- A: { B *b; } but not so please add something like 'reference' that gets us ---- A: { B & b }
14 days ago in DevOps Model & Code / Model RealTime 0 Future consideration

CVE and Patch information

I would like to suggest an improvement regarding the display of CVE and patch information across different screens. Currently, the CVE tab shows only the CVE number. When you click on a CVE, you see the servers that need the patch, and then procee...
14 days ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Future consideration

Simplifying the installation process for fix packs and patches

Currently, updating involves installing fixes at the Deployment Manager (dmgr), which only updates one side of the cluster. The second side requires manual updates to each application server within that cluster, which can be cumbersome. A signific...
14 days ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

Allow to use environmental variables (for example, %JAVA_HOME%) when providing JRE/bin directory during ClearCase installation

Currently, when you install ClearCase 10, the JRE/bin directory must be specified and it has to be a hard-coded value. The issue we are having with this restriction is that during our process to patch Java (which is done every 3 months), the path ...
14 days ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Under review

We would like to have an SMF-record written for every MDB-request executed in a Liberty server

In traditional WAS we make use of the 120.9 record to analyze our different kind of WAS-load, regarding problem determination, cpu consumption, performance and transaction volumes.We want to do the same in Liberty, but are there delimited by just ...
14 days ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

CMI Integration - Restricting the end user to select only one task while performing ClearCase check-in operations

With current configurations in CMI, with custom query, it was listing all the tasks to select with check box for associating those tasks for a single file, which is not correct. A single file element should be able to have multiple tasks/activitie...
27 days ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Under review

UCD agent last contact date for offline agent should show when it went offline

The last_contact displayed in UI is always updated based on Agent status, UI reports the current time as the last connect time while the agent is online but reverts to the "last connect time" saved in the DB when it is offline. In this case if an ...
5 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1

Improve RHEL 8 lifecycle support on Cloud Pak System

We are not in a position to get a RHEL 8.x minor release rolled out at scale within the 2 years of EUS provided by Red Hat (please also refer to the uploaded diagram: IBM CPS – RHEL 8 lifecycle challenge.pdf): - Red Hat provides 2 years of EUS (ex...
over 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 1 Planned for future release

Functionality for Bulk approvals in UCD

Currently we are using manual approvals for production deployment and hence there are generally lot of tasks awaiting approvals in work items tab. It is time consuming to approve them one by one. Instead if there is a option to provide bulk approv...
17 days ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 0 Submitted

Deployment tracking on history page

Deployment tracking on history page The scenario involves an application team working on deployments, particularly in larger teams with members operating in different shifts. The goal is to enhance visibility and accountability by capturing the re...
2 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Under review