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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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pure internal IIM repository handling logging

If you try to upload an IIM package to the internal IIM repository sometimes the upload fails, but there's no output of the reason why it fails. so it would be usefull to show some more output of the failure. If you now wan't to see the real error...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

Extend Compact Agents to AIX

Managing Agents and keeping them up-to-date is hard when requirements change (like switch from Java 8 to 11). So central management of Java versions for Agents without impacting Java installations used by other applications is an essential feature...
over 1 year ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 0 Future consideration

In multi-user scenario, running UI test in a VU schedule), need an alternative similar to Selenium sendkeys methodology

Running UI Tests in (RPT) VU Schedules to accomplish load test needs. Specific tests include Navigation Actions on Windows dialogs (like Open/Save/etc.) Need a way to maintain proper focus, to select the proper dialog when there are multiple insta...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Not under consideration

Liberty Collective security must support SAF keyrings and certificates that SSA will furnish, with no requirements for Subje

RFE REQUIREMENT 1: DESCRIPTION: Collective security requires certificates and keystores outside the scope of the configuration specified by the server.xml. The certificates require specific Subject Distinguished Name (DN) values as a way to commun...
over 8 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Mass deployment of efixes

In the current system an efix can only be applied to a single virtual system. It is impossible to apply an efix on multiple systems or all systems in a cloud group or environment profile.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

Inform the owner of the reason for fixes

When an efix is applied to a virtual system the owner of the system is notified through mail. Sometimes these notices may be ignored, if it is a minor fix for instance.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

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.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Not under consideration

UCD Deployment Status for Skipped

Our UCD deployment process has 30 steps and current success/fail status is causing confusion with the deployers knowing which steps run and which did not. We have a number of conditional steps that will run or will not run depending on the switch ...
almost 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 4 Not under consideration

Create a command to clear JWK Cache/Publickeys

We are experiencing an issue with zOS Connect/Liberty where the JSON Web Keys (JWKs) cached from a specific jwkEndpointUrl are not being refreshed unless there is a server recycle. This issue arises because our JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) do not use a ...
7 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Include embedded products: BAW and ODM

I like the automation feature but it is incomplete without the embedded products. For eg, I cannot use its features on WebSphere that is underneath the BAW or ODM products. So far, I have discovered that even WAS that is installed as part of the p...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Planned for future release