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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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Impersonation deployment issue due to wrong onwership on work directory

Impersonation deployments are failing with UCD agent where work directory does not have right ownership permission.When users run the impersonation deployment /work directory is not getting created with the parent directory permissions.For ex: If ...
about 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Future consideration

Upgrade RFT eclipse to support Java 11

We need to move our framework to java 11 to take advantage of the improvements but having RFT still on Java 8 is a hindrance.
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 4 Future consideration

Provide "summary view" of WebSphere Automation registered servers, total servers, number of cores, etc

Since WebSphere servers are registered with WebSphere Automation, and WebSphere Automation is licensed on the total number of cores available to the registered WebSphere servers, we should provide a "summary page" that shows the total number of re...
over 2 years ago in WebSphere Automation 0 Future consideration

JPA warning message

The warning message is appearing frequently and it costs I/O and performance for the servers. CWWJP9991W: openjpa.Runtime: Warn: The property "openjpa.jdbc.DBDictionary=disableAlterSeqenceIncrementBy" is set to true. Is it possible to avoid them? ...
almost 5 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Automatically propagate SAF identity when client and server are in the same cluster

For z/OS, customers are always logged into the traditional environments. This means they have an identity that is verified and trustable. The z/OS TCP/IP stack and the Java runtime support the notion of trusted identity propagation. The client mus...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Metrics for deployments to show actual deployer

By specifying the user that triggered the deployment, the metrics become much more meaningful
about 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Velocity 2 Planned for future release

WebUI - Object identified by should be set more reliable property when create VP

When create VP for a table, right click on Content property and select "Create Verification Point for 'Content'", then, Object identified by is often set "Coodinates". Unfortunately, timeout error occurs 100% in playback because it can't find the ...
about 1 year ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Future consideration

Add a "Test" email button

When configuring the email server settings, it would be very helpful to have a "Test connection" type button to ensure the mail configuration works. In the event of an error, exposing the error through the UI (and not requiring directions to the p...
over 2 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Future consideration

Provide file-based ClearQuest connection support on Windows (similar to on Linux/UNIX)

The federal government has been implementing DFARS (NIST 800-171) requirements for a few years. These are mandatory and effective as of December 31, 2017. One of the DFARS requirements is that database usernames are changed every 90 days. This wre...
almost 7 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 1 Future consideration

Update Attributes capability needed in RTC Work Item plugin

Current RTC Work Item plugin only lets you update comments and work item status. The plugin should be enhanced to provide the ability to update RTC Work Item attributes.
almost 7 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration