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Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149

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Built-in data integrity checks for ClearCase data

Dear IBM/Rational support, We need a new feature to ensure the integrity of ClearCase data, especially for source containers. We have found out that even very simple manipulations of source containers are NOT detected by the available checks (dbch...
over 7 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

RSARTE: Auto generate getter for type descriptor

We do a lot of checking based o type descriptors Eg D_SomeClass.getTypeDesc().isKindOf(&RTType_D_SomeBaseClass) However the getTypeDesc() is a function we have to create ourself. This is a virtual function that must be overwritten in each subc...
almost 4 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 0 Future consideration

Fully Support Windows API GetFileInformationByHandleEx() Call in MVFS

Certain tools that use the current CLANG toolset use this call to get a unique file ID (to avoid scanning the same file multiple times.
almost 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Allow the startup behavior of ClearCase Doctor to be set at install time

By default the CC doctor runs at startup. For enterprise wide installs of CC this is not necessary. Allowing a response file to have the desired CC Doctor start-up behavior pre-set would be helpful for enterprise wide installs.
almost 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Expose the manual task approved user as a variable

Presently there is no variable that is exposed that contains the user who approved a manual task. Please expose a variable like ${p:approved.user.name} so that we can use the value for other purposes within the process flow.
almost 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

RSARTE: Restructure batch.mk for better parallel build support

Batch,mk in recursive batch make type can be optimized for faster builds and easier parallel building of CDT projects.
almost 4 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 2 Future consideration

RSARTE: Add dependencies to RTS in generated makefile

In order to get incremental build to work correctly a dependency towards RTS libraries has to be added. Now we do it our self in rsarte_compile_cmi.mk. # Add dependencies for the targetRTS.$(1)_LIBS_DEPS += \$(RTS_LIBRARY)/libObjecTime$(LIB_EXT) \...
almost 4 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 0 Future consideration

Display Component Version status in environment Overview

For the end-user the STATUS of the component versions is important to see. As of today, the environment diagram does not present this information to the end user - see screenshot. This is especially useful when using incremental component versions...
almost 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 3 Future consideration

S282 Abend when calling Liberty isAuthorized method

when calling the isAuthorized API to check the profile like below,you will see the abendProfile:AAAAA.BBBBBBB.11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Cla...
almost 4 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Mass cancel offender deployments in Dashboard

We would like to have possibilities to cancel many deployments (100, 200, 300, 500+) with one click from UCD dashboard.
almost 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration