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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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I want an RPT setting to exclude statistics for a given Request or Page from the reports.

I want an RPT setting to exclude statistics for a given Request or Page from the reports. Use case is to provide a mechanism to exclude statistics for Pages/Request used for polling (heartbeat), setup, teardown, etc. Specific use case: The solutio...
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 1 Future consideration

support for creating OpenAPI3.1 yaml

a recent update was made to the OpenAPI spec that enhances the JSON Schema support. This is OpenAPI3.1

Support java 11 Websphere Express(8.5.5.x)/Base(9.0.5.x) WebEnablement on IBM i

As currently announced by IBM Websphere Express(8.5.5.x)/Base(9.0.5.x) are supported at least until 2030 and there is no EOS announced after 2030. https://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&supplier=897&l...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

adjust file permissions for the secured-installed.properties file on the deploy server

The `/<UCD_INSTALL_HOME>/conf/server/secured-installed.properties` file permissions is to open, at 0644. Changing this to 0600 or 0640 ends up reverting back to 0644 once the server or the deploy server application is restart. Since this fil...
7 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Under review

Want to name VP steps in a WebUI script and show them on Unified Report.

[Environment] RFT10.5.1(WebUI perspective) [Description] Want to name VP steps in a WebUI script and show them on Unified Report. For example, in case of Unified Report in English, a VP step starts from "Verify" word so it could be easy to find th...
almost 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Future consideration

Add support for unsupported objects in Websphere configure - partial apply step

Please add support in Websphere configuration - partial apply step for applying configuration for following objects: Resource Environment Provider (REP), Resource Environment Entries (REE), Resource Adapters, J2C connection factories and shared li...
about 7 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

RDi - Change position to proc in editor using outline

When using the RDi outline to choose a proc, the proc is always positioned halfway down the screen. I request a change to position to the last line of code prior to the proc as the first line in the editor. Position to the last line of actual code...
over 3 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Application Developer 0 Future 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

Need ability to disable iiopPort

We are using a feature that pulls in ejbRemote-3.2 but are not using any of the functionality that ejbRemote-3.2 provides. ejbRemote-3.2 opens up a non-secure IIOP listener on port 2809. We need to disable all non-secure ports in this environment,...
about 3 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Evaluation of snapshot status in the application process

Hello all, we would like to use the functionality of the snapshot state, but unfortunately we did not find any support in the application process for this state. Based on the snapshot state, the application process would decide what to process. Wo...
7 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Needs more information