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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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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.
about 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Using RFT 3270 scripts with Jenkins

We are unable to start RFT playback triggered from a Jenkins server, when Jenkins is running as a Windows service on the Jenkins node. However this works fine when Jenkins node is connected running a JNLP file in a browser or via CLI.
about 4 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 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.
about 2 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

RSARTE:Documentation Generation

It would be nice to generate a document file out of the RSARTE Model, from the UML elements. So the information of the function is structured to the related to the functionality. As an output a state diagram and a related textual description could...
about 4 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Software Architect Real Time Edition 1 Future consideration

Log Buffering Customization in UC Deploy

Since we upgraded to Deploy 7.x our process logs don't always show up-to-date information until the process step is finished. We were informed it's now standard behavior for the agent to send log information back to the server in chunks rather tha...
about 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Enable CTE to run Make Baseline with existing dynamic or snapshot view

In CTE, "Make Baseline" (available from context menu of stream object) always creates a new view for the operation.
about 6 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 0 Future consideration

Bi-directional linking in RAM and RTC

When you need to link an asset in RAM to RTC there is the ability but you don't see the link on the work item. There is no way to create a link from RTC back to RAM except putting in a URL to that specific asset.
about 8 years ago in Rational Analysis, Design & Construction / Asset Manager 1 Future consideration

Create All identifier to apply templates to all known teams

As a UCD administrator, I would like to have a special team, group, or identifier built into ucd named "ALL" which contains every known group, in order to be able to assign application, component, environment,component, and resource templates glob...
about 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

java heap size on was deploy plugin

In the WAS deploy plugin we need a clean way to set the max heap size. Currently have a hard coded work-around. File with the hard-coded work-around:/opt/ibm-ucd/agent/var/plugins/com.urbancode.air.plugin.WebSphere_125_f9282b0a3a51f075008bc991481d...
about 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 1 Future consideration

providing a way to add Reference to .NET assemblies from RFT Project on VS instead of editing file manually

provide a way to add Reference to .NET assemblies from RFT Project on VS instead of editing file manually Other assemblies can be added by placing in the RFT customization folder and would be more convenient if all assemblies were handled in same ...
about 4 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 3 Future consideration