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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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Add text formatting capability (eg. font sizing, bolding, highlighting) to the editor.

Add to code readability and code comments for documentation purposes and emphasize important lines or blocks of code.
over 4 years ago in Heritage / Application Developer 0 Future consideration

We need to change Component Version Status on deploy, but do not allow user to change it

We want each component version to be deployed to all environments: DEV, INT, AUS, PRO. Therefore, users cannot deploy to INT if the version was not previously deployed to DEV. To do that we use the version status. After deployment to DEV, we add a...
11 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3

Plugin for ManageEngine Password Manager Pro

System: ManageEngine Password Manager ProActor: Administrators ManageEngine Password Manager Pro is a commonly used product that provides team based password management, password change tracking, password change automation, reporting, and REST fun...
almost 8 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 4 Not under consideration

Notification Scheme cannot be customized per Application or Environment when using Templates

We utilize Application Templates to enforce rules/environments etc... A notification scheme is selected in the template configuration but once an application is created from the template, the selected scheme is locked down and a different scheme c...
over 4 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 1 Future consideration

Using another functionality instead of XMIT when doing a Backup during Deploy Data Set

in general, the XMIT function is not allowed on production Z/OS systems due to security reason A deployment of a new member in a data set with backup configured is using XMIT to generate the backup information. com.ibm.ucd.plugin.zos, version: 92,...
11 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Functionality already exists

Do not install Microsoft Access database engine when installing ClearQuest

ClearQuest clients are deployed on end users' Windows PC. The Microsoft Access database engine is automatically installed when the CQ client is installed, but it clashes with the installed MS Office, making it impossible for MS Office to operate p...
almost 2 years ago in Heritage / ClearQuest 4 Is a defect

Quantum Teleportation program

Real-time teleportation is a concept that currently belongs to the realm of science fiction, but it has captured the imagination of many in science, technology, and philosophy. While teleportation is commonly portrayed in media as the instantaneou...
11 months ago in DevOps Automation / Test Embedded 1 Not under consideration

Provide a stop/resume command for persistent timer execution in WLP

In Liberty Persistent Timer execution can be started/stopped by changing the server.xml enableTaskExecution attribute to true/false. This requires a reload of the configuration (which by default is automatic, but can be configured to mbean or disa...
about 7 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Display logs in ZOS agent started task in EBCIDC or display nothing

Any ASCII or other (unreadable) data that is not EBCIDC should be prevented from ending up in the SDSF(spool). This IBM Idea has been opened to track the work being done by product development to prevent the unreadable / garbage data, related to t...
almost 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2 Planned for future release

Introduce timeout for process steps

- We recently saw a case where a deployment process was stuck at one particular step for 3+ hours due to some issues. - It's a good idea to introduce a new step property "timeout" that can kill the step that is stuck after the mentioned timeout pe...
almost 2 years ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2