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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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ClearTeam Explorer Default Editor

Based on the Window -> Preferences -> Editors, there is this option for file association. Instead of setting each file one by one to be opened with my preferred editor, Users just want to set their default editor (e.g. text editor) for all t...
over 3 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 1 Not under consideration

UrbanCode Deploy plugin for ALM Octane

The UCD plugin for HP ALM is quite old. In the re-architecture of ALM Octane, lots of the product's internals are changed. A refresh or rewrite of the UCD plugin seems a necessity.
over 6 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

batchManagerZos stop operation

A batchjob in z/OS thats using batchManagerZos indirectly calls a Liberty server for starting up a java batch job. Today, STOP operation will only stops the wrapper job, not the actual batchjob running in Liberty server. We require that a stop req...
almost 7 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

WebSockets support for IIS.

I have a updated version of a application that now parts of uses WebSockets. IIS supports WebSockets but not the ISAPI Plugin. I am told that Apache would support this but I dont think this is a option for me. If you bypass IIS and go directly to ...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Add support for com.ibm.mq.cfg.jmqi.useMQCSPauthentication in WAS 8.5.5.X

Currently the MQ RAR packaged with WAS 8.5.5.X is too old to support com.ibm.mq.cfg.jmqi.useMQCSPauthentication. This means that for anyone who is unable to move to WAS 9 any MQ connection is required to use far less secure passwords.
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

logs and status of ansible jobs that are triggered from UrbanCode Release should be published on UCR GUI

The ansible jobs are being triggered from UrbanCode Release do not publish ansible logs and it does not tell you whether the jobs are completed successfully or not. For us it does not make any sense to trigger jobs from UCR and then to check logs ...
over 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Release 0 Not under consideration

Configuration drift detection

Detect when configuration drift has occurred between different environments (pre-prod and prod) or servers within environments.
over 3 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

Create User for WAS Console That can see only Applications tab After login

create user for application team to enable them to deploy their application only, after this newly created user logins cant see or interact with any tabs within WAS console except Applications tab only.All WAS console tabs become invisible to this...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Enhance [HP Quality Center Plugin] Run Test Set command

The HP Quality Center Plugin offers the Run Test Set command. Currently, this command offers the ability to run a particular Quality Center test set. However, 1) multiple tests can be assigned to a single test set and 2) a single test may have mul...
almost 7 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration

Missing documentation about referencing properties of WAS Deploy and WAS Configure plugin

There is no documentation of which variable names are used for the propertiesdefined in the basic settings of a resource(example: @websphere.cell@ is a value tokenized by default). At the moment, the best way to find out is the following: 1. Unzip...
almost 7 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Not under consideration