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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

Rational Automated Software Quality

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RTVS - EMS Stub Connection retry Mechanism

If Stub lost communication to the onward EMS system, no re-connection is made by the Stub. unless stub is restarted. There is no mechanism to identify the state of EMS connection problem Via RTCP, It always displays the status as Running even when...
about 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Virtualization Server 2 Delivered

IBM RFT support for implementing CI/CD or DevOps

We are trying to implement CI/CD using Jenkins and IBM RFT. The RFT runs on a Jenkins node (Windows VM) is invoked from a Jenkins master. We noticed few issues which are bottlenecks for this implementation. RFT execution fails with WindowsActivate...
over 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 7 Delivered

RIT - Create a CSV file from a test script and existing tags

In our company, we mainly use the CSV file as test data format. It would be nice we can automaticly create a CSV file test data from a test script and existing tags instead of doing it manually.
almost 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Virtualization Server 3 Delivered

RIT command line utility to delete results from database should provide detailed log info

The results DB clean up command line utility in RIT has to be improved to display of better logs. For Example:How many test results found to be deleted , how far it is completed, the job while performing clean up...etc. could be very helpful in ca...
over 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Virtualization Server 3 Delivered

Separate logging settings for scheduled tests in RTCP/RTVS

Currently there is no option to independently change the logging configuration of scheduled tests (also see PMR). Logging can be turned on or off, but if turned off all logging of stubs will also be turned off. When starting stubs in RTCP you have...
about 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Virtualization Server 2 Delivered

Test log icon based on overall verdict

In the WebUI change the icon of the test log based on the pass/fail verdict. So add a green check or a red cross to the icon.
about 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Delivered

Include a URL decoder, XML, JSON formatter, string split function for manipulating request and response data

I order to do manual correlation you have to understand and parse response content or post data. The data is typically unreadable, here's a real life example: Cookie: securityToken=%7B%22serviceDeskEmail%22%3A%22john.doe%40noone.biz%22%2C%22showRu...
about 7 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Performance Tester 5 Delivered

RFT Edge browser

Document object of the chromium browser is not captured for the running browser instance. (chromium is not launched using Startbrowser API)
over 3 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 2 Delivered

csv files are separated by semicolons (;), this separator is not recognized by RTW 9.2.1 and 10.1

our csv files are separated by semicolons (;), this separator is not recognized by RTW 9.2.1 and 10.1
almost 4 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester / Workbench 4 Delivered

RIT should append data type in each column title in invocation modification

For database stub in RIT10.0.2 and involving stored procedures with Oracle REF_CURSOR type outbond parameter, when adding or modifying invocations for stored procedures, an Excel file will be opened for input. At the 3rd sheet which is for result ...
almost 4 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Virtualization Server 3 Delivered