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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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IBM Java 8 and above tuning option for PhantomReference processing

Please introduce a tuning option into IBM Java 8 and above that we can use to tune the aggressiveness of how often the JVM marks objects as phantomly reachable. If this is introduced then it could help avoid memory related problems
about 2 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

RFT version 10.2.2 does not support the pdf document open with edge browser ( Reading pdf content, save pdf files, pdf content verification point)

RFT version 10.2.2 does not support the pdf document open with edge browser ( Reading pdf content, save pdf files, pdf content verification point) - Whenever RFT is dealing with pdf , RFT hungs - RFT never works for pdf file with IE and Edge - We...
about 2 years ago in Rational Automated Software Quality / Functional Tester 1 Not under consideration

Queue Refresh of Manifests for All Agents in BuildForge

System : Rational BuildForgeActor : Needs a new Feature to Queue Manifest Refresh for all Servers avalilable in BuildForge BuildForge is commonly used tool in our organization for Version Management, Build and Deploying applicaitons into WebSphere...
over 4 years ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 2 Not under consideration

Remove the compromised ciphers from the Strong list in the Cipher suite settings for SSL

Some of the Cipher Suites in the Strong group are not "strong" anymore as have been compromised by attacks like "ROBOT". We think that they should not be included as default as "Strong" ciber-suites.
about 2 years ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration

Support background license checks in ClearQuest.

In environments using a central (or regional) IBM License key server, ClearQuest login times are proportional to the amount of time it takes to check out ClearQuest (and potentially ClearQuest MultiSite) licenses. This also directly impacts the pe...
about 1 year ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearQuest 2 Not under consideration

Liberty zOS - improve process to determine when mapped userid does not have access to APPL

Hi in Liberty on zOS, when authenticating to an application using a client certificate, the client certificate is mapped to a RACF user id. To be able to invoke the application, the mapped RACF user id needs to have READ access to the APPL class. ...
almost 7 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Not under consideration

Export to PDF format (all assets, single server information)

At present, information can be exported as a CSV (comma separated values) format. Exporting the same data in PDF form would also be useful.
over 3 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Not under consideration

Improve support for migration of UCD objects across instances

Tools team is currently supporting active development of UCD processes for several hundred applications. We would like to manage and deploy UCD objects using standard automated development practices. Unfortunately, the available processes are inco...
over 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Application Process Properties set with Environment Variabes

We would like to allow application process properties to be set based on environments.
over 4 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 2 Future consideration

Validating the contents of /var/plugins in agent directory by the UCD server

The contents of /var/plugins in agent directory need to be tracked as it is verifying only directory names not the file size or modifications by end-user or modifications using any process. It needs to be tracked and validated before every deploym...
over 3 years ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 0 Future consideration